The Fortieth Republic - Schools are safe but they are vectors so go online

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You are most welcome to this school staff support thread to get us through stressful times. It is meant for school staff only – a sort of room of requirement. Baiters, haters, goaders, and bashers can jog on somewhere else.

If you are NOT staff and just have a general education query please start your own thread.

You can play here if you are a member of one the following groups-

-ABBA - anti bashers and baiting association
-SWAB - school workers against bashers
-SWOT - school workers opposing teacherbashers
-STARS - schoolworkers together against ranting + slurs

Do not give the staffroom password just in case it attracts the wrong sort

Other requirements for staff room entry include the ability to find the staff room, the ability to find a clean mug in the staff room, knowledge of the photocopier codes, and the ability to sniff out where the booze is stashed - Thirsty Tuesdays, Fizz Fridays now in operation.

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

I don't have a Twinkl subscription but if you do, something like this? Or even maths rangoli...

www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-254127-rangoli-colour-by-number-activity-sheets

Could you do something based on Andy Goldsworthy and his nature art? Get them to come up with some ideas and sketch them and then suggest as an extension they might like to recreate them for real and take pictures over the weekend.

Thanks guys your suggestions have got my creativity going again. Got an idea now

Don't mention twinkl.... the lurkers will attack!

teacher.desmos.com/collection/5fedc6992459960d19c40722
desmosers There's a collection here with a few decent activities on.

MrsH Or Becky will send me another friggin email!

I think this is quite deliberate on the part of the DfE.
They didn't want to close schools and certainly not on teachers' behalf.
They were forced into having to officially close them (in name only) but have got round it by expanding the eligibility list to a ridiculous degree.

Fortunately, our Head is giving parents the third degree and deterring as many kids as she can from coming in.

@HercwasanEnemyofEducation

teacher.desmos.com/collection/5fedc6992459960d19c40722 desmosers There's a collection here with a few decent activities on.

Thank you!

Fortunately, our Head is giving parents the third degree and deterring as many kids as she can from coming in

My kids primary school have sent out numerous letters to almost begging them to keep their kids off it’d they can.
They’ve taken the numbers of the parents line managers, I presume to check parents hours.

They were forced into having to officially close them (in name only)

Have you not seen the language being used? Gavin Williamson tweeted about schools being 'partially closed' and the DfE documents talk about limiting attendance.

If you want to partially closed schools and limit attendance, do it with rotas. FFS.

Fuck them. Bastards and corrupt bastards the lot of them.

Does anyone know what happened with the legal challenge? Did they come up with the data?

For any fans of Mr P...

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/anger-parents-told-report-schools-19581329

He is dreamy!

Is there a thread anywhere with cancelled exams and alternatives discussed? I'd quite like to hear different perspectives on what people think/want to happen.

@HercwasanEnemyofEducation

He is dreamy!

Is there a thread anywhere with cancelled exams and alternatives discussed? I'd quite like to hear different perspectives on what people think/want to happen.

Tiptoed out of The Staffroom and this appeared in Active:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4129099-Why-was-there-not-a-clear-plan-B-for-exams

Is there anyone who isn't a fan of Mr P?

I've got an exams cancelled thread in Secondary www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/4125897-Exams-cancelled

Thanks both. Interested to see how it will play out but need a wider perspective than "what I would do for maths".

But one of the reasons I don't think this is a conspiracy is that didn't they broaden the guidance for who could come into school in the summer ? Maybe not in published guidance but wasn't something said (probably in response to Anne Longfield or similar) about kids who didn't have tech being able to come into school? And obviously schools and everyone became more aware of which vulnerable children needed to be in.

And wan't there always some discussion over whether KW children had to have one or two keyworker parents?

In summer it was both at my child's school, just one now.

Coldest night of the winter, we're expecting snow here tonight, and my main heater appears to be broken.

Fab-u-loud

• -lous, obviously.

Reading the thread from stressed nursery teacher being pressured by SLT / LA to send tasks out and ensure parents send evidence of learning back is quite hilarious really.....

Especially the story of the 10 month old eating the plastic bag Pom Pom mum has to make during first lockdown

Stress-induced insomnia is such a joy

Is there anyone who isn't a fan of Mr P?

I find him a tiny bit egotistical. But he makes good points and often funny. Do not fancy him!

I'd have slept like a log if toddler didn't have a temp half the night.

At home today but obviously now booking a test, sorting out eldest's home learning (that may not happen) and need to do two things for school for home learning.

Feel like I've been hit by a bus.,

Anyone seen the breakout at Aston Villa? Not sure exactly on their testing regimes but they are definitely tested twice a week. They're outside training too! Just shows how this "test instead of isolate" rule is a bit bonkers.

There's been loads at football clubs recently. It's a concern, isn't it!