Schools Reopening?

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When do you honestly think it will happen? And when do you want it to happen?!

How is it that everyone seems to know someone senior in the army/royal family/civil service etc who is happy to share information that isn’t in the public domain?

Where would MN be without people who have pie in the sky things "on good authority"?

Let's wait and see what actually happens, shall we?

I’m sure many teachers would rather be at home with their own family

And not being put in a situation where they are more at risk that they then take home

GAT333 is your source called Jon Snow by any chance?

Because I think they know nothing.

Don’t believe it then Purple. Up to you. This person is in my family and close to government. I’d plan for that though if I were you.

I'd beet most healthcare and other essential workers would rather be at home as well rather than putting themselves at a greater risk.

*I'm sure

Yes, I’m obviously going to take the word of some random poster I know nothing about.

Expect it to be September.

And those that work on the front line rightly are getting the recognition they should and us others in the nhs who are not at the same risks are also getting recognition

We greatly appreciate that

But so are many others still working still having to put themselves at a higher risk and that is taken home and they to are are doing a fantastic job teachers shouldn’t be overlooked in this

I dint think anyone is overlooking the teachers - that message is being sent loud and clear.

I certainly hope the lockdown doesn't last until easter- that would almost certainly result in more indirect deaths through recession and mental health issues than those killed by the virus itself.

I also worry about what we are doing to our young people- their future is effectively being destroyed.

I certainly hope the lockdown doesn't last until easter

Easter isn’t very far away!!

Why do you think more deaths will be caused through mental health than the virus

Humans are incredibly resilient and adaptable even those that do struggle with their mental health

I would love to think after May half term or later in June, but realistically I think probably September. My two are missing their friends and actually missing school and DS is complaining he is nt learning anything new. I am supporting him with the work school have sent home but a lot of it is consolidation not new stuff and I am desperately tying to WFH to keep my own business afloat so I don't have time to think up engaging lessons for him.

I disagree with cancelling summer holidays though, this is nt a holiday by any stretch of the imagination. My DD 12 (year 7) has been on line having her regular lessons via google classroom 8.40am to 3.45pm every day so it is much like a school day for her. If normal life can resume by the summer I think we all deserve some time off to do the normal fun things. I might be delusional thinking that things will be back to normal that quickly and we can all go off for a jolly to Alton Towers but I am struggling and the thoughts of that are keeping me on track!

Also, we trained to educate, not to help lift the economy over the summer holidays!

Well, I trained as a [insert job description here] and have now been forced to drastically reduce my job hours because of all the hours I am now spending having to teach my own children. I didn't train as a teacher, but I am having to pitch in and do the best job I can. We are all going to have to do some unexpected things over the next few months.

I obviously will not be posting the confidential email sent to me, it will be very outing! You shall have to take my word for it or choose to disbelieve it if that suits you better, it is rather irrelevant to me.

Our school will aim to open early June, and once the easter holidays have ended we will have more clarity regarding coronavirus.

There will be huge pressure if lets imagine we do not open in June, to reopen all schools in July and August instead. Especially given the fact we are expecting the virus to return later in the year. So for those of us that are teaching you may want to factor that into your holiday plans.

I certainly hope the lockdown doesn't last until easter

Easter is only just over a week away.

I have had it on good authority today from someone senior in the Civil Service,

Like all those posters who’s sons and husbands had special inside military info and assured us that the army would be setting up roadblocks?

I wouldn’t be surprised if schools change term times this year due to concerns that we may have to repeat lock down later in the year

It’s unlikely we shall be traveling

We have already been told by Deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries normality could be six months away or even longer the aim is to gradually pace the return to keep us all safe

As a school, we have absolutely zilch idea what’s happening. Our head has asked us to give up our holidays, all of them, on the provision we work on a rolling rota which all teachers have agreed to. This means that we don’t get any ‘holidays’ instead we work one day a week in school until the school re opens.

We’re planning for September but this is a random Stan in the dark. I am hoping end of June/start of July personally as I have two primary school children who I’d love to get back in.

So, we have one poster here who has it on good authority from her Head Teacher that they will be re-opening in June, and another who has it on good authority from someone close to government that we won't be anywhere near back to normal even by September.
Gosh, it's almost as if no one has any idea!

We do have to work from home everyday though - although this often doesn’t mean sitting working, rather responding to emails as and when.

We do have to work from home everyday though - although this often doesn’t mean sitting working, rather responding to emails as and when.

Aren’t you doing all the jobs there’s never any time to do? Scheme of work writing, resource making etc? You’re getting paid a full wage.

callme We have been told to plan to reopen in June, after the half term, as it is a boarding school as well we will need to ensure the houses are ready, catering etc. That is the plan for our school, but PHE will have the final say on the actual date closer to the time, as was the case with closure.

We are working on reasonable assumptions that the virus will be in retreat by then, and the summer months will offer a window of opportunity. There is some talk of summer holidays being used to catch up too.