The Thirty-ninth Republic - Covid Carnage continues and spring term is just about to start

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I was talking to a friend earlier who works in the hospital. She said the cases in hospital here have doubled in the last week, and she thinks all the ventilators might be in use now. She's not actually on a covid ward, but she said the feeling in the hospital is worse than April. She looked really scared and stressed

Anyone else on the wine tonight? This weekend and today has been SOOO stressful.

@Monkeytennis97 I note in the guidance you can still visit care homes, I hope this covers your DS?

@GravityFalls

Anyone else on the wine tonight? This weekend and today has been SOOO stressful.

I don’t know yet if I’m in work tomorrow so Plus, I don’t actually have any wine in the house and gin seems a bit de trop for a Monday just after University Challenge.......

I don't drink, but I have eaten Chinese takeaway and chocolate.

We've been told to all go in tomorrow to plan, surveys going out to parents tomorrow, emphasised keep children at home unless they absolutely must be in school, staff meeting on zoom at lunchtime.

DH not impressed at having to shield again. Will I have to go in at all, or "work from home" again, I wonder?

@MsAwesomeDragon

I don't drink, but I have eaten Chinese takeaway and chocolate.

Snap 🤣🤣🤣 except I had an apple turnover instead of chocolate

Nothing from school saying not to come in so I guess I’ll be in? Not sure what doing apart from going Aaargh to colleagues about exams.

The stay at home order isn’t legal till Wednesday.

@NeurotreeWenceslas

Having said that my English gcse was 100% course work.

Mine too and no Shakespeare

No Shakespeare. Sob

No large dataset. Yay!

In tomorrow and the only if covering KW. I'm so relieved!

Do we know for sure that he's including KS2 assessments as part of "end of year exams"? Anyone seen anything?

No Shakespeare. Sob

I had a fantastic English teacher who always let me go on trips to Stratford despite me not doing A-level english so not all was lost

I hope nursery staff can wear masks if they wish.

The biggest outbreak I know of was at my son's nursery! I know why they're keeping them in; (safeguarding, impossible to work with a small child at home, I couldn't) it doesn't help keep them safe though. Bloody hope they get vax priority.

We are at work as normal tomorrow (Sen.)

Are YR having to stay open?

@Frlrlrubert

In tomorrow and the only if covering KW. I'm so relieved!

Oh no wait, on second reading it's ambiguous whether we have to come in to teach live.

I've messaged my placement school and offered to do whatever is needed as I know there are staff isolating etc. What else can I do as a student?

@CarrieBlue

No Shakespeare. Sob

I had a fantastic English teacher who always let me go on trips to Stratford despite me not doing A-level english so not all was lost

One of my favourite students came on the London A level lit trip and dropped it the week after. He said he'd just wanted one more English trip!

@namechangedyetagain

I've messaged my placement school and offered to do whatever is needed as I know there are staff isolating etc. What else can I do as a student?

Write your essay 🤣🤣🤣

Guidance says Early Years settings open, but I do wonder if they know that involves most primaries.....

Yep there is that, good news is that they've given me an extension so now have until beginning of Feb to submit. But yes, if I'm not in school - no excuses!

I feel completely furious at the short notice they've given tonight. My own children school is closed tomorrow whilst they sort KW places.

The guidance says: In the circumstances, we do not think it is possible for all exams in the summer to go ahead as planned. We will accordingly be working with Ofqual to consult rapidly to put in place alternative arrangements that will allow students to progress fairly.

Well after a day of it being so cold due to open windows that the children all wore their coats all day, tonight's announcement was a relief. We are waiting to hear from SLT about tomorrow. Last time KW kid care was on a rota.

@noblegiraffe

No large dataset. Yay!

Oh I hadn't thought of that, yay!!!!