@bendmeoverbackwards
I think dd, although she has got over the Oxford disappointment, still can't get the lovely old buildings out her head and I know Durham is a bit like that too. I don't know where she could look if she was thinking of reapplying.
Although not a campus type uni a lot of the faculties are in the same area and there was a whole section in a leafy area set together in lovely old buildings mixed with new. That and a brand new humanities library which was being built when we went to the June 2019 Open Day, all being set in a vibrant city with clubs and music gigs was what did it for DS.
Teachers do still have ys7-10 and y12s to teach until the end of term as they do every year after y11 and 13 finish for study leave and exams. Indeed this year in addition they will be having to assess grades, collate the evidence and have departmental meetings to affirm grades.
Exam boards will be carrying out external quality assurance checks of the internal procedures schools have to submit, carting out some moderation and indeed no doubt hearing more appeals than they usually do. Again like other business they have staff and other overheads to pay for. The children will get their qualifications throigh them or would we rather that they went under and not get their certificates.
As regards lecturers who are teaching sometimes 4 x their usual number of hours. I assume either it means they are neglecting their own research or using their own spare time. If institutions go under that will.mean even fewer unis meaning even more are left without places.
@JulesJules and others
The online volunteering is a great way for historians to look at original source material. All good practice and useful to the those organisations.