The Fourth Republic Rises - solidarity comrades!

[StaffAssociationRepresentative]

You are most welcome to this school staff support thread to get us through stressful times. Baiters and bashers can jog on somewhere else.

If you are not staff and just have a general education query please start your own thread.

You can play here only if you are a member of one the following groups-

-ABBA - anti bashers and baiting association
-SWAB - school workers against bashers
-SWOT - school workers opposing teacherbashers
-STARS - schoolworkers together against ranting + slurs

Other requirements for staff room entry include the ability to find the staff room, the ability to find a clean mug in the staff room, knowledge of the photocopier codes and the ability to sniff out where the toffee vodka is hidden.

A face mask doesn’t protect you.

Maybe we get the DfE to explain the science behind it

If I had a partner with a good income or was near enough to retirement I would be leaving. Does it get reported how many teachers resign?

@TheHoneyBadger However we are expected to wear them shopping and on public transport. It may not protect me but I will be making a point.

I will have a number of facemasks that I will change into throughout the day.

#solidarity

I know it doesn't honey : but it is yet another huge contradiction. School staff must not wear masks unless they normally do, but shoppers should wear them, even though they never would...

Piggywaspushed

I thought that was what the London buses had already done.

I know that the numbers of drivers dying is horrific, I read somewhere that it is also the largest percentage of people as well.

I'm waiting for this one to explode..
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3906386-Are-teachers-and-TAs-getting-paid

Just all reply. Yes. HTH

999 times!

TheHoneyBadger
A face mask doesn’t protect you

But it protects others which is why it should be enforced in schools.

They did fripp. Too little too late...

Yep I have reported that thread - ffs it is none stop with the goady fuckers

If I had a partner with a good income or was near enough to retirement I would be leaving.

Me toooooooo.

What now, then?

The NEU said earlier today that schools should not plan for reopening until they had more information and teachers should not reply saying they are available for further reopening, on union advice, but...

The guidance is now there. It’s going to be shit.

What now?!

(Can I join you please? I was on that horrible thread and need to take refuge!)

Have you noticed that the guidance for parents has a section called “latest scientific advice” - reassuring that children are unlikely to become very unwell - but both documents are silent about their role in transmission?

They don't know about transmission I got the impression Vallance didn't want to give June 1st as a date but I could be reading into that incorrectly.

I'm feeling really upset now.

How come? How come all these things are important for everyone except when it comes to schools? How come the science behind viral load is being ignored?

I'm getting scared. If I end up in hospital (let alone anything worse) my DH suffers with terrible anxiety so he'll have to find somewhere to stay with our DC. Which will probably be my elderly parents, so we'd be risking their lives too. I can't quit, I work and DH is a SAHD.

I can't quite believe they're saying "Do this and this, but not if you work in a school".

I've reported the pay thread too, but the irony is that I will probably be deleted for my furious rant before the thread is.

So, I can wear a face mask to protect the children (as long as it doesn't scare them) but they don't have to wear them to protect me?
Great.

sally

We need our own soothing emoji.

How about for a cuddle.

What speaks volumes hips is they are silent on why they are so plainly unkeen to send children over 12 back...

The unions need to ask about this in middle school areas.

Reported pay thread. Question has been answered so shut it down now. I have always been the quiet one in the corner but I am getting fed up of this.

Not sure if this has already been posted here, the NEU advice to members...
Will people follow their advice? Will SLT be following their guidance? Arg brain melting. I have handed in notice, not coming back in September. Only part time and have always combined teaching with other stuff.

Grrrrrrrrr! Fucking madness

CallmeAngelina

You are correct and the thread is still there.