Unbefuckinglieveable.

[Dontfuckingsaycheese]

I wonder if the schools will allow them in, I'm certain they will want to minimise people on their premises.

Providing ideas and equipment and online coaching for these kids seems like the best thing under the circumstances.

We don't have lockdown because the model being followed doesn't require one yet... that will change as infection rates change.

That model isn't trying to stop all infections, it is trying to manage them so as not to overwhelm the NHS. So, unpalatable as it is, more infections are, currently acceptable and expected, even necessary, within the model.

We aren't doing what Italy etc did. We have a different timeline. Though that may change at any moment, maybe even today, depending on what the press conference includes.

It is about to start...

I think volunteering in one school might be helpful, going into more than one school is risking spreading it. I think "hubs" are also a bad idea, keep kids in their own schools in as small groups as possible, keep them at home if you possibly can.

Just because they're offering their services doesn't mean the schools will take them up on it! It wouldn't get through a standard risk assessment right now.

@CuriousaboutSamphire come back to me in 3 weeks time and tell me we stayed within the capacity of our health service.

lyralalala
Mmmm I hadn’t thought about making this more attractive for children not currently registered to go. On that note, this sounds like a kind but not well thought out idea.

If you have a good sound system, then you could play this blaring into their garden on repeat. Maybe they would then go home …

I don’t see that a few young people coming into the school to do some fun activities with them is going to make much of a difference than them being cooped up in classrooms all day.

FFS!!!
What don't people get???
This team of people going into the school.
They will most likely catch the virus too.
They go home and infect their family menbers too.
And so on and so on...

Furthermore, if this team can't see that it's not appropriate to go into the school, they're probably not taking appropriate measures in other parts of their lives too, and will infect even more people.

There's loads of online fun excercise stuff on line that these schools and kids will be able to access. They don't NEED additional people to take classes.

People have to adjust to the new reality now. Try to understand what the guidelines are. It doesn't matter if you disagree with them. Follow the advice given!

Mummyoflittledragon It's one of the reasons the HT made very, very clear that the kids coming in won't be getting an education. There was murmurs of parents being annoyed that other kids would "keep getting educated as normal" and she said that was going to spike numbers wanting their kids in.

They want it as minimal as possible so that only the single parent or double key worker parents have their kids in.

OP is right, this is daft and shouldn't be allowed. All very well wanting kids to be entertained, but not at risk to others in general (which this is as it's unnecessary contact.) This should be stopped.

If I were a teacher I'd be so annoyed that i had to go in and risk my life when they are parading around as if it's a normal Sunday.
Beyond annoyed and upset.
They need rounding up and put somewhere else to all infect each other.
Why is it so hard for people? It's making it worse and we will live like this forever at this rate. Why don't they get this?

@CuriousaboutSamphire and @PersephonePitstop please change your thinking on this. It isn't helping.

We need bare minimum contact with other people. Absolute bare necessity and nothing else at all.

A few well-meaning people go and do sports (physical, sweaty) with the children of frontline keyworkers.
Some key workers will inevitably get infected, come home and infect their families.
Their children could carry the virus with no symptoms as many children do and pass it on to the gym workers.
Those friendly helpful gym teachers then look in on their elderly relatives. (How many families of three generations got together today for Mother's day? People I know who should know better, posting pics of today's family parties on FB!)
And those boomer elderly people are still going to bridge club, and meeting friends for tea.
And those friends are heading off to Cornwall and Wales and Cumbria to ride out the quarantine in style.
And suddenly half the country has the virus.

This happened in Italy. It's very easy to predict how this happens and how to stop it.
Encouraging anything but absolutely vital contact with people other than those you live will spread the disease. That is fact.

I think many of the responses to your post are exactly why we will be seeing an enforced lockdown very soon.

lyralalala
Yes. I know this from mumsnet as dd hasn’t been at school due to my being poorly. The head is trying to find a balance I’m sure. So difficult for everyone. But so much better than the alternative !!

Fair point @ellanwood, I can agree with a PP who notes that
The HT of DS's school has made it clear to several groups locally who've offered things like this that nothing will be getting done in school that encourages more people to send their kids

Those children will be encountering lots of adults anyway whilst at school (the teaching and support staff) - why would you be frightened about this particular set of adults...? The children of key workers were always going to be a health risk as they encounter the school folk. I'm not sure what you're worried about?

@itgetsthehoseagain Just because they are encountering some adults doesn't mean they should add to that mix.

For every adult they mix with that's another family at risk if the virus comes into the school. Far better they only mix with 20 school staff and their own family than 20 school staff, 5 drama volunteers, 5 music volunteers, 5 sports coach volunteers...

It's not specifically about protecting the children, it's about limiting the number of people exposed to the children directly or indirectly

come back to me in 3 weeks time and tell me we stayed within the capacity of our health service. Stop it! I didn't say anything about how I felt about it. Just said what the objective model being used is!

Change my thinking? What good will that do? I can think of a virus free world all I like... or are you assuming that I am gallivanting arouound without a care in the world?

Pshaw!

Bloody terrible idea. All the key workers will be the ones who end up sick, how can we cope with no food, doctors or nurses.