Temporary broom closet in lieu of staff creating a staffroom

[TheHoneyBadger]

Just in case she got lucky and is in the one school that still goes to the pub.

Checking in...

@Piggyinblankets

It seems they are determined to plough on with this unreliable, dangerous crap.

I was reading the guidance and note that it still says older pupils should distance form each other and not touch each other. Does anyone work in a school where this is actually adhered to??

It’s ok that the tests don’t work, because we are all social distancing, so that’s reassuring!

Looks like primary back as normal on 4th.

There'll be 3 U turns before the 4th.....

Dumping all the test kits on schools so they can blame Headteachers when it doesn’t get done? Wtf have I just read?
If they are relying on parental pressure to force Heads to implement it they can count me out .

Outrageous

These tests seem like a complete waste of (a lot of) time. I can only see ways they'd make things worse. What difference will one week of reduced contact make to safety in schools? The unions seem particularly useless too

Once again us in primary will get ignored. Cant have our free childcare closed.

Sorry for snarky comment. Must admit I'm finding this 2 weeks stressful rather than relaxing as know the government are not going to do the right thing.

Listening to Matt Hancock and shaking my head. My sister arrived in the country on Friday (not from South Africa) - no one has asked her about her covid status or checked that she's quarantining! She could be spreading it all over the place.

Ugh... Jenny is with him.

Urgh that woman.

@MrsChristmasHamlet

Listening to Matt Hancock and shaking my head. My sister arrived in the country on Friday (not from South Africa) - no one has asked her about her covid status or checked that she's quarantining! She could be spreading it all over the place.

I’m sure our tier rules aren’t the problem. It’s the lack of enforcement or checking people are following them.

I doubt you need very many people doing the wrong thing to make it impossible to control outbreaks.

Exactly that, Rafa. We don’t need to go as far as sealing people up in their homes but we need to get stricter with monitoring. If, at this stage of a global pandemic, I still wanted to travel globally I would expect very strict check ups when I returned.

I can't believe they're still going ahead with this insane scheme. Half the bloody country in tier four yet it'll be business as usual for us. I could scream

Schools question!

Isn't the South African strain the one that's more harmful to children??

Can't believe my county's not gone into tier 4, can't believe we're not going into lockdown, can't believe Christmas get togethers still allowed.

Didn't say anything about dates....

Jenny telling us we aren't at risk natch

@Piggywaspushed

Jenny telling us we aren't at risk natch

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Totally ignored her question about online learning. Still parroting the same old shit.

@Cantaloupeisland

Totally ignored her question about online learning. Still parroting the same old shit.

Yup.

Don't worry, they're putting a 'plan in place'!

Shame they're not mentioning that it's scrapping isolation in favour of some dodgy tests that nobody will have time to administer

What did they answer? My Dad was talking through it. 🙄

I do wish they'd all just shut up now. It's all hot air.

Question about primaries now. But Hancock won't answer them. Passes on to the ladeez.