To think the school should not be providing online learning on strike days.

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School say they likely have to close because they can’t accommodate all kids. The non striking staff will provide full day online learning for all pupils, which kids are expected to engage with. How are parents expected to do this? My kids are 6 and 4 so can’t just get on with it.

DH works full time and needs to be in next Wednesday. I work full time, but will be able to WFH and try to do as much work as possible while DC are occupied (with iPads / TV etc) and catch up when DH gets home. AIBU that it’s unfair to expect parents to engage a full day online learning if they are trying to work too? Feels like lockdown learning again which was impossible!

I know it will be fine to just not do it, but I don’t think the school should be asking this of parents.

I won't be covering for striking colleagues

No, not everyone has to take leave or wfh, DM will have them, she will probably take them out if the weather is ok, she won't be schooling them

It's the least they can do, providing some learning.

Yes, it was awful. Looking back now, I wish I had given up on the set work sooner. It caused so much unnecessary stress to ds and I. And, I imagine, to the teachers setting it. Most of the work was pointless busy work.

It says right there in the OP - it's non-striking teachers

The fact that some people are self-employed is absolutely no reason why teachers should be deprived of the right to strike.

Face it, the government could sort this out perfectly well by recognising the simple fact that inflation far outstrips why they are offering, and if they don't pay sensible wages, people cannot afford to stay in the profession.

Nothing like going on strike then expecting others to do their job

Yes they should

This is how I feel!

My children won't be doing.

Striking teachers should not be setting any work

Are you familiar with the concept of a strike? Also, supervising your own child through work provided by a teacher is not at all the same as planning, setting and marking work for a class of children.

For the record, I wouldn’t have my child do any online learning set during a strike. But you can’t compare the two.

People seem to be missing the point... do people actually understand why teachers are striking? As it appears not...

The only work being set will be by the non striking teachers for their own classes.

I’d be really surprised if this happens. Non striking teachers shouldn’t be covering the work of a striking teacher. It breaks union rules.

You do know you can just not do it!

Your kids are 6 and 4. Just don't do it. You don't have the capacity. If they ask (they won't) tell them you didn't have the capacity.

There's no point worrying about a single day for children that age.

If you’re not striking you sort your own classes, no one else’s

My DC won't be doing any schoolwork unless they are in school.

Depending on the dc and age so there is a limited amount of people impacted in that way, I work full time and ds was 9 in lockdown and it was possible for him to work on a laptop next to me while I was working, so where there a wfh parent it is only those of reception to year 3 I suspect that would be impacted, year 4 to 13 should be able to work independently.

Mine won't be doing it unless he can do it alone (Y2) - some of us have jobs to do which schools seem to think are optional. Makes me not give a flying fuck about taking him out of school for a holiday later in the year though

If you are striking, you shouldn't be setting, or marking, any work from that day.

If you are not striking you should not be covering other classes, or setting /marking work on behalf of striking colleagues.

I'd guess a member of senior leadership is going to be setting "busy" work.

Teachers do think that any other job apart from theirs is optional anyway so with that mindset I'm not surprised this is happening.

I think that’s perfectly acceptable.

@MrWhippersnapper children do not deserve to have their education further disrupted. It's the least the school can do to mitigate this by providing online learning.

Do they? 😂

Please elaborate.