The Thirty-Second Republic - Christmas count down - end of term in sight

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If you come with a stick to goad us then that is not allowed in the staffroom and you will receive a detention

Aaaaaarrrrrrrrggghh I'm letting the bastards wind me up.

Hopefully a calmish week for all. It's Christmas but not as we know it.

[quote MrsHerculePoirot]@RigaBalsam no, tier 2, I’m a London borough.

You can see where Greenwich falls within the London boroughs here... we’re aren’t that far below, same colour...[/quote]
what date is the data they've used in that image from. From what I can tell in the independent the rates in Greenwich have increased from 150/100K in the week leading up to 2/12 to 248/100k in the week leading up to 9/12. That would put it in the darkest bracket.

The first number is bad. The 2nd is terrible. Perhaps it will just take 1 person to stick their head above the parapet and go against the government for the rest to start following suit.

If we can get as many children as possible out of school by Tues/Weds we might stand a chance of saving some lives.

Oh and good luck this week. You're nearly there.

twitter.com/RP131/status/1338271475011301382?s=19

Here

Wow rule. (Btw we should prob both be in bed!)

Wonder why it's going down v recently. Fear of tier 3?

Ready for the final week

Almost there!

Have a good day folks!

twitter.com/karamballes/status/1338095514726916096?s=21

What other countries have done te schools....

@Augustbreeze that's the lag time where results of tests haven't been reported yet. Always 4 days of lag - it'll keep going up.

Interesting Twitter thread MrsHercule.
Busy week this week, not like the (almost) end of term at all!

Well done @namechangedyetagain! I am in until the bitter end, not teaching this week as the children aren't doing any work just checking books and doing general crowd control.

Ooooh and Zooming with my next placement, which is SEN!! So excited and hoping it doesn't fall through. Have a good day, all.

Wales are to get rapid result tests so that if you are a contact then you can isolate or take a test daily to be able to keep going to school. Starting with high schools in harder hit areas.

Our infection rate is 70% higher than last weeks! That's a bit scary. And its not that we are just out of lockdown as ours finished in early November.

Back to school today after a week off after losing MIL. Ready for it but crickey I have no idea what it will bring! Silly season!

Oh yes rule, of course, hence the Lag label...

The final push - good luck all!
My bubble burst last week but I'm not a contact so don't have to SI. Waiting w bated breath to find out this am if any cases came in over the weekend- if so. No more Christmas shopping for me!

@13luckyblackcats good luck for your last week. We're not moving schools for placement 2 though I am moving to KS1. I'm just grateful to be getting any experience at all this year! Main point for development is that I need to have more confidence and believe in myself . No idea how to actually do this!!!

Keep going everyone, nearly there. Wishing you safe and uneventful week.

Just got my hopes up as flurry of notifications on work WhatsApp. It was just some silly quiz thing, not an urgent "your bubble has closed, don't come in". Shame! 😀

Great article in The Guardian this morning about the stress teachers are under.

https://amp.theguardian.com/education/2020/dec/14/covid-stress-takes-toll-on-teachers-in-england?CMP=ShareiOSApppOther&twitterr_impression=true

Oops hit post by accident. That's the guardian article.

Feeling guilty about having to isolate despite knowing that's irrational. We last had close contact on Saturday. Very much hope it's not Covid but wouldn't impact school as I luckily bailed on going to the gym with her on Thursday so even if I did have it I wouldn't have been able to infect anyone at school if that makes sense. I saw her on Friday evening and Saturday.

Presumably if she's positive I have to isolate for 10 days starting from when I last saw her? Unless I get sick obviously. Crossing everything not to have it so close to Christmas having made it this far without catching it in school.

Hope you're OK Honey.

Dodginess here. Cover manager is saying I can come to work because it's not my household. Guidelines clearly say if anyone in your support bubble has symptoms you need to all isolate.

Surely they can't make me break guidelines?

Is she a formal support bubble or just a contact? If the letter, technically, I think you wait until test and trace contact you but hat seems silly if you know you were in close contact and the person is positive.

Reprehensible behaviour from some cover people ! It's almost like they never think about the morality or the people!

A few of my dept out today : one because her school is closed? Surely she is keyworker?

Hmm just wondering whether our policy and RA mention bubbles - but anyway, I'd just send them the official guidance.

Really difficult for you though.

Formal support bubble which I'm allowed due to being a lone parent. We're allowed to stay over, share a car etc but have to act as if one household if symptoms arise.