The Sixty Third Republic - as we glide into staycations the DfE whip up anti-school media storm

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Do any of you work at the schools allowing the kids to sleep in until 10.30 on Monday to be able to watch the football?

No, but I think my head might offer it. She’ll say optional though if she does. Loads of SAHP/WFH parents in my class, so a fair few would come in later I think.

The most annoying kid of course will be dropped off at 7.30 as usual though, and there’ll be fewer of the others around to dilute her.

Jan you posted on here that your dream job was chief librarian teaching Y7.

Get your arse in gear chasing up that Y7 intervention before you settle for filing.

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A thank you from Gav..... (Worth clicking on the link to article at the bottom too)

You’re right too noble. I’m going to have to apply (deadline Wed) in the meantime though. It would help if I knew who my boss would be but it’ll be our new DH, so she’s an unknown quantity.

mistress,

Has their been any update on next year's exams yet? I haven't seen anything in the media. DD1 is currently in Y12 so any changes will affect her.

Course not, Harriet, they were too busy banning mobile phones.

I did wonder! I can see now that banning phones was a much clearer priority

That photo of Gav is asking for a smacking.

That letter is just a rehash of the guidance with 'we are pleased to remove all safety measures, get your jabs folks cos you'll need them' added.

It does clarify that we’ll still have the delights of sanitising everything and freezing in winter though, come on noble!

Where’s your can do attitude gone today?()

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That crossout made no sense. I'm off to bed!

Evidence that the government are geniuses continues to flood in: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4292004-Govt-realises-that-loads-of-people-getting-covid-might-actually-be-an-issue

Look! The new guidance says that only in exceptional circumstances will T&T have to ask schools for help in identifying close contacts. (That’ll be when it’s Bob, or Millie in Reception/Y1/2/3/4/5, then.....)

• undertake contact tracing.
As with positive cases in any other setting, NHS Test and Trace will work with the positive case to identify close contacts. Contacts from a school setting will only be traced by NHS Test and Trace where the positive case specifically identifies the individual as being a close contact. This is likely to be a small number of individuals who would be most at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to the nature of the close contact. You may be contacted in exceptional cases to help with identifying close contacts, as currently happens in managing other infectious diseases.^

@JanFebAnyMonth

Look! The new guidance says that only in exceptional circumstances will T&T have to ask schools for help in identifying close contacts. (That’ll be when it’s Bob, or Millie in Reception/Y1/2/3/4/5, then.....)

• undertake contact tracing.
As with positive cases in any other setting, NHS Test and Trace will work with the positive case to identify close contacts. Contacts from a school setting will only be traced by NHS Test and Trace where the positive case specifically identifies the individual as being a close contact. This is likely to be a small number of individuals who would be most at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to the nature of the close contact. You may be contacted in exceptional cases to help with identifying close contacts, as currently happens in managing other infectious diseases.^

Test and trace are just going to say nobody was near enough to count as a close enough contact, aren’t they!!

They’ve seriously gone mad, haven’t they?

Like, was Matt Hancock holding back the tide???

I think he was more cautious than Ayn Rand worshipping economically focused types.

@noblegiraffe

Like, was Matt Hancock holding back the tide???

Oh my word. I think... I fear... you might be right. This is madness.

Yeah but I never assumed that 'fucking hopeless' Matt Hancock actually had any power.

Oh and have you seen that Jennie Harries has admitted upon questioning that their “plan” for schools it not based on any modelling? (Not surprising really, but....)

This is likely to be a small number of individuals who would be most at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to the nature of the close contact

Eh? Never visited a school? That's actually hilarious. Are they just going to ask them who they've snogged and saying sitting next to people, eating with them, sitting on the bus with them etc doesn't count?

They think we've been exaggerating close contacts basically and that when test and trace do it there'll only be two per child or something. Rude awakenings to come me thinks.

Have you seen there's been a spate of posters on the covid section claiming that schools have been telling kids to isolate and it's not legal? That they are not close contacts according to test and trace and shouldn't have to isolate?

Fuck knows where they've read that but they're keen to spread it around.