Keir Starmer says school return at risk

[Icingandflowersonthecake]

www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/22/keir-starmer-tells-boris-johnson-your-chaos-puts-schools-return-at-risk

I think it’s appalling the government has issued no proper guidance to schools about what to do in the event of an outbreak. I would say I’m shocked but I’m used to their incompetence by now.

Looks like school return will be a shambles - and before anyone says it, I want schools to be open, I want to send my kids. I just want it to be safe!

[mumsneedwine]

Good old Nicola might save us. Hear rumours of masks becoming compulsory in Scotland for secondary schools. Would help us down south to argue that we just want to be safe (r). I'm trying to source portable Perspex screen to carry between lessons. But I shouldn't need to - one should be in every room. Like they are in every shop.

[itsgettingweird]

@mumsneedwine

Good old Nicola might save us. Hear rumours of masks becoming compulsory in Scotland for secondary schools. Would help us down south to argue that we just want to be safe (r). I'm trying to source portable Perspex screen to carry between lessons. But I shouldn't need to - one should be in every room. Like they are in every shop.

Won't go into full explanations but I have laminated A3 sheets to use as a screen where necessary for settings I work in (special).

I wonder if you could make something collapsible and portable using laminated sheets?

[mumsneedwine]

@itsgettingweird thanks that sounds a plan. Just need a stand of some kind. I've found some roll up ones I might try.

[ElizabethMainwaring]

Good Lord, it's absolutely shocking that we have to resort to homemade PPE.

[IncidentsandAccidents]

I agree that Labour should be setting out their own plans rather than just criticising. I wish they had supported mask wearing in secondaries. It would have helped them politically too because I'm sure this u turn will come pretty quickly.

I just hope that poorer and more vulnerable families aren't scared off from returning their children to school in September. This happened in our school in the summer term and it was heartbreaking that the children who needed school the most were missing out.

[latticechaos]

@ElizabethMainwaring

Good Lord, it's absolutely shocking that we have to resort to homemade PPE.

Same fucking mistakes being made with schools as were made in hospitals and care homes back in march/April/may

I'm not a teacher btw but I am fucking LIVID that the government are doing fuck all to protect teachers, children, parents and the community.

If it is so fucking important kids get back to school, presumably that is because they get taught stuff by teachers. Even if the government don't give a rat's arse about them as people, it isn't a good idea to risk the workforce FFS.

[latticechaos]

I may be a bit fucking cross

Must proof read and reduce expletives.

[itsgettingweird]

@latticechaos

I may be a bit fucking cross

Must proof read and reduce expletives.

I thought you said it well!

And what many don't know is many of the schools county suppliers were told to direct handgel and soap etc to NHS. So schools were sourcing their own at substantially more cost or minimising use.