The Sixtieth Republic - One half term to go - just need to survive Sports Day and Activities Week!

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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 for school staff to let off steam.

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.

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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. Do not sit on the chairs and do wear a mask. Finally, upload your covid test results twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays.

@JanFebAnyMonth

So we’d call that an interment beach, is that term used in the US? But as you say, everything’s messed up anyway! We’re hoping to have something similar to what you describe for my brother, but goodness knows when, if we want his fellow residents to be able to attend, they're all ECV.

honey you’re a concerned householder not a bleating holiday maker! Interesting about possible political background to the redlisting.

I'm actually not sure if that's the term we would use. Maybe! I'm lucky enough that this is the first time I've been an adult and had to deal with the death of a close family member.

Noble whereabouts can one find your new thread?

Here, beach www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4262080-Delta-variant-spreading-in-schools

Oh blimey. You really have brought them all out of the woodwork.

@RafaIsTheKingOfClay

Oh blimey. You really have brought them all out of the woodwork.

And yet when there was a thread about Sir Kevan resigning it was pretty quiet.

@noblegiraffe

Yes, who am I really???!

Dangling would say “an English teacher!”

You're going to need a new cover story, soon.

No-one is buying the "little old me? Humble part time maths teacher?" schtick any more

BP raised 5000% reading that thread, BTW.

People. Cannot. Read.

I’d love to rock up to a Republic meet-up and turn out to be Helena Bonham-Carter or someone. (Not sure why her, I’ve been watching The Crown and she is rather fabulous).

I don’t think I can post on it Dangling. I’m not sure I can be trusted to not get banned.

I think you are Prof Deepta Gurdasani . I think that's an implication.

All respect to you, Noblegiraffe, you truly don't quit.

I have to admit that I am feeling quite ground down by the relentless awfulness of the U.K. government's response to the pandemic.

But I take heart and strength from your example.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-57357663

Research on educational attainment and those fuckers still refused Sir Kevan’s recommendations.

Thanks cat!

That’s a really long game the professor has played there, piggy! They must be extremely pissed off that my posting history gives every appearance of being a part-time maths teacher. (Not sure about the ‘humble’, Dangling )

I've just engaged on work for next week. Oh dear... maths obs on Wednesday, no boards done before end of term (no idea what to put on them, we're doing a curriculum mopping up/revision term), haven't planned any English writing (I'm doing it for the whole phase - my turn), haven't started reports. Woohoo.

But, France will let us in double vaxed as of 9th June. Glad I didn't cancel my chunnel ticket.. just in case.

But will we be allowed back in here? Guessing it's amber? Could maybe go to my sister's place in Nimes but I believe we have to have a letter of approval from the local mayor to visit our relatives now

Signing in. Thanks Staff!

It is amber. Now Portugal’s been taken off the list I think everywhere left on the green list is now places that won’t let you in or will only let you in if double vaxxed.

But will we be allowed back in here?

Not yet. Johnson is going to fold on anything sensible though right? If no one ends up being able to go abroad due to HIS decision, he'll be unpopular, and he doesn't like that.

I believe we have to have a letter of approval from the local mayor to visit our relatives now

Yep. Can't go for a wander in Europe (officially) either. Need bookings.

Can I pop in and have a quick panic? Being formally observed on my first ever time lesson next week . Not planned anything. Nor for English. Or phonics. Or finished my folder despite working on it for two days.

Aaaarrrrrgggghhhh.

Have given up for tonight in the hope that the planning will suddenly come to me whilst drinking gin.

I'm still completely in awe of you doing all of this without even thinking!

name I k is it is easier said than done and it’s not nice being observed but just try to do what you would normally do and make sure you show some evidence of the target you have been given for that observation.

You’ll be fine!

I think it's teaching time that I'm most scared about. Wide range in the class (pre key stage to gd) and i don't always have a TA. It's tricky. It's my moderation observation so I want it to be ok. Ive got myself in a tizz about it all so much so I cant think clearly!

Hello all - thanks for the new thread! Place marking while I catch up

@MrsHamlet Swear our PE teachers all stick Just Dance on YouTube and leave the kids to it whilst they put their feet up

[quote Cantaloupeisland]@MrsHamlet Swear our PE teachers all stick Just Dance on YouTube and leave the kids to it whilst they put their feet up [/quote]
Ours are all Heads of Year so thankfully, have the time to do that. No one else in every other dept even goes for those jobs in my school anymore