The Sixty-Sixth Republic - Who will be the medal winners on Results Day? Grade inflation predicted again

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Got an invitation for an Ipso/Mori PCR test to be taken mid Sept. To assess the prevalence of Covid in the population. Bring it on, I’ll be in one of the most likely places to catch it then.

Lots of pupils off either isolating or with Covid at the moment. More than I remember seeing at any other time tbh. I feel it is only a matter of time just now - hopefully mild dose but I can't see how I can avoid it in the crowds I'm in and with so many "chin" mask wearers! Who posted that link that led me to a photo of John Swinney?

Sorry mistress, that was me!

honey, have I discovered your side hustle?

Yeah no webcams, no mics, no WiFi.

When it was fully live lessons, staff brought their own laptops in or taught live from home. School tech is woeful.

You know Amazon will keep giving you recommendations of sweary things now, Jan?

DD had her Covid jab yesterday, at the local vacc centre. There were lots of 16-17 year olds there. I resisted the very strong urge to tell one cool dude to pull his trousers up as they were causing his bottom to hang out. And one woman turned up with no mask on which caused me to mutter quite a lot.
I am going into school tomorrow and that's the first time I've thought about it or done any work. We've 2 inset days next week totally pointless as usual and then back to actual normal on 6th. Saw a Scottish school on the lunchtime news having an actual assembly, all kids in person in the hall - not looking forward to going back to that.

Ah. Hadn’t thought of that mistress.

If I'm symptomatic enough to test for covid and then come back positive I will be telling work I'm ill, even if I'm well enough to be put upon to ask for work. I am NOT providing it from home if I'm officially ill.

I'd like to apologise now on behalf of everyone delivering inset. I know it's shit and you want to get on with the job. Me too!

@noblegiraffe

Who voted good? 👀 (you will be unsurprised to hear I voted terrible).

Very shocked at the ‘cannot answer’. I mean

I'd like to apologise now on behalf of everyone delivering inset. I know it's shit and you want to get on with the job. Me too!

Extract from the letters recurved today by parents of virtually all previously CEV children in England (Welsh parents received a similar letter):

“It is important that your child continues to attend their school or other educational settings. A lack of schooling is known to have a significant negative impact on children, reducing their life chances and making physical and mental health issues worse. All early years providers, schools and colleges are continuing to put in place measures to help minimise the risk of spreading COVID-19.”

And then there’s this- Parents United are not going to be impressed:

www.tes.com/news/dfe-hires-attendance-advisers-cut-school-absence-covid?fbclid=IwAR2xg1fiI2JDgj0s1omrxnblz1yPTmb2lKIlzCjWkxox3N2EPe_Zj7Nmrcw

Well that's an out and out lie, isn't it? There are zero measures in place.

I wonder if anyone outside of education realises that it's literally doubling our work load

Given they don’t understand the volume of a normal workload, you’re probably right. They think magic technology will do it all.

All early years providers, schools and colleges are continuing to put in place measures to help minimise the risk of spreading COVID-19.”

Such a lie.

Given they don’t understand the volume of a normal workload, you’re probably right. They think magic technology will do it all.

Yeah, very few outwardly care and will conveniently forget all of that when it comes to complaining…

Checking in from our holiday on the North Yorkshire coast. I have refrained from reading any guidance as it will give me the rage.

@Piggywaspushed I completely understand how you’re feeling. I am so scared either H or I will get Covid again. I’m hoping a dose of it last December plus our jabs will mean we don’t get as ill if we do. H is still not back to normal now.

It’s interesting that despite so many people saying schools are covid safe and children don’t catch or spread it, those people seem to now be saying schools will be fine as all kids have had it now anyway!

Thanks medra.

@Appuskidu

It’s interesting that despite so many people saying schools are covid safe and children don’t catch or spread it, those people seem to now be saying schools will be fine as all kids have had it now anyway!

It's driving me a bit mad. Why is no one talking openly about how it's all a crock of shit? By which I mean, people I know - not just the normal shouties on Twitter. It's bonkers.. like the emperors new clothes. Just weird.

U4T are going to go MAD

twitter.com/hendopolis/status/1430633346518945796?s=21

No parental consent needed to vaccinate 12+? Plans to be drawn up by 4pm Friday.

Why is no one talking openly about how it's all a crock of shit?

Was the same last September.

Fingers in ears. Lalala not listening, and it all goes away.

Yep, U4T mad.

Tbh, suggesting that 12+ don't need parental consent is unacceptable. It also suggests that they are thinking of administering it through schools which would be grim.