Tube strikes during GCSE and A levels exams.

[Shoola]

Striking during GCSE and A level exams when so many young people use the tube to get to school and college seems really harsh. Long and uncertain journey times will cause way more stress at an already stressful time. I think they could have supported young people a bit more and picked a different time.

I wasn’t disbelieving anyone. I was asking the question because I didn’t know. Between starting to post and actually posting, the thread had moved on.

Not sure of your issue with that, to be honest.

Yes and the thread had moved on between starting my post and actually posting it.

I get it’s frustrating, but my point is that MN is generally very supportive of striking and have no empathy for those affected.

And then it affects them.

I was going to ask whether schools are likely to be able to help but that would probably result in being pulled apart for not knowing.

@LiviaDrusillaAugustawell now you know. I hadn’t clocked that the thread had moved on. Peace be with you.

That’s happened to me in the past too, thanks for explaining.

I have absolutely no idea about the schools.

Thank you - I appreciate that it wasn’t clear and it just looked like I was being a twat for a change 😊

I seem to remember trains and tubes striking around the same time of year in 2022(?) because my boss couldn’t get to a London for a meeting. (unless my post meno brain is making that up).

If that’s the case it’s not unprecedented so it is to be hoped that London schools can put something in place in plenty of time to enable students and their parents to concentrate on the exams without the stress of this.

BTW my comment about resilience was being sarcastic and I apologise for not indicating that

I read a report this week that some teachers ARE on strike and the kids they are supposed to be teaching are protesting against them.

Schools are allowed to start them within 30mins of the official start time set by JCQ. As they are public exams, there is no more flexibility than that.

Why are kids in such a populated area travelling so far for school?
Why not go to the one down the end of the road until 16 - and given how densely populated London is, surely schools must be everywhere? College, ok maybe a bit further, but 3 hour journeys??? Trying to figure out how may sixth forms DS could walk to in an hour. Im upto about 6 - and that's in 4 different towns.

How do you think the rest of the country get to school??

Oh ok then. I didn't think it was impossible to concentrate on studying just because you're doing it with others?

There's a whole range of reasons, the further away school might be better suited to that kid, families may have moved between year 7 & 11 but kept the kids at original secondary, behaviour/issues at the nearer schools meaning further away ones are perceived better, ability to do particular subjects in sixth form etc

You comment about the rest of the country is irrelevant. It's tube strikes not bus/train strikes. Therefore, the rest of the country aren't impacted.

The members dont want any changes whatsoever. They are in the dark ages re working practises.

I was in a US city a few months ago and they were trialling driveless cars. Not thinking about it - they were available and the only reason we didnt call one (they work like Uber) is that there was a 1 hour wait and we never got round to it.

They have huge final salary like pensions, are massively overpaid for their level of responsibility.

Every strike inconveniences someone. That’s kind of the point. The fact TfL management have not returned to the negotiating table makes them equally culpable.

Public transport isn't guaranteed regardless of strikes. I've had to cancel my plans and drive DD to college for 2/4 exams in the last 2w. Train derailment and signal failure. Bus would take 2hrs.

stirke now cancelled! They must have realised it clashed with the Chelsea flower show