The Forty Fourth Republic - primaries sort of in, secondaries out, Gormless Gav says two weeks notice

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Hello - just place marking. Hope you're all ok - I have catching up to do but my anxiety is through the roof so I'm lying low for now.

I think it's good what the neu have announced.

The Daily mail and U4T with all their whining could have done something like that. But no. They only care about Florence's ballet classes.

@namechangedyetagain chin up - it happens to us all my Y10 lesson on Friday was a complete car crash because the visualiser wouldn't work!

I'm shattered this week and it's only Tuesday! Loads to do and I am finding it nigh on impossible to plan ahead because obviously, we have no clue what is happening in secondary schools (or primary!) After half term.

It's little things like do I convert the assessment scheduled for after half term into forms in case we are still remote. It will take me an hour to do and I don't have an hour to waste Then again, if I don't convert it now and we are still remote, it will be a rush

To top it off, my KS3 co-ordinator had a snap at me today about something SLT have asked for it's very unusual for him to do that and I know it's not personal but I felt a bit crap.

Hoping tomorrow is better

MrsH I think you did the right thing

Sorry, that should say vaccines not vouchers- I was listening to the call at the same time!

NEU partnering with DMirror and Viking to get essential paper etc to deprived primary pupils.

Good because they're doing something.

Bad because why hasn't govt done it and union badgers will say they're wanting to prolong school closure.....

🦡 should be badgers of course......

Aargh autocorrect, badgers

Noooooooo

BASHERS

Union Badgers

Might have known who'd have the perfect illustration!

@MrsHamlet no judgement here you sound a lovely friend.

In other news, I'm staying in my school until the course ends. So happy about that. I just need to be good enough to pass, get the QTS, get the PGCE and then to get a job!

Hoping tonight I will sleep and not be woken up by odd dreams about being chucked off the course, interviews and lesson plans!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/living_overseas/4146654-How-long-have-schools-been-closed-where-you-are

Fascinating thread here!

MrsH no judgement here either. Sometimes common sense comes above "rules".

I hope your friend is OK.

I know she'd have done the same for me. She lives with her husband but he doesn't know how poorly she is.

Boxer has gone a bit far now.

Just remembered that Boxer did a load of lessons for Oak Academy so might be a bit pissed off at a 'celeb' suggesting the government should have asked him instead.

Kate Green has joined the NEU call.

mistress , Rosen was not remotely, not even remotely, criticising teachers...

MrsH essential visit for care purposes. Unless you had an illegal rave with your cup of tea...

Lots of comments on neu Facebook page unhappy with that announcement. Agree it's a good thing but why is it up to unions to do what the government should be doing? Also what happens if schools go back sooner rather than later - it's a lot of money and resources to channel into home learning which might not last that long anyway- especially if this is supposedly the 'last lockdown'!

It's PR, isn't it. If we end up having to strike or whatever, no-one can say "oh, they don't care about the children".

I think it's a really savvy political move.

And let's face it, buying kids in poverty some stationery or art resources is hardly wasted money when they do come back to school! I mean, I'm sure we've all given/bought students stationery before?

NEU partnering with DMirror and Viking to get essential paper etc to deprived primary pupils

Quite a few of the kids I’m teaching online say they have no paper. Secondary though.

Good for the NEU we have had to supply lots of children with basic stationary.

@MrsHamlet

I did a bad thing. I went to a friend's house and went in and had a cup of tea. We teach together and I'm really really really worried about her mental health. I know it's not allowed but I am so worried. I've been nowhere. She's been nowhere. It felt like the right thing to do.

I would say that was a good thing you did

Totally not unusual for us to buy supplies/reading books/pencil crayons/pocket tissues/food/money for clubs/bus money for kids at school at all in normal times (as in out of teachers' personal money, not school funds).