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

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@RafaIsTheKingOfClay have the bestest time EVER!

I've just been accused of being petty for pointing out that the calendar has 190 pupil days instead of 189. By a union rep 🤦🏼‍♀️

@Piggywaspushed

Thanks jan : this is astonishing

However, reviews into the policy are ongoing, and Test and Trace may not consider those in schools as contacts unless there is a major outbreak, The Independent understands. Unions have therefore asked the DfE to urgently clarify the definition of what “contact” means within the school setting.

We’ll be back to adverts saying that school buildings are 100% covid secure. No close contacts will therefore need to be identified. There is nothing to see here…

Enjoy seeing your mum, Rafa!!

Oh crikey I obviously hadn’t read that bit. We’re going to be in lockdown again at this rate aren’t we?! (NB non-specific use of “rate”, although it be used specifically too at the moment....)

@MrsHamlet, that isn't petty! It's correct!

Three kids who did D of E silver last week have tested positive. Utter insanity even to run the trip IMHO.

So 25 kids died but surely the figures are disingenuous. As thats 25/however many have had covid. Not all kids.
So 25 of 20% of 12m.
Anyway 4x kids to get to 80%. So another 75 kids?
But also refelected in hospitalization and icu.

I see no predicted from gov.

Dp was just determined that school contacts could test pcr and be released. Oh dear.

Do you think it was the transport or the camping??

@MrsHamlet is that because of the extra bank holiday or is it always 189… in union rep should I know this 🤣🤣🤣

Tetrst

Sorry phone being weird. Will post later on laptop but if my son has Covid am I meant to carry on teaching?

@TheHoneyBadger

Sorry phone being weird. Will post later on laptop but if my son has Covid am I meant to carry on teaching?

Nope. After 16th Aug you can continue of double vaccinated. If now you have to isolate. Is your DS okay?

@TheHoneyBadger

Sorry phone being weird. Will post later on laptop but if my son has Covid am I meant to carry on teaching?

No. That's the situation I am in - DD has symptoms and is waiting for the results of a PCR following positive LFT.

I'm at home self-isolating with her and had to get a PCR too, following current guidance. I am LFT negative and double jabbed, she is LFT positive and single jabbed.

piggy Nadine is at it again....

He’s fine I was thinking about next term. How is that ok? Would parents be told their children are being taught by someone who is living with a positive case?

Madness. I’m also not comfortable with being forced to leave ds home alone for 10 days and you can’t send them anywhere else. And he’s 14.

Well, Nad is talking bollocks there. As per.

Another case here. Thats 4 i think.

@noblegiraffe

piggy Nadine is at it again....

On the plus side, it means CAHMS is trending on Twitter.

🤷‍♀️

My kids’ school is letting them go in at 11 on Monday and they can wear red, white and blue.

Meanwhile in the US, a court has just approved for a school to continue giving electric shocks to 'misbehaving' SEN pupils.

www.the-sun.com/news/3250029/school-wins-court-battle-electric-shock-therapy-pupils/

The headline says therapy, it's not, it's more like using a cattle prod.

Jesus that story gets worse the more of it you read.

@MrsHerculePoirot it's the extra bank holiday. Directed time is down from 1265 too

Just seen this for sale on FB, @noblegiraffe

Reminds me of Chris!

We're keeping registers open until 10am on Monday. Seems ok.

I've seen the timetables for next year. I really, really hope that they get stuck to because it would be so nice to go back to normal timings and class logistics. Felt almost nostalgic looking at it.