What, if any, 'face to face support' will your school be offering for years 10 and 12?

[Pumpkintopf]

I have one child in year 10, one in year 12. Both schools have said they will offer them one day each, in total, before the summer.

Other local schools are talking about running full school days tues-fri.

Just interested in what everyone else is experiencing?

We are doing the same as your children’s school. I wonder if those that are doing full days for weeks on end for Y12 have fully read the government guidance. The advice that students are put into one small group and must not be mixed into other groups either during the day or on subsequent days means that, if you’re following government advice, they can’t be in different classes for each subject with their subject teachers. If they can’t have lessons then what is the point of them being in? They will have either just be supervised whilst doing the home learning or they will be doing other activities. Y10 could potentially do only core subjects and have some contact with subject specialist teachers but no options, without mixing groups, but not year 12.
Schools that are doing a normal timetable are not following the protective measures advice.

Our Year 10s will be in on a 2 week rota after half-term

We haven’t heard anything. Except that the council have advised schools not to open till 8th June.

Y10 here

Haven't heard anything

We've had an e-mail saying tba but expect very few lessons with very few pupils each time - only has year 10 at school, no 6th forms. Says will almost all just be remote learning via SMHW.

Ours already had a week A and week B rota so teaching over a two week cycle. They are having half year groups for y 10 and 12 on alternate weeks and teaching the group at home with online teaching alongside those that are in.

Staying with online teaching, not opening the school. Have been very happy with the full timetable work provided and teachers can have virtual face to face if required.

Similiar. Year group divided into three clusters who each go in one day a week initially. The art, science, DT etc will be actual classes, but the rest will be online. So even the cluster in school will be having online classes. Seems silly to me (my daughter says why don't they just go in for the actual live classes). I guess they are seeing if it works then decide to ramp it up. With about 20 different GCSE courses plus different sets for many (5 sets for math) it does get complicated. At least the kids can see some friends.
Y12 have smaller classes anyway so will have actual classes but one day a week at first.

Staying with online teaching, open to vulnerable and keyworker children across all year groups.
I greatly admire the Headteacher for sticking to the principle of protecting staff and pupils.

Year 12. W/c 8th June 2hrs each subject. One subject Monday, one Wednesday and final one Friday.

There is no guidance yet. Nothing to read. Some schools may have to unplan their plans.

One meeting with mentor offered, to discuss work completed to date and expectations for summer term. No lessons

Y10. From 15th June one day a fortnight in a group of 11. Don't know which subjects will be taught on that day. 1 MS Teams lesson per subject per week starting after half term too.

The specific Secondary guidance was supposed to come out by the government at the beginning of this week but it hasn’t.
I’d ‘hold fire’ on exact plans of ‘face to face teaching’ until that happens, from any school.

Y12 , not expecting them to be going into college at all this summer term.

Y10, some face to face teaching for small groups, for only a couple of subjects per students.

The one positive thing the HT is that the staff aren't taking the hardline stance of the teaching unions .

The guidance has been published, but basically says more guidance to follow!

One in Y12 and one in Y8. Same as many of the other posters, maintaining online teaching and not opening the school. Honestly I'm pleased, we are been so impressed with the quality of the online timeline and the support provided by the staff.

@ineedaholidaynow can you link to the guidance please? Thank you.

I'm a bit torn about sending mine in - I think if the schools had done better with online teaching rather than just setting work on SMHW I'd be quite happy not to. Some classes will be using Teams after half term for my yr 12 so am really hoping that helps.

@Pumpkintopf it is more for parents rather than schools

www.gov.uk/guidance/help-secondary-school-children-continue-their-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3ygFxK7DWSkBkMZns2c6I7trS2t2dDz6PUw63Bq3cnjF36XrKlCI03h4U

Ah yes, thanks ineedaholiday - had seen this. Disappointing their 'guidance' stops at year 11?!

yr 10 ,had a email today for a possible return on the 15th june ,8 pupils per classroom ,3 hours a day but staggered start times ,no school bus to get them there, local buses are only allowing 11 people on the bus any way, parents have to drop off /pick up so that no one is hanging about , the area and it would be core subjects only but no new learning, as I don't drive and I am working full time anyway , I guess I wont be sending her

We're still waiting for government guidance.

Ours are not going back for regular lessons, but will have one to one sessions with each of their subject teachers. Sounds like a good idea, but could probably be done by FaceTime for most people to make it less risky for both teachers and students. However, I understand that for safeguarding reasons they’re not using video calls.

We’ve had an email asking us if we’d send them in and then another email to tell us that we shouldn’t compare school provisions because it’s not a fair comparison/it felt like a cop out and a telling off at the same time- why do schools always seem to communicate like that - it really pisses me off! I am looking forward to never dealing with teachers again / I’m sure they won’t miss me either. 😂