So it looks like we're being prepared for children not to go back until after Easter

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www.thetimes.co.uk/article/children-face-months-at-home-as-schools-stay-shut-until-easter-wp5ltpm82?fbclid=IwAR1l0gRSzuJLIv508reRmBEojbYfoGOsWwe3_pBFmKpA4EbI1IgC5dKC2uE

I suspected it wouldn't be until then, let's just hope that it doesn't stretch into the summer.

@feelingquitehopeful, You are spreading dangerous misinformation here.
Is that your intent?

@feelingquitehopeful I have another friend who is an Italian teacher in Lombardy, she used to teach over here (she's Italian) but went home as conditions for teachers better over there-pre Covid. Anyway in her school they have actually knocked down walls to make classrooms bigger so there is 1m between each pupil. All pupils wear masks and teachers are provided with FPP3 masks by the state.

Long Covid in itself is going to be a massive disruption to healthcare and the economy.

It’ll certainly disrupt individuals and families. For the wider economy - I’m not so sure. Probably what will happen is Long Covid sufferers will be treated just as badly as other chronic illness sufferers are now - given inadequate medical care, benefits that are too low to live off that are cut off and denied arbitrarily, all the while being demonised as workshy scroungers by the government and its media lackeys.

I’d personally be very very afraid of getting Long Covid. But the financial impact on the state will be minimal.

[quote CallmeAngelina]@feelingquitehopeful, You are spreading dangerous misinformation here.
Is that your intent?[/quote]
Well she’s considering joining Us4Them (another of their lines, not a member yet but presumably really intrigued by the batshit anti-vax covid-denial stuff on their Facebook pages) so one can have a good guess.

[quote Monkeytennis97]@feelingquitehopeful I have another friend who is an Italian teacher in Lombardy, she used to teach over here (she's Italian) but went home as conditions for teachers better over there-pre Covid. Anyway in her school they have actually knocked down walls to make classrooms bigger so there is 1m between each pupil. All pupils wear masks and teachers are provided with FPP3 masks by the state.[/quote]
Meanwhile for our teachers, we put some black/yellow tape on the floor that the virus must not cross, and tell them it’s safe.

You couldn’t make it up.

Well she’s considering joining Us4Them

Oh god..... they really are tedious. I have no idea why they think their constant squawking is going to make any difference. Even the name and their avator just smacks of middle class muesli crunching and baby wearing.

I was surprised to hear the group’s name on R4.

Usually only hear about them from people talking about them on here.

Not a Telegraph reader then, Marsha? They appear to be in bed with someone there.

We need to remember the lockdown is to help the NHS, not to stop transmission

Oh my. Stupid comment of the week goes to.......
How the duck do you think people end up in hospital?
Through transmission
How do you reduce transmission?
Lockdown

@noblegiraffe

Not a Telegraph reader then, Marsha? They appear to be in bed with someone there.

No I’m not. I don’t do print really, too sensationalist, with an agenda, either left or right. And news in somewhat of a vacuum means a lot is stirring. I have radio on mist if time though so get news and insight from there.

I’ll read articles obvs if linked on here but note which paper.

@AriataBrown

We need to remember the lockdown is to help the NHS, not to stop transmission

Oh my. Stupid comment of the week goes to.......
How the duck do you think people end up in hospital?
Through transmission
How do you reduce transmission?
Lockdown

😂😂😂

@CallmeAngelina

I'm wondering how many of the posters on this thread who are now advocating vaccinating teachers, blended learning, masks, ventilation, rotas and lower numbers in schools are the same posters who have sneered at and ridiculed all the teachers who have been suggesting most of these things for months, as they were warning of this current shit-show.

Not me. I'm a parent who could see this coming a mile off and wanted all of those things for staff and pupils from when the pandemic started. It always seemed reckless that schools were deemed 'safe' to have no distancing or masks/screens and large groups mixing when it wasn't allowed in any other sector!

I certainly have never sneered at teachers wanting safety measures.
Me and my foster children were however roundly mocked by some teachers on these threads.

Nope not here either. My one issue was numbers. KW issue specifically. Probably because we faced number issues last time.

I’d not say no to have two days in with KW out. But it’s a big ask.

It's a radical idea, but maybe, just maybe, you could have a conversation with parents....

My DD is fine with blended learning. In fact, she's doing better with it than she does in school, because the method of working is almost exactly what's been recommended as adjustments for her Dyslexia, and she's not allowed most of it in class yet.

I can support her fine. There's no issue with our current arrangement where she comes into my office and works in a spare room next to mine continuing.

Keep setting and marking the work and she can do this till July, no bother. Her biggest issue is social contacts, but she doesn't get that in school as none of her friends are in her class.

Now, I full know that we're very lucky, but - we can't be alone. There have to be other families, particularly in the Year5-6-7-8-9 middle years, where blended learning isn't a disaster and it is sustainable without trashing the kids education.

Surely, if lower numbers in school are better, this is the place to start? How many of us can voluntarily stay as we are and not have it affect the children? There's a real message of 'its hard, and hopeless, and crap' - but that's not universally the case. It may not be a lot, but it will be some - why not find out?

I agree with you, I haven’t been asked at any point how remote learning is going. So the school opinion is based on those who have complained or complimented. That’s going to be quite a skewed sample!

Ds teacher would know how he’s doing by interaction online and work he submits, also phone calls have been placed to those not submitting.

@Kitkat151 Glad I gave you a much needed laugh

@HelloMissus

I certainly have never sneered at teachers wanting safety measures. Me and my foster children were however roundly mocked by some teachers on these threads.

Oh no, that's awful. I am sorry some 'professionals ' think that is okay, it's not

Well, I'm going to hazard a guess that some teachers weren't mocking, but their words might have been misinterpreted.
It's an easy accusation to make on here, with little chance of verification, unless you can post some links.

We have regular surveys sent to us from school asking us about their remote provision and tweak it accordingly. Latest tweak is to add in longer breaks between lessons so students can have some break from screen time. It appears that some students are using these new breaks to play on their consoles!

Remote learning has suited DS, so happy for that to continue at the moment. However, he is Y11 so need some clarification on what is going to happen with exams

@AriataBrown

Well she’s considering joining Us4Them

Oh god..... they really are tedious. I have no idea why they think their constant squawking is going to make any difference. Even the name and their avator just smacks of middle class muesli crunching and baby wearing.

You have the measure of them right there. An entitled group if ever I met, who pretend they have the interests of the vulnerable and disadvantaged children at heart. We can see right through you!

We'd all like some clarification about exams!!

It appears that some students are using these new breaks to play on their consoles!

And? My 12 yr old is doing this as he's struggling being home alone all day plugged into headphones for 6 hours with minimal teacher interaction. His xbox is the only way he can speak with his friends. Its looking increasingly likely I'll have to leave my job as I'm not willing to sacrifice his mental health, which will plunge us into poverty. Yeah this home learning is just fucking wonderful for lone parents who work out of the home .