If Teachers are worried about going back to school, employ me as a teacher

[DappledGreenLeaves]

I do understand that Teachers don't want to go back to school, these are worrying times, however our children deserve an education.

I realise teaching is very difficult

I'm not trained as a teacher

I do have a degree, and have worked in business and other fields

I'll train as a fast track temporary teacher, and teachers don't need to go back.

Employ a new batch of "Fast Track Teachers" and get children back into schools

[slothbucket]

Teachers are all back at school managing the bubbles now, or soon to be.

People with very low intelligence levels don't understand this or how basic maths works.

[twinnywinny14]

The issue isn’t teachers, it’s space. Classes are expected to halve which means double the number of classrooms, which no school has. The government discouraged rotas or part time places so there is no way this ‘plan’ was ever going to work, it was misleading and false hope for parents and children

[PurpleFlower1983]

I’m a teacher and I’m happy to go back, so are all my colleagues.

[Ilikefresias]

I’m not worried, I’d be quite happy for us to be fully open but we simply don’t have space because of the government restrictions on class size. Yet again another person who believes the media hype and doesn’t understand the actual issues...

[TheFallenMadonna]

I'm in a secondary PRU. I would actually love for you to come and train with us. Genuinely. You might even want to stay! It is the best job in the world and I love it.

But you are kidding yourself if you think you would be able to give our children an education after a crash course in teaching without the extensive support of experienced colleagues.

[Quickerthanavicar]

I can drive and once drove to the top of a really big hill. I think I can be an airline pilot.

[TheFallenMadonna]

Oh, and we have been open all the way though for our most vulnerable (or at least those who will attend when there are no fines) and are opening as per instructions for year 10 next week.

[Kitcat122]

I'm in school full time!!!! It's a social distancing issue not a teacher issue 🙄

[HeyAllYouCoolCatsNKittens]

Well it shouldn't be @Napqueen1234 thats not enough time to learn anything.

[HeyAllYouCoolCatsNKittens]

@WereThereAnySexualProblems bit of a difference when you're being handed the worksheets from school though isn't it.

[Alittleodd]

Ah come on you guys, this is a bit unfair. After all it really IS teachers' desire not to go back to work after their lovely fully paid 12 week holiday that has prevented wider school opening.

We know this because teachers are, and have always been, in charge of deciding wider educational policy and making sweeping decisions at the national level.

[Pinkblueberry]

I don’t know any teachers who don’t want to go back to school. I know just two who feel they can’t because they are shielding or have a shielding family member. Otherwise everyone’s been working in school as much as they can. So thanks, but you’re not needed where I am.

[fuckweasel]

Do you realise just how much input any trainee teachers (yes, even fast-track Teach First etc) require from their mentors in school? The last thing I need for this year is that added to my workload!

[HopeClearwater]

Oh don’t do sarcasm @Alittleodd
It never works online.

[SmileEachDay]

It would actually be more helpful if you could volunteer as an additional classroom.

That’s be grand.

It’s not teachers that are the issue.

[Appuskidu]

Every teacher who isn’t vulnerable is back at my schools teaching their normal full time hours.

What more do you want us to do?!

If you want to train to be a teacher though, go for it.

[HopeClearwater]

Are any of you non-teachers aware of the parlous state of the staffing budgets for 20/21 even before the pandemic? Teachers are still being made redundant at the end of this term in spite of the social distancing measures put in place to allow some pupils to return. This country was in a bad place before all of this happened, thanks to years of austerity policies.

[cassgate]

I am a a TA and schools can use a rota system if they want to. The advice from government is just guidance not law. At my school we have split EYFS, year 1 and 6 into 2 bubbles ( 1 form entry school). Bubble A come in Mon/Tues, bubble b Thurs/Fri. School is closed on Wed for cleaning. We also have a key worker/ vulnerable bubble. We have 3 spare classrooms so could accommodate 6 more bubbles but we only have enough staff to man 5 more. Therefore we can not bring back all children from years 2-5 as that requires 8 bubbles. All staff are available to come in if required. Pretty much all staff are of the opinion that if it’s safe it’s safe and we should open fully with full classes. It’s the government’s ridiculous guidance that’s causing the problem.

[Devlesko]

You are all going to become teachers if you have kids, unless of course you aren't prepared to do it.
What option do you have if they can't go back to school? You need to find something, as a parent and according to law, it's the parents responsibility to provide the education, whether that is outsourcing to school, tutor, or doing it yourselves.

[NeurotrashWarrior]

Posters, don't bite. Don't waste your energy on this.

If the op was genuine, they'd be finding out exactly how they can actually get into education and make a difference rather than goading us.

[stuckindoors77]

I think most school staff do want to go back to school though. I understand that there's a certain narrative saying that lazy teachers have done nothing for 12 weeks and would like that to continue. In reality though more or less everybody I know is either excited to go back or at least willing. There are some people who are high risk or have childcare issues but they're in the minority.

[PrincessConsueIaBananaHammock]

All the staff at my school , bar a few who are shielding or otherwise vulnerable, have been back since 1st of June. Dinner ladies, cleaners,office staff, support staff, pastoral care, teaching staff. And they have been in on a rota every single week while we were shut.

[nobbymcphailisverypale]

I see the OP didn't come back, so don't waste your energy on this one

[Casino218]

But your not a teacher so you can't. Just like you can't be a doctor or a rocket scientist. Get a grip!

[Rosieposy4]

Tempted not to waste my energy , ad this isn’t really for the OP but anyone else reading it and secretly agreeing with them.
We are fucking desperate to get back, remote learning stinks and I miss the kids, even the rude, belligerent, stroppy ones.
Oddly enough though as a state comprehensive full time teacher I don’t get to dictate government policy.
Oh and by the way, I had a career elsewhere before teaching. Despite being in a highly relevant subject, and then doing a PGCE i reckon it took me 2-3 years to be an ok teacher, and another 2-3 years to turn into the one I am now, consistently delivering positive value added exam results and the best results in my department.