The Eighteenth Republic - More U Turns On The Horizon? - INSET Days and travel problems

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Dealing with breakdowns was covered on new staff induction in July, but I'll be repeating it on Tuesday and every week after for anyone who needs it
I was only joking MrsH

I kind of feel sorry for SLT. Zero sane or consistent guidance from the government. I imagine most teachers are feeling pretty demoralised as they are craving leadership the headteacher isn’t in a position to give.

I’m with you herc. We’re not getting any of the info till inset. I’d rather be reading and getting my head around things now than this vacuum of information.

Taken me ages to catch up.

I guess she means with students sitting in fixed seats, the only person moving around the class is the teacher/any assistants and therefore the onus is on them to distance accordingly.

In order to move around my class I need to squeeze past the children, usually having to actually touch them as I squeeze past. Distancing, nope.

I know, When 🤣
But although I'm not actually in charge of staff wellbeing (because no one is), I've been on the wrong end of not being able to cope and needing someone to just listen and maybe make some suggestions, so I try to be that person. Not being on SLT is hugely advantageous for that because people will tell me things that they won't tell them, and I can often make things easier as a result.
I feel sorry for SLT too - but often they forget that other people teach 26 periods and have no office with a door they can close.

[quote minisoksmakehardwork]@Appuskidu - I guess she means with students sitting in fixed seats, the only person moving around the class is the teacher/any assistants and therefore the onus is on them to distance accordingly. [/quote]
Obviously not met my bottom set y11. My favourite phrase apparently.
' this is not a wandering lesson'

Im sure there will have to be some investigation into how gov can pay for catchup, but not make schools remotely safe for vulnerable staff students etc

So, 10 kits per school, regardless of size :

schoolsweek.co.uk/coronavirus-schools-to-receive-just-10-home-testing-kits-each/

Apologies if my comments came across as pure SLT bashing. I generally think they're mostly decent humans and have had a rough year. However they do quickly forget the 22 hour a week lesson drag whenever new initiatives come in.

Genuine comment once was "oh this will only take about 20 minutes for each class you teach". When I pointed out that for my 7 different classes that was probably OK, however the drama teacher with 20 different classes hadn't even crossed their mind.

I get that it's hard to see outside your subject bubble/circumstances sometimes but don't then be offended when someone points it out to you.

The information vacuum is really frustrating. It'll mean quick fire policy changes in our department that no one will have thought through properly. Then we'll change everything again, rather than being given time to get it right in the first place.

This will sort it

FFS Boris

schoolsweek.co.uk/boris-johnson-claims-exams-fiasco-has-been-sorted-out/

“in the hours and days and weeks of this new term, you will experience things with an intensity and clarity, believe me that is seldom repeated in your lives.”
“You’ll remember these days and weeks and months, you really really will,” he added.

Oh feel so much better now.

Me too, Riga

We have to have seating plans in place and ready to display on the board for the start of the first lesson. But I've only officially had a class list for my tutor group.

I only teach eight other classes. I really feel for non-core teachers with loads of classes they see once in a blue moon.

We never get class lists on day one. It's as of September comes as a surprise to data man

It’s one of the things I really hate that as standard we don’t get anything in advance hence an avalanche of things to do in September but having to use the time instead on inset stuff that might be completely irrelevant to some. This year is sort of same as usual but on steroids

If kids are staying put and teachers moving presumably whoever has them first puts them in a seating plan and that’s where they stay for all of their non sets lessons?

Too logical probably

but having to use the time instead on inset stuff that might be completely irrelevant to some

I feel this SO much. Mainly irrelevant cpd.

My test of the drawing pad was not successful. It clashed with the interactive whiteboards software. I generally work on an extended screen and it wanted to write on the primary screen, however, powerpoint wanted to present on the secondary screen. In short, it was a faff. Maybe okay if you are based in one room, otherwise pretty useless.

twitter.com/karamballes/status/1298614790768689152

Rolls eyes in surprise. Not.

The blonde kid under Bojo pulls the face they all pull when the head leaves after saying something patently stupid

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That would be logical.

Unfortunately (I'm assuming due to our super slow IT) the current plan is that our kids are going to move and we stay put.

Ours are moving and so are we!!! But not to our normal rooms or in their normal groups. Sigh.

If we can’t source enough antidepressants after brexit schools will definitely be closed.

The first year I taught at my school they hadn't printed the staff planners. Now I always buy my own just in case! But seriously? Did they forget when term started or something? It was October before we had full staff planners.