Can we just stop with the school/teacher bashing

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The teachers needed in most schools to do the "bubbles" is at least double what they already have. If it's a two form year, you may need 4 bubbles, so double teachers. Oh and then there is the class rooms!

How do you think schools will magically make this happen???

Some schools are staying shut except key worker children as that's all they can take.

Some schools will take one or two year groups, because they can.

Some schools (not many I'm guessing) will take all that they can back).

If your child goes back they will not be with friends, in their own class or with their teacher. This is childcare because the government said they need to open.

Let's stop bashing schools and teachers, and moaning because your child has a T.A. I'm not even a teacher nor do I work in a school, but I realise the difficulties the schools are facing.

Everyone thinks that they know how to teach and that it's easy.

YABU to start the hundredth thread on this.

Absolutely yes to all of this. I know that people are worn out and directing their frustration somewhere...but some of the threads are just crazy. There seems to be an expectation that teachers are magicians, not educators.

Some people must think teachers all work in the tardis and have acres of available classroom space. The other option seems to be armies of teachers and empty classrooms just waiting to be deployed.

I think things have actually improved now the unions have wised up.
The reason some people were pissed off is that there seemed to be a huge reluctance from the teaching profession to open schools again- in any form that parents were made aware of, had the unions involved, when the rest of us had to go back to work and just get on with things.

Apologies @Doyoumind all I've seen in the bashing threads and they are pissing me off! Sorry if this has also been said a hundred times

when the rest of us had to go back to work and just get on with things.

Do the rest of you have to keep children safe ? Or do you sit in socially distanced offices without colleagues who sneeze on you, need you to change nappies etc?

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I know but I think because the government says it CAN happen people think it WILL happen. So many saying "why won't my children's school take them back"

Here we go- same thing every time. Not ‘there are issues with having x number of children, this is the plan’. Just we can’t do it. Except now they are doing it. And yes- I do no all about it and no I don’t work in an office.

Exactly @maxonebitch how do you social distance nursery and reception? You can't. And this is why many schools are opting for year 6, although they are hormonal and haven't seen friends in a while.

You can’t socially distance and the government guidance doesn’t actually say you have to legally in care and education settings- it says you should where possible and put precautions such as gloves, face masks in place when you can not.

...except that teachers aren't allowed to wear masks while teaching...

I think the issue is the position the unions took .
Every other profession I can think of is either carrying on as normal and going out into the world to do their job, or has adapted and is delivering normal service but online.

The stance of"we won't go back to teach in schools but we also won't teach online either" was an astounding one to take and has inevitability damaged the reputation of profession.

MissMarks except when you work in a school setting that tells you that PPE isn't necessary and they haven't ordered any!

Where does it say that teachers can’t wear masks when teaching? It certainly isn’t in the guidance I have read.

Less than half the number of classes are going back on Monday. So even if you split those in two you still have enough teachers to deal with them all.

It's in the guidance that it's unnecessary . I've been changing nappies and so on without it since lockdown started.

I am glad someone else said about masks and ppe, as from this area there is none at all in schools. They have specifically said no way

I wanted a mask and gloves but was told no to one and no reply when I asked for gloves.

Maxone- presumably that is through your own choice? I can’t imagine a manager would make you remove a mask if you chose to wear one?

I’m interested in the increasing use of the word ‘decontaminate’ by school staff. As in, cleaning toys, changing clothes.

To be clear, decontamination happens in a place of contamination. Like a Covid ITU, of Chernobyl.

The choice of words unfortunately ups the anxiety. At my child’s school, a lot of the staff suffer from anxiety in the first place. On top of this, they aren’t used to risk of this sort.

Add emotive words and bingo, you’ve got very worried staff who
Perceive huge risk