School bubbles to end

[Orangesandlemons77]

Just seen in the news- School bubbles set to end on July 19
Sajid Javid has announced the date that school isolation bubbles will end.

He says that it is likely to be July 19, and under-18s who are traced as close contacts will be exempt from the need to isolate.

@Comedycook

Just to be clear the government are the bastards not my children

So are we to take it that schools will return in September with the usual coughs and colds allowed as long as a negative pcr test? Just thinking, if this variant is as highly infectious as we are told, it will spread throughout the schools until most children have caught it. So we can reasonably expect disruption of a different kind to the self isolations.

I’m hopeful that before too long any 12-17 year old will be able to get the jab if they want it.

@laselvar

The problem here is I am the only teacher in my school who is fully vaccinated. None of the other teachers have had their second vaccinations yet. I'm not sure who is going to teach the kids!

Surely by September the vast majority of staff will be double vaxxed? I'm 30 and have my second in August so people in their 20s really won't be far behind.

Aliceliveshere - we did not break up until 26th July.
We have 2 year groups currently isolating - they are receiving remote education from teachers who are also isolating.
We have a further 7 members of staff isolating (2 positive, others have family members who are positive). We are just managing to staff the children who are in school. It is getting very hard to get supply teachers - 3 classes are being covered by TAs. If we had the isolating year groups in school we would not have enough staff to man them.
I'm not opposed to children not having to isolate, i just don't know why they didn't wait until the new term.

@Comedycook

Just to be clear the government are the bastards not my children

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣i idid assume that but the clarification made me Lol

Thank goodness!! Not soon enough but I'm very pleased to hear it.

@Comedycook

Just to be clear the government are the bastards not my children

Mine kids are ........ sometimes

Surely any changes will be effective from September rather than literally 19th July. School specific rules i mean.

So if a kid is told to isolate on 15th July for 10 days can they now sack that off on the 19th?

Tbh only last week and this week at work I'm talking to my patients (via telephone) whom have all tested positive for covid and had vaccines ages ago. So it doesn't appear to be stopping it. They aren't as poorly just a bit of

Finally.

I hope we get a clear run to end of term then it’s done

Have they said about having symptoms if we still have to isolate until either a negative or positive result?

@laselvar

The problem here is I am the only teacher in my school who is fully vaccinated. None of the other teachers have had their second vaccinations yet. I'm not sure who is going to teach the kids!

Now that’s a bugger. And a big oops the government should have vaccinated teachers earlier than their age range. They declined.

@Christmasfairy2020

If you’re a health professional surely you should know that vaccines don’t stop you from getting covid?

If they’re just feeling a bit off then the vaccines have been effective.

@laselvar

They should be doubled vaxed by sept. Most schools would have broken up by 20th July.

What about isolations commencing 18 July? Do they then end on 19th July. Lots of people were going to take DC out of school early to avoid isolation just before holidays…

I wonder what will happen in Wales?

I think we’re ahead of England in terms of vaccinations but will out government make a different decision?

@Sunnyfreezesushi

What about isolations commencing 18 July? Do they then end on 19th July. Lots of people were going to take DC out of school early to avoid isolation just before holidays…

Personally if it were my DC that were in this situation I wouldn't be isolating them at all

Most schools would have broken up by 20th July.

Not in London, they have another week to go after that date. As I said in a pp, tomorrow we would not be able to staff all our classes if the 2 year groups that are isolating were in school. We can't even get enough supply teachers in to cover the classes we have and are using TAs.
I don't want the children to have to isolate - but if the vast majority of staff are still needing to isolate then there is a problem. We are just surviving as it is, and rates are almost doubling each week in my borough.

@Sunnyfreezesushi

What about isolations commencing 18 July? Do they then end on 19th July. Lots of people were going to take DC out of school early to avoid isolation just before holidays…

I won't be isolating DS after that date if it happens.

Andrew mate was double vaxed he said in his show and asked "have my vaccine anti bodies waned? I had a very nasty bought of covid"... So those of us who are double vaxed.. But it wanes by winter, what can we expect!!

under-18s who are traced as close contacts will be exempt from the need to isolate

So that means that isolation of close-contacts for adults will continue? That is very helpful to know. I wondered if SI would continue and hadn't heard anything -- everyone is talking about masks instead and not the important things. Argh.

Mummyoflittledragon
Now that’s a bugger. And a big oops the government should have vaccinated teachers earlier than their age range. They declined. hmm

Shame that the decision was supported by so many on here.

So that means that isolation of close-contacts for adults will continue?

Johnson said that there will be changes to isolation rules for those who are vaccinated.