ECV school staff to work from home. Difficult times for maintaining learning onsite.

[ForthPlace]

Not sure how schools are going to manage this, especially small schools. I can see an increase in home learning as the only option.

The criteria for being clinically vulnerable have changed to include all over 60s.
This is different to extremely clinically vulnerable which includes specific very serious conditions.
The ECV are being told not to go out to work, I got an email tonight which essentially reinstates shielding except you can go out for exercise.

Got my shielding email at 9.30 tonight, as did 3 other staff in my school. This is a major problem for us. The head had reduced pupil numbers for thurs and fri but clearly that’s not a long term solution. Not is supply , it’s a specific school where children have complex needs. I assumed we would have a bit more notice!!

@3littlewords

Isnt a school environment the last place someone ECV should be in normal times never mind now? Schools have always and always will be germ pools this isn't someone new, presumably if you are at greater risk of covid the same goes for every other virus out there

Nope.

Being on the streets (due to being unable to pay the bills) would be the last place I should be.

If somebody had offered me a job outside a school, then maybe I'd have taken it. But most employers don't seem to be particularly keen on older employees with disabilities for some reason.