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

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Is the head of the Oasis Trust now making all
Education decisions and the dfe following him? 😆

@motherrunner

Is the head of the Oasis Trust now making all Education decisions and the dfe following him? 😆

Well they will almost certainly do a better job - they can't do worse!

So with that proposed rota system the timetable would have to be completely redone right? As its not half a year group in, but different year groups? That will work well if we get the usual 5 minutes notice.

Hmm interesting that the independent article says that primaries will stay open no matter what. With what staff? If it's at high level in the community and children of teachers, tas and lunch supervisors are at home with their kids we won't have a safe ratio.
Anyway, we have a 3 hr teams call to go through the RA tomorrow. I feel it's a bit cheeky to do that in holidays , esp when considering our insets next week were cut from 2 days to 1 to get the kids back in sooner.

Garbled sentence, apologies- typing on this phone is tricky.

@RobertsUncle that's very cheeky. You should say you're away, or ask to be paid for half a day

Hercwasonaroll
We've been Oked to wear PPE if we provide it. Any visor recommendations?

Depending on ho much you want to spend. But I do like these.

www.toolstation.com/honeywell-bionic-face-shield/p57929

Otherwise they also do

www.toolstation.com/medworx-face-shield/p91644

Is this study one ever seen already or a new one?

Slightly confusing but also concerning.

hospitalhealthcare.com/covid-19/school-children-could-play-a-role-in-spreading-covid-19/

In lockdown areas such as Greater Manchester, which have greater restrictions to stop the spread of the virus, wearing face coverings will become mandatory in school corridors where social distancing is more difficult.
In areas of England not subject to tighter restrictions, headteachers will have discretion over whether to require face masks, but the government will no longer advise against their use, a senior government source said.

Wow, missed the whole last thread ! My self catering holiday In the french countryside was cancelled so ended up on a city break having to eat out to help out and getting close to people . Just had training day info and now turning off my emails until Monday.
Another U turn by BoJo I see.

@RobertsUncle the aim of keeping primaries open is purely childcare, surely. God knows who will be doing it though - our crazy "anyone can be a teacher" friend will have a solution to that, I'm sure.

This is the research:

www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(20)31023-4/fulltext

Damn it do I need to buy more masks or not?

@hedgehogger1
It will be recorded so if we are busy (as I am of course!) we can watch it later.
I feel churlish making a fuss as the head must have worked her socks off to put it together!
We had mtgs over Eater hols and half term - didn't mind so much as we were in emergency mode. Now it feels it's just assumed we'll do it.

@hedgehogger1

Damn it do I need to buy more masks or not?

I’m getting the sewing machine out again tomorrow to run a few more up

I wish they would just be clear heads will bow to parental pressure which I don't I know what that is at my school at the moment.

@CountDuckulasKetchup

So with that proposed rota system the timetable would have to be completely redone right? As its not half a year group in, but different year groups? That will work well if we get the usual 5 minutes notice.

Even half a year group would be difficult in KS4 due to different options I imagine.

Glad I'm not in charge of timetables. Though, if I were, I'd have tried to arrange it so I could switch to one week on one week off with half of each class in, not even sure if it would be possible to do that tbh.

Checking in staff.
That’s Good news Herc
Got a rather strong lemon gin here, cheers

@RobertsUncle the kids going back one day later would surely not make much difference and wouldn't mean staff started the term pissed off :P

@hedgehogger1
I'm probably the only one pissed off and will be made to feel like 'the difficult one' if I say anything.
I think I'll just fly under the radar - say I have plans, and just read the doc which will take 20 mins!

Yup. I'd do that. I'd be beyond annoyed in your situation

@RobertsUncle

Hmm interesting that the independent article says that primaries will stay open no matter what. With what staff? If it's at high level in the community and children of teachers, tas and lunch supervisors are at home with their kids we won't have a safe ratio. Anyway, we have a 3 hr teams call to go through the RA tomorrow. I feel it's a bit cheeky to do that in holidays , esp when considering our insets next week were cut from 2 days to 1 to get the kids back in sooner.

Exactly! If enough staff aren’t in, they will close. If vulnerable staff are off, they will close.

Repeating the mantra ‘primary schools won’t close’ won’t staff them, no matter how hard you wish it would!

[quote NeurotrashWarrior]Is this study one ever seen already or a new one?

Slightly confusing but also concerning.

hospitalhealthcare.com/covid-19/school-children-could-play-a-role-in-spreading-covid-19/[/quote]
Yes, seen that one. It has been criticised for concluding that children are infectious when all the evidence they have gathered is amount of virus present. I personally think it is certainly good information to bear in mind if getting close to children with symptoms!

www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/face-mask-covering-clear-transparent-deaf-hidden-disability-exemption-card-coronavirus-a9634151.html

Not visors, but there's a few links to transparent face masks here.

I’ve just panic bought extra masks 🤣