What does this mean for schools?

[Shakepineapple]

Trying to get my head around what the delay to reopening means for the activities that usually go ahead at the end of the summer term.
Will parents be able to attend sports days? End of term productions? Will transition days go ahead?

[blameitonthecaffeine]

No change unless your school had planned events with no number limits which would surprise me.

Our school productions have been and will continue to go ahead at 50% capacity.

Sports Day, Speech Day and Concerts will continue to go ahead outside and with only immediate family allowed to attend.

Trips, residentials and all other school only events are unaffected.

[MargosKaftan]

No, plenty of year 7s didn't manage just fine this year. Many of them have really struggled. Transition to secondary is important. Much more important than if you get to watch a football match from the stadium or on the TV. But throughout this pandemic we've decided as a nation that children (who are least likely to be negatively effected by catching covid) arent important.

[BunsyGirl]

@HercwasanEnemyofEducation Maybe most will but not all will, particularly those who are not going to schools with others from their existing primary schools. It’s cruel and unnecessary. If 100 plus people can attend weddings etc, then a group of children can sit in an assembly hall.

[MrsHamlet]

Transition to secondary is important.
We know this. But we can't do much about it.

[BunsyGirl]

@MargosKaftan Completely agree with you.

[blameitonthecaffeine]

Just read whole thread. Surprised and sad to see how much is cancelled altogether. And after no summer term last year too. This is a horrible time to be a child.

[Pleasedontputthatthere]

My DD is starting yr7 a week before the rest of the school as a translation which is a great compromise.

[Howshouldibehave]

If 100 plus people can attend weddings etc, then a group of children can sit in an assembly hall

What are the rules on mask wearing at weddings?

[cocoloco987]

We're in Scotland so had those things already. Parents weren't able to attend any of it but it went ahead under the current restrictions. Traditions are via teams, school show is being posted online, sports days outside in smaller groups

[Christmasfairy2020]

My dd has 3 transition dates soon. 330 kids in the year group. She also has 1 week summer school in August coinciding with Japan Olympics. So it's new reporting sushi making and fun.

[MamaTutu2]

@Shakepineapple my local authority is recommending no in person transition days unless there are special educational needs or the young person is otherwise vulnerable.

[GertietheGherkin]

In our area there's no sports days apart from Reception and Yr1
Transition days are the Yr7 going in a day early. No arrangements at all for any Yr11 functions in any schools at all.

[notasillysausage]

My daughters settling sessions into reception have all just been cancelled. It’s a 15 pupil form with a lot of siblings already at the school. Ridiculous 🙄

[BunsyGirl]

@Howshouldibehave No masks are required at a wedding when sat at a table so the same rule could be applied for when sitting in a school hall or classroom. Just needs some common sense and compromise.

[Howshouldibehave]

[quote BunsyGirl]@Howshouldibehave No masks are required at a wedding when sat at a table so the same rule could be applied for when sitting in a school hall or classroom. Just needs some common sense and compromise.[/quote]
I’ve just been reading. Masks must be worn during wedding ceremonies but can be removed when eating, sitting at tables of no more than 6.

An assembly hall full of children would be nothing like sitting at separated tables of 6, so it seems very sensible that large-scale unmasked groupings are not taking place inside school halls right now.

[Bobholll]

I’ll be gutted if my daughter doesn’t get any kinda transition to reception. She’s shy & we’ve moved to a new area so she doesn’t know anyone.. I know she’ll be OK but saying that doesn’t help her anxiety of starting school without even seeing what it looks like

[Pootle40]

@Shakepineapple

Trying to get my head around what the delay to reopening means for the activities that usually go ahead at the end of the summer term.
Will parents be able to attend sports days? End of term productions? Will transition days go ahead?

Well it's not allowed in Scotland and a lot of our schools finish by 25th June.

[Pootle40]

@ClarisseMcClellan

Why would transition days not go ahead? Do you live somewhere that the schools are closed?

All. Others things are no change to what we can do now

No (physical) transition days in Scotland

[TheMoth]

No transition for ds. The teacher me gets it, but the parent me is a bit sad for him. I feel like there's not really been much build up to high school, although maybe that's cos he's a bit blasé cos he's been in various high schools with me over the years. And he sat in on all my gcse and a level lockdown lessons.

[BunsyGirl]

@Howshouldibehave But there will be a lot more than 6 people in a venue. So you could have a class of 30 spaced out in a hall, for example. Just needs a bit of creative thinking rather than a blanket no. Also, my DS1 took the 11 plus. He was in a hall with children from all over the country and beyond when he did the test. They wore masks into the school and took them off when seated. There is absolutely no reason this could not be repeated for a transition day.

[BunsyGirl]

*county not country

[Petitefiloute]

@HercwasanEnemyofEducation

Plenty of y7s managed it this year just fine.

They did, but at least they got to see their schools as they had open days prior to covid. This year's kids haven't unless they did in Y5, which our primary doesn't allow.

[MrsHamlet]

So you could have a class of 30 spaced out in a hall, for example.
We have an intake of 230 from 27 schools. We can't space them out and they'd be mixing bubbles. It can't be done under these rules.

[3asAbird]

Seems schools doing different things

Seniors appears be no sports day.
or any summer interschool sports comps. Juniors had sports day no parents allowed to watch but are taking part in local primary Olympics where parents can watch.
No swimming.

Village primary for youngest not sure about sports day
Swimming this week in their bubbles
No inter school comps.

Senior transitions locally appear be happening not virtual.
My year 6 due spend 1 day at senior school and year 7 always started 1 day early.
They also intending run a week summer school.

But Bristol seems have major issues recently school outbreaks so I guess this could be subject to change.

[Watermelon222]

Don’t understand why sports day can’t go ahead even if parents can’t attend. Seems lazy of schools not to be able to arrange this because it’s outside whereas it’s ok for them to sit huddled together inside all day.

Also don’t understand why end of term celebrations and certificate celebrations can’t be arranged, even if outside....

Surely transitioning could be done in school bubbles even if only for a half day?