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Full year group off

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dazzlerdo · 25/06/2021 14:21

So I work in a secondary school. Today we have had all of year 9 off isolating and will be the same next week. Also only had 40 year 10 students in due to the rest isolating.

Is it looking bad again for schools, what is it like in your area/schools?
I'm from South Yorkshire, also heard of a few other local schools having year groups off!

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ineedaholidaynow · 27/06/2021 23:40

We've got a closed Primary school near us

palacegirl77 · 28/06/2021 07:43

@theemperorhasnoclothes

There were a lot of places that were ahead but here in the SE, I got my vaccination as soon as I could through the national booking system (when my age group was allowed to book) and that was about 8 weeks ago now and I'm late 40s.

Most people I know the same age as me are in the same position. I don't know anyone who's 35-40 who's been allowed to book in for their second jab before the second week of July.

Do you not have drop in centres? Sheffield has a few. Anyone can walk in for second jab now as long as it's 3 weeks past the first. That's why I'm surprised anyone is saying Sheffield is slow - literally everyone that is eligible can get one!
ifonly4 · 28/06/2021 07:54

I 'm wondering if closures are being kept quiet around here this time. Very lucky to have a lot of friends, six work in schools, we have children in different schools. Every isolating bubble we knew about was detailed on county council website/local paper during second wave. Admittedly we only know of three schools affected right now, but none of these have been listed (one has had broken bubbles in all but one year).

theemperorhasnoclothes · 28/06/2021 09:09

Nope no drop in centres around here. Several friends have tried to bring their second dose forward recently and it won't let you book earlier than 8 weeks. Supposedly rates are only around 60/100k here but I suspect the schoolkid rates are far, far higher given how many schools have closures and clubs too (have had notifications for one of my DC clubs too).

I'd agree about the lack of information. My DC school has 2 years closed and it's not yet on the council website - there are some schools listed but I wonder how many are missing given ours is missing.

theemperorhasnoclothes · 28/06/2021 09:10

I also know a LOT of people who've only recently had jabs and are now exposed via their kids. It is too soon for them to have immunity from the second dose.

The government has timed this all wrong.

SometimesImABirdbrain · 28/06/2021 09:22

I could cry. On Friday Dd1 was told to self isolate as there was a case on her school bus. Said kid is not even in her school, 2 schools share the one bus but ok, fine I get that everyone has to self isolate. on Sat morning, was told there was one case in the juniors section of DS3 and DD4 school so all of them had to self isolate. I then thought that I had at least 1 child who could go to school. And then late last night, was told there was 2 cases on DD2's bus so she had to self isolate. So all my 4 children in one weekend.

Tbf, this is the first self isolation for them, all 3 schools managed to stay open for all year groups right from the very start. In the case of DS3 and DD4, the very first case the school has had. Full sympathies to those who've had to face multiple periods of self isolation.

theemperorhasnoclothes · 28/06/2021 09:38

There are a lot of schools around here who've been completely unaffected until now and now partially or wholly closed. I do think it's the Delta variant effect.

Dementedswan · 28/06/2021 09:44

Urgh!! One dc has a full timetable of work, the other has nothing yet. The sun is shining and we are stuck in . Thoroughly miserable dc.

QwertyGirly · 28/06/2021 09:55

Yep loads of kids in the same year group have been sent home, many cases (don't know how many for sure). Three classes in one year group sent home. I reckon by end of the day the entire year group will be sent home.

Silkiecats · 28/06/2021 10:37

We've just had a message to say there has been a rise in cases here and there were over 100 positive cases across the county over the weekend, that'll be across about 200 schools. No-one in ours yet, its normally concentrated in the more urban/crowded parts of the county.

palacegirl77 · 28/06/2021 11:02

Don't forget though, for a class, or bubble etc to close it only takes one case. Important not to forget that although thousands are isolating that doesn't mean thousands of cases. Some kids isolating may have already had covid themselves!

GravityFalls · 28/06/2021 11:10

A local secondary has closed for two weeks due to multiple cases and my college has just sent everyone home for at least a week as well...thought cases were low here but there's just been a spike apparently.

Muchtoomuchtodo · 28/06/2021 14:35

Our school is soldiering on.
4 positive teachers, 21 teachers self isolating.
Positive cases in years 7,9 (uses school transport) and 10. Only close contacts sent home to isolate and teachers trying to juggle face to face and online teaching simultaneously.
It’s a joke, and the perfect storm to really affect their summer holidays too.

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dazzlerdo · 28/06/2021 14:47

Well today we've had 4 year 8 classes sent home!
It's only getting worse. Next week we are due to have y6 come up for transition week! Surely this can't go ahead

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nancypineapple · 28/06/2021 15:00

North London-3 dc in 3 diff schools. No positive cases in primary or either secondaries. However autumn term 2020 was total shitshow here with loads of yeargroups isolating over xmas. Sorry to everyone going through this .

KateTheEighth · 28/06/2021 15:07

@dazzlerdo

Well today we've had 4 year 8 classes sent home! It's only getting worse. Next week we are due to have y6 come up for transition week! Surely this can't go ahead

I'd be surprised if it goes ahead

My 16 year old's 6th form taster day was cancelled last week

harryandmarv · 28/06/2021 15:10

Primary school. Year 6’s been off now year 1 and year 4’s off. 15 staff self isolating last week so I was told.

LazenbyLane · 28/06/2021 18:07

More closures through today. A primary Y5 group and a full academy school closure.
Apparently academies don't notify our LA so this has gone unnoticed. It was brought to my attention by an LA officer working in COVID response who only knew because his children go to a school in the same trust.

MaryMighty · 28/06/2021 20:36

Our y9 have been off a week self isolating and kids are still testing positive. It is thought there's 30+ cases across the year group now, although we haven't heard this officially.
Also received an email today to say y10's are to self isolate and y1 in my younger son's school.

Many schools in our local area have at least one year group out.
Another media silence on this though 🙄

Dementedswan · 28/06/2021 20:40

Yr 5 now in isolation, yr 3 waiting on test result following a positive lft. So that's potentially all of ks2. Plus more closures at the local high school.

YoutubeZoom · 30/06/2021 16:35

The secondary school closest to us just closed for all year-groups.

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dazzlerdo · 01/07/2021 07:44

Well we've got health services coming into school this morning to test every child and staff member due to the amount of cases and isolations we've got at the moment!!

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Lemonmelonsun · 01/07/2021 07:54

South East and unlike previous waves where I didn't actually see many cases in my immediate vicinity, lots of cases are cropping up around me. Its come closer to me than ever before.

It's going to be an interesting few weeks.

Lemonmelonsun · 01/07/2021 07:59
  • re media silence, get used to it. We are being prepared for black out.

I suspect on no scientific grounds at all because I've not done enough research that Chris' whitty thinks our current vaccine status will help get us through this wave and he wants it done now in the summer.
And avoid a perfect storm in winter of vaccine waining and flu etc.

By winter there will be no reports of daily cases or deaths.

We won't know how effective our vaccines are.

There will be no encouragement to ventilate (always weak on the ventilation front) and schools are being told to treat covid like flu...

No si, testing or hot rooms any more.

We won't know what's going on and will have to rely on the media investigation and unions to watch the situation as much as they can like hawks... And NHS staff also whistle blowing.