What are the expectations for those of you in school next week with the kids WRT teaching vs supervision?

[profpoopsnagle]

What are the expectations for those of you in school next week with the kids WRT teaching vs supervision?

The only official wording I can find for the DFe is that we are expected to care for any children that are in. Absolutely fine. Only the Academy trust our school is in thinks we are teaching properly as much as we can. We will have between 5-15% in on different days throughout the week, (primary).

It has taken hours this week to make sure all the work to be done by those not coming into school is accessible and realistic. I know this amount of preparation might decrease in time as we get used to it, but it's important to get this part as right as possible for the 85-95% at home that will be doing it. Plus, from next week, we will have to respond to those working at home, which will add more time.

It will mean an astonishing amount of work to 'teach properly' and then prep and mark/respond to all of those not in. Plus, I can see that parents will realise that those in school are getting a much better deal out of this than those not - this could cause more problems given we have been strict on the 2 parents keyworker status.

[Tillyscoutsmum]

We have about 10 children in per phase (primary). We've been asked to plan a maths and English activity per day for our phase and creative activities for the afternoon. Plus online activities for those at home. Plus supervising my own children's home learning. And I thought "normal" teaching involved lots of plate spinning

[8by8]

It’s childcare, not school.

If you can support/supervise the children in doing the home learning that everybody is doing then great.

Tbh though I think you’re going to have a lot of anxious worried children, seeing their parents so stressed and realising that the frontline nhs workers are at risk.

So not sure how much you’ll actually get done - pastoral care is going to be key.

And yes I doubt all the schools are staying open - locally we have 3 schools within a 15 min walk and none are expecting loads of pupils, so at some point they’ll get joined up, at that point any pretence that they’re teaching/following their normal curriculum goes out the window.

[Nan0second]

It’s childcare.
It needs to just be a safe place for children to go.
We are two hospital consultants so have no choice for our child to go.
I expect nothing but a safe place

I really hope my daughters school is being strict about who they let in. I’m so upset about the risks we are needing to take. (Although nothing other than my own personal illness will stop me going to work to do my bit).

[Butterflywings1]

Baby sitting only no education, just supervising activities - only for children who have no option to be in school

[dootball]

Our head has spilt the day into 3 sessions of an hour and a half.
He has asked staff to offer sessions they would like to run for children. (Personal interests rather than necessarily educational) and they have drawn up a plan for next week of these sessions. We are expecting around 40 kids per day, and there are 3 different options at any time.

They include things like chess , making a quilt , cooking, dog walking , basically anything anyone is interested in.

They have also set up a small room for all the primary age children of teachers, so we can bring them to our (Secondary) school if needed rather than thier primary.

This will be reviewed at Easter!

[Fleab1te]

We're doing core learning in the mornings. Don't know what that will be exactly. Whether it will be business as usual or something more relaxed. Afternoons will be more fun activities like gardening or baking. We have around 60 out of 400 (primary) all rammed into the infants building.

[PhysaliaPhysalis]

Childcare only, although the day will have a structure, eg 8:45 - 9:45 Games and Lego, 9:45 - 10:30, play outside, 10:30 - 10:45 snacks, and so on.

When parents realised there was no educational advantage to being in school, it's amazing how many suddenly found their partner could look after the children anyway

[noblegiraffe]

Secondary: kids will be given a laptop and expected to log in and do the work set by their teachers. We’re running school day timings for break and lunch, and ‘period 5’ will be ‘PE’ so probably rounders.

[LolaSmiles]

When parents realised there was no educational advantage to being in school, it's amazing how many suddenly found their partner could look after the children anyway hmm
Quite.
It's funny that.

That's why I'm a big fan of many secondary schools setting work online for all students to complete: home learning or supervised at school.
There's no advantage in being in school as it is literally supervising those who absolutely have no other option (probably plus a few cheeky ones who prioritise their/their DP's very urgent and important time WFH which means they couldn't possibly get on as best they can like most other families).

I'm willing to be that genuine key workers with no alternatives will send their children to school but be reluctant, most sensible people with alternatives will kept away and get on, and most of the people making a huge fuss about how they couldn't possibly supervise their own child at home aren't in essential roles and could absolutely manage working at 75-80% effectiveness during a national crisis... They just don't want to deal with their own children.

[CuckooCuckooClock]

We’re doing 1 hour of pe then computer room doing the tasks set online for everyone.
I imagine it’ll be fairly relaxed and kids certainly won’t be getting taught properly.
I’m hoping hardly any kids turn up so staff only have to go in for a few days each over the next few months.

[ValancyRedfern]

I've been timetabled to lead sessions in my subject. Not happy about it as it is extra work on top of setting and marking all the online stuff and then having to send my DD into school as I can't care for her at home.

[noblegiraffe]

Schools that are expecting staff to teach are going to see their plans crumble in front of their eyes as teachers increasingly phone in sick over the coming months.

Best is to have generic roles that can be done by any number of people at short notice.

[ChloeDecker]

Equally, if parents get wind of actual teaching taking place, more will want to send their children in.

Best to keep it as childcare, as stated by the PM.

[Danglingmod]

Secondary. Clear instruction: babysitting and fun stuff only. There'll be fitness, crafts, videos, reading, time to complete the same home learning at the students at home.

It would be madness to expect teachers to "teach" - it'll be support and non-teaching staff involved anyway, too so no proper teaching. Yes, word would get round and more people would try and send their kids in.

[CallmeAngelina]

Don't think any schools should be doing baking, to be honest.