DS school residential July, likely to happen?

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That's it really, I can't see anything that would stop it in the rules and regulations but anyone else got any insight?

Which country?

In England I can’t see that’s a problem. Residentials take place now.

I guess it would depend how many are going, where they're going and what they'll be doing.

My friends dd went to a camp site with her school 2 weeks ago so they're still running x

School residentials are happening here currently. The DfE covid guidance allowed domestic residentials from 17 May.

There is currently no suggestion that the 'freedoms' we have now will be rescinded, just that new ones are likely to be delayed.

Residentials can taken place now. The biggest risk at the moment I would say is the bubble bursting, so they can't go as supposed to be self-isolating.

I saw a local school (primary) all go off on their residential today.

Not sure where to but it would definitely be UK based. Although with the amount of luggage they all had it could well be a round the world trip

Yes at DS schools Year 6 have done PGL, Year 5 have done there postponed Year 4 trip and Year 4 are going beginning july.

May 17th started that up so its fine

Depends on numbers in class, whether provider can maintain separate school bubbles and whether teachers are happy to take them…

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Yes at DS schools Year 6 have done PGL, Year 5 have done there postponed Year 4 trip and Year 4 are going beginning july.

May 17th started that up so its fine

That's great thank you for comments (NC due to another post). We are in England and place is in Wales, would that make a difference? 3 classes of 30 will be going (year bubble), would that impact anything?

My DS was meant to have 1 overnight residential last week but they weren't allowed. They went in the day, came home then returned the following morning.

Our y6 residential has been cancelled (should have been happening now) I think one of several issues was that if anyone in the group displayed covid symptoms, the residential venue would expect the whole group to leave immediately and isolate, and the coach company would not bring them home due to the covid symptoms/the rest of the group having to isolate, so all pupils and teachers would have to be picked up individually from the venue (several hours away). In the end the school decided to cancel while they could still do so under the insurance policy. They are doing some day trips, activities and fun things instead, so the sleepover part of it is missing, but the replacement plans seem to have gone down well with the children

My DS in year 6 has gone on his residential today, by all accounts they are having a wonderful time. So yes its possible it will still go ahead.

My year 6 ds left for his residential today. It's a big school so 80+ kids going. So definitely possible depending on the school.

DD did hers last week (again, big school so around 100 went). They stayed for two nights and had an amazing time. I’ve heard of a lot being moved to daytime-only though.

Ours have all been fine so far. Restrictions aren't the problem, schools set up around the restrictions that have already lifted rather than get children excited for something that might not happen.

The real threat is isolations and cases preventing them from going.

We have the same issue with school productions. They can still happen and we can still have an audience 50% of the capacity of the hall/theatre. But we're on tenterhooks that some or all them will end up isolating and it won't happen.

Yes it does possibly make a difference if the residential in Wales. Welsh schools aren’t able to do residentials at the moment. I’ve heard some advice that English schools therefore also can’t do residentials there. It’s definitely a grey area

Ours they can only go on it if the parents are willing to travel and get the child should there be any symptoms (luckily only going 2 hours away)

My DS had his residential three weeks ago.

Fingers crossed for your ds, op.

Cancelled

We are in Wales and dc residential cancelled a few weeks ago on advice from WAG. School had been hopeful to go ahead.

My son's is still happening in July.

Ours was cancelled ages ago, and confirmed cancelled recently. because the Richmond Upon Thames borough cannot insure them due to COVID.