Gav - where are you?

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I thought the announcement was at 4pm?

twitter.com/JohndickensSW/status/1344329366344519680?s=20

Link to list, it’s not copying properly.

I’ll try and screen shot the Essex areas too.

mobile.twitter.com/danbloom1 has a list. Whether it's official who knows...

@Vinosaurus

Sorry - playing catch up, so the list of schools in very high areas that won't go back in Jan hasn't been published yet?

nope and Gav was taken to task about this by Kate Greemaway. do you think they're waiting on what the numbers do as there's still a few days left to work out which areas are going to be the most severely hit?

Another version. Reports are saying 49 areas.

This now makes his statement even worse, he applauded that majority of primaries would be opening, but looking at those lists, that's a hell of a lot of schools not opening!

'Covid loves a crowd'..... urm

On Twitter they are saying nurseries remain open.

This list could quite likely change before next week though. As in, very late in the day.

I am surprised more areas in Herts arent on that list.

Can anyone clarify whether I've understood correctly? - My DDs are years 12 and 13.
Are year 13 doing online learning next week then in the w/c 11th?
And year12 have an extra week holiday then online w/c 11th and in w/c 18th?
The way they announced it isn't very clear.

It seems strange though that if the areas that are highest hit will close schools, when it's not yet safe to say how other very similar areas are going to end up after the Christmas mixing. I imagine they might not go back to school for very long.

And.that is primaries.only yes?
So.areas on list not opening primaries.
Exam year go back f2f 11th.
Everyone else 18th.
All.must be tested before returning.
Not clear if it is online learning or extra holiday...

Someone needs to ask boris and van tam, do they have children going back into high risk area classes.

@potatoesofthenight

I thought this was going to be an Archers thread.

It would be a good title!

List on the Sky News website now.

@pourmeanotherglass

Can anyone clarify whether I've understood correctly? - My DDs are years 12 and 13. Are year 13 doing online learning next week then in the w/c 11th? And year12 have an extra week holiday then online w/c 11th and in w/c 18th? The way they announced it isn't very clear.

I'd like to know that too - it's definitely not clear if years that aren't going back yet will receive virtual teaching.

Year 11 and 13 online learning next week and back on 11th (provisionally!) I have DC in both years so was listening carefully for this.
Other years back 18th (again, provisionally). No mention of remote learning?? Unclear,

Yes, exactly that. It's absolutely not clear if non-exam years, will receive online teaching until 18th.

I can't see any reason why they shouldn't receive online teaching? Surely 2 weeks extended holiday isn't in anyone's best interests?

It's so unclear - we're on the list and I have a y8 and a y11. Any ideas what it means for when they will go back?

@chimppyjamas

It's so unclear - we're on the list and I have a y8 and a y11. Any ideas what it means for when they will go back?

I don't think the lost relates to secondaries at all atm.

I'm hoping for online teaching or set work for year 12, as they are already behind, especially with A level art. They have been on a rota system this term, and I think art doesn't work as well remotely as some other subjects.
I'll probably hear the details from my kids school they tend to communicate more clearly than the government!

Obtained from another thread the actual gov guidance.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948580/Contingency_framework_implementation_guidance.pdf

I agree with those saying this could change before Monday

@Ilovenewyear that's really useful except that the guidance dates today for primary schools links to a document for secondary schools dated 17 December which is clearly out of date and says all pupils back on 11th!!

To clarify, I'm really grateful for the link but it's not been updated, they really are useless!