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School not teaching key worker children

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Frenchcroissant · 09/01/2021 11:38

Hi all, my two dd are going to school everyday as both me and my partner are key workers. One is in reception and not bothered about her, but older is in year 5 and she's told me that they don't do any learning at all. I told her she can do the same work as home children but at school, but apparently that's not allowed, teacher said she's got to do all learning at home, she's just playing, colouring and watching Disney movies. That's not right, is it? Why is she not doing same as the children at home?

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itsgettingweird · 09/01/2021 19:12

@Frenchcroissant

I haven't spoken to the school about it, don't know what to say, really!! They know I'm at work as I work at the preschool attached to them, we are open as normal.

Would your supervisor allow her to sit in a quiet room at preschool with a laptop and work? If she's 10 and keen she should be pretty self sufficient.

Mumofsend · 09/01/2021 19:13

@Dee1975 they also shouldn't be receiving less than those at home which seems to be what OP's school have managed to achieve.

Alwaysready · 09/01/2021 19:13

Should be doing same as kids at home, then just childcare. They shouldn't have an advantage or disadvantage in or out of school. Although I think a lot are getting advantage from being home. Lots in school have ta only as teacher busy teaching class at home.

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Frenchcroissant · 09/01/2021 19:16

Thanks everyone, I'll wait to see if she does any work on Monday, if not I'll speak to school. I just want her to do the same as her friends at home, at school hours.

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JohnBarron · 09/01/2021 19:16

In my DC’s school they are being taught in their classrooms with one of their year group’s teachers. Their teachers are rotating between teaching in school and doing the home learning, so everyone is doing the same thing.

maggiemuff · 09/01/2021 19:18

If children in school are getting proper education and face to face teaching that is unfair and putting my children at a disadvantage. Also I am a key worker but the school won't take the children unless both parents are key workers. If your child is in school then it should be childcare or the same online learning as the children at home. Why should my children be disadvantaged! They are already disadvantaged as they have parents who both work and have to work first and then do the online school work after that.

Christmasfairy2020 · 09/01/2021 19:34

I have a y6 and y1 child and was in same situation as you last year. Seriously be more concerned about your reception child. My y1 cannot read properly due to what happened last year!

Christmasfairy2020 · 09/01/2021 19:37

My 2 attend different primaries. My youngest has recently moved to a very small primary only 90 kids in the school. 5 classes. Anyways the head has said all key worker kids need to be in full time regardless of parents hours at work. They are in there normal classes with normal teacher and are actively been taught. The teacher then does some online work with the other children.

My y6 dd school is a key worker class and are on ipads all day watching their teacher. The teaching staff (one whom is cev but had covid before xmas) supports the children if they are struggling.

Christmasfairy2020 · 09/01/2021 19:38

Me and my husband are both key workers but my schools only require one parent to be a key worker

Hankunamatata · 09/01/2021 19:41

Ask the school if dd can one of their ipads to log onto zoom classes and do the online work?

FelicityBob · 09/01/2021 19:58

My child is attending key worker school on the days I’m working and they’ve been helping him to the set work. He’s only 4 so there’s no way he can have done it on his own so there must have been quite a bit of teaching involved by the TAs who are running it. We’ve been told that kids are to bring headphones so they can join the online learning sessions that the teachers are doing. To be honest at age 4 even if he’s playing he can be learning from it, and I’m mostly glad he’s there for the social side.

alphabetsoup1980 · 09/01/2021 20:05

Of course they can teach 😂😂 I'm actually laughing out loud. They are regularly left with children with teacher illness etc.

welshweasel · 09/01/2021 20:10

My son is one of 3 kids in from his reception class. They are accessing the same online work via the school iPads that the kids at home get. They also do lots of colouring, playing outside, and he’s done some reading once with a TA. At weekends I’m doing an hour a day of phonics, writing and maths and letting him go on reading eggs as much as he likes.

RememberSelfCompassion · 09/01/2021 21:20

Our junior school kids are getting proper lessons but in smaller classes.

Def this3e at home are missing out.

AragonsGirl · 09/01/2021 21:41

Our online learning starts on Monday (in Scotland). I’m a teacher and will be working from home. I’ll be setting online work for the children to complete at home, and the ones at school will complete tasks with the support of psas if needed. This has been done for equity, so all children are receiving the same teaching.

Almostslimjim · 09/01/2021 21:45

Same here. I don't care, if I were WFH they wouldn't be doing it either. I need the childcare.

0gfhty · 09/01/2021 21:47

My kids school are doing the usual curriculum with a full days learning and their usual teacher. With a smaller class size, it's the best education they've ever had. The homeschoolers - mostly being plonked Infront of screen whilst being told to be quiet and having zero social contact.

RememberSelfCompassion · 09/01/2021 21:53

Ogfhty yep. Its really unfairisnt it (we've not sent in.)

Kokeshi123 · 09/01/2021 23:23

Yes, definitely talk with the school first. It could be that they are doing their work packs but also did some coloring after the work was finished--kids sometimes have selective memory about what they did in school all day...

Ineedalargeone · 10/01/2021 08:34

Often TA's are supervising the in school but my school have same work for both children in and out of school

Sweetpea84 · 10/01/2021 08:36

My kids are doing the same work as the kids are at home and have their teacher with them. In the afternoon they are doing creative activities.

24HoursInPoliceCustody · 10/01/2021 08:41

@Frenchcroissant

Teachers are just lazy and there is not a dam excuse for them not to be teaching your daughter, but you will have a backlash from them on here trying to justify their actions.

In no other job would you get away with this, imagine if the NHS took the same approach?

24HoursInPoliceCustody · 10/01/2021 08:44

@Newpuppymummy

Teachers are being expected to supervise children in class whilst also live streaming lessons in many cases. In some cases support staff are supervising children on the computers doing the same as what the children at home are doing. Schools are doing their best with huge numbers of children in when they are apparently ‘closed’.

They are not doing their best, absolutely not good enough.

Kokeshi123 · 10/01/2021 08:59

Most teachers are not lazy at all and most schools are having the KW kids do the same work packs as everyone else. The OP's situation is not typical.

nanbread · 10/01/2021 09:43

Actually @Kokeshi123 as you can tell from this thread, at a lot of schools KW are being taught in smaller class sizes, while those at home get some worksheets uploaded. Also the opposite of the OP's situation.

Neither is fair.

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