Schools repeating the year

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I think the best way to manage this crisis regarding education is for all children to repeat the year that they are in, including colleges and universities, with the year funded.

I know there will be winners and losers but it really isn’t fair for teachers to have to go back when there is no certainty of safety.

It would give teachers the breathing space to go into school/plan for the next year from home rather than this crazy rushed plan there is at the moment.

I would be a loser as dd is due to start in September and the additional costs of childcare is huge but what is the alternative?

Children could then start school later moving forward bringing us in line with many other countries.

There is another thread on this and it has been pointed out why it wouldn't work and wouldn't be necessary. Teachers differentiate according to the children's ability and attainment whatever year they are in. Know that everyone is 'behind' and plan accordingly.

Not all children will go back in June (my Yr 6 grandson won't be going in), school will not be as normal for some time.

@Flipflopflapflip

This wouldn't work logistically or practically.

Never gonna happen! How do you expect childcare to find additional spaces for the ones who would have been leaving? The childcare we use have already filled the places with younger children in September, do they just not get childcare?

Unis would go bankrupt, and how can you expect students to pay another 9.5k to repeat a year?

What if is isn't any better by September? Do we defer for another year?

This will not happen. Not a chance. The government has made very clear that the priority is moving children on to the next stage of education. They wouldn’t be awarding GCSEs and A Levels if they were even considering this.

There's just not room in any school to have an extra years worth of children. Knock on effects to colleges and uni of no intake one year and with double the student applying the following year. Double the exams taken at levels, I don't think the exam boards could cope and get it all done in time for result day.

Logistically not possible

No way. It would completely muck things up and be unfair to those diligently plowing through this years syllabus. And that would delay the start of school for years to come (so kids start the year they turn 6 not 5) as schools won't be able to double their capacities overnight.
Personally we are planning to move 70 miles to London for my daughter to start sixth form in 2021, that can't change. My son would be leaving college with his qualification - he can't go another year putting off work.

Just realised most of that was wrong ignore me

Ok, fair enough. I just feel so sorry for teachers being put in this awful position and worry for the children missing their education. I’m nhs and have carried on working with ppe and really can’t see that working in schools even if there was enough to go round.

@flipflopflapflip

I'm nhs as well so understand fully what you mean. Please keep yourself safe while at work.
Ppe wouldn't work in schools in my opinion.
The DfE has already said that teachers are not allowed to wear ppe.

Stay safe xxxx

Not possible because Y 11 and 13 have "done" their qualifications although some might choose to resit if results are unexpectedly bad.

This is such a ridiculous suggestion. As a teacher I had already taught almost 80% of this year's curriculum (taking into account holidays and the fact term 3 is much more fragmented i.e. trips, tests, sports etc).

Everything taught is revised and consolidated the following year every year. Teachers are professionals, we deal with children who receive different levels of support from home. We differentiate work so all kids can access the curriculum.

Fair enough saoirse7. I was just trying to think outside the box in order to protect teachers and school staff.

Ok, fair enough. I just feel so sorry for teachers being put in this awful position and worry for the children missing their education
I agree with you on that.

I don't want a race back to school either. But the uk can't leave children till they are 6 before starting school. It will just increase the divide in the country.

I live in a very deprived area. We already have a huge amount of children given funding to start nursery at 2 to try and make up for neglect at home.

There are many children here starting school at 4/5 who are not fully toilet trained and wearing pull-ups. Not through any physical need, just because they haven't been taught.

We also have massive speech an language delay because children are plonked in front of devices and don't have actual conversations where they interact enough with their families. Starting school at 6 would be a disaster for my area.

I don't think the repeating of the year is necessary, maybe picking up where we left off early next year. I've accepted this MAY be a possibility.

At the moment we don't know where we are with this virus, are we going to have second, third or fourth waves over the rest of 2020? Are there going to be more school closure lockdowns. There's another thread on here at the moment about a secondary school saying they will only be opening in September at the earliest - what does that mean?

It's not something that I want. I want my DC back in school asap. DS is Yr6 about to transition to secondary school. DD is YrR and her mental health is starting to suffer due to lack of socialisation with children her own age. But I am open to the possibility.

DS is Yr6 about to transition to secondary school
But there probably won't be any transition activities, visits to the secondary school etc. There is nothing like this planned for my DGS. There won't be any of the usual end of year 6 activities either, no end of term performance, disco, talent show etc. etc.

@Captain

His primary school are creating a program academically and emotionally to help with the transition. I don't know anything more than that at the moment - guess we'll find out more soon.

@Deelish75 well that's something. My grandson is lucky to have two older brothers there, otherwise I don't think he'll have any help.