Coronavirus and schools
Discussion
Sheepshanks said:
Wow! Teacher daughter said there was same off today as yesterday - about 50 - at her school of just under 1600.
Same here at my wife's school. A number of vulnerable teachers - pregnant, plus underlying illnesses have been sent home.The kids who are off are already e-learning.
The problem is exams. My wife runs arts and I think some of the exam work, art drama music is already or about to take place. Sculpture, ceramics, printing, for exhibitions, stuff like that can't be done online or at home.
Wildcat45 said:
Same here at my wife's school. A number of vulnerable teachers - pregnant, plus underlying illnesses have been sent home.
The kids who are off are already e-learning.
The problem is exams. My wife runs arts and I think some of the exam work, art drama music is already or about to take place. Sculpture, ceramics, printing, for exhibitions, stuff like that can't be done online or at home.
My daughter is doing an arts A level.The kids who are off are already e-learning.
The problem is exams. My wife runs arts and I think some of the exam work, art drama music is already or about to take place. Sculpture, ceramics, printing, for exhibitions, stuff like that can't be done online or at home.
They are fairly sure it will be graded on coursework to date.
Personally, I think they should issue grades based on predicted grades, as delaying exams isn’t really workable.
A levels and GCSEs are the biggy. My son is doing A levels in May, but no-one has any idea if they’re going ahead. Practically, if we lag Italy, Spain and France by a week or two, then that means we’ll be going into lockdown in early April.
It seems very hard to see how schools can find a way to run two sets of exams across multiple subjects with uncertainty over basic stuff like getting to school, how many pupils will be ill, and how may staff available to invigilate etc.....even whether the exam boards can get the papers over, will they be able to mark and so on.
My son is very laid back, but I have every sympathy for those kids who have revised hard and now don’t know what will be happening, it can only add to the stress.
It seems very hard to see how schools can find a way to run two sets of exams across multiple subjects with uncertainty over basic stuff like getting to school, how many pupils will be ill, and how may staff available to invigilate etc.....even whether the exam boards can get the papers over, will they be able to mark and so on.
My son is very laid back, but I have every sympathy for those kids who have revised hard and now don’t know what will be happening, it can only add to the stress.
ukaskew said:
I've survived two days of isolation with my 5 year old child and already I have to give some thought to which day it actually is! A conservative estimate would suggest a minimum of another 34 days to go (after the Easter holidays).
School have sent resources out this evening so that's something, yesterday we did some planting in the garden, went for a short walk, played on the Switch and between us we've basically had 4 days worth of food!
Today I tried to actually work from home a bit, so he spent longer on the Switch than is probably acceptable in terms of good parenting. Also consumed another 4 days worth of food.
He's great company but 36 days with anyone with nowhere to go is going to be challenging!
Poundtoy.School have sent resources out this evening so that's something, yesterday we did some planting in the garden, went for a short walk, played on the Switch and between us we've basically had 4 days worth of food!
Today I tried to actually work from home a bit, so he spent longer on the Switch than is probably acceptable in terms of good parenting. Also consumed another 4 days worth of food.
He's great company but 36 days with anyone with nowhere to go is going to be challenging!
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21TonyK said:
hondafanatic said:
Same here...tomorrow we will be collapsing classes together so even if staff are off we should manage with a bigger drop in pupils.
Same here. From our Head, we are now at the stage of caring for and keeping safe, not teaching.Tomorrow we expect to be at 50% pupils and similar staff.
Dropped my Year 2 kid off this morning and no staff members are out and 1 child (of 28 in the class) is off.
One of the parents (I bumped into this morning) is an ICU nurse funnily enough. She's mentioned that if the school closes, she'll have to do less shifts at work.
This is going to be bad for the NHS if schools are forced to close.
oyster said:
What age are these kids?
Dropped my Year 2 kid off this morning and no staff members are out and 1 child (of 28 in the class) is off.
One of the parents (I bumped into this morning) is an ICU nurse funnily enough. She's mentioned that if the school closes, she'll have to do less shifts at work.
This is going to be bad for the NHS if schools are forced to close.
Bit of a different situation, I work in a special school but our absences are across the board from 4-19. Today more kids off (nearly half) and more staff off. Will be far worse if we are in next week.Dropped my Year 2 kid off this morning and no staff members are out and 1 child (of 28 in the class) is off.
One of the parents (I bumped into this morning) is an ICU nurse funnily enough. She's mentioned that if the school closes, she'll have to do less shifts at work.
This is going to be bad for the NHS if schools are forced to close.
All staff with underlying conditions being asked to declare them so they can judge who might not be in after the weekend.
21TonyK said:
oyster said:
What age are these kids?
Dropped my Year 2 kid off this morning and no staff members are out and 1 child (of 28 in the class) is off.
One of the parents (I bumped into this morning) is an ICU nurse funnily enough. She's mentioned that if the school closes, she'll have to do less shifts at work.
This is going to be bad for the NHS if schools are forced to close.
Bit of a different situation, I work in a special school but our absences are across the board from 4-19. Today more kids off (nearly half) and more staff off. Will be far worse if we are in next week.Dropped my Year 2 kid off this morning and no staff members are out and 1 child (of 28 in the class) is off.
One of the parents (I bumped into this morning) is an ICU nurse funnily enough. She's mentioned that if the school closes, she'll have to do less shifts at work.
This is going to be bad for the NHS if schools are forced to close.
All staff with underlying conditions being asked to declare them so they can judge who might not be in after the weekend.
Last Visit said:
I'm sure England will be soon to follow on with this.
Even if it wasn't their intention to do it soon I think effectively many will close this Friday anyway, the 14 day household isolation rule has brought many schools to their knees this week. Many, like my sons school, are also sending any kids home with a hint of a cough or cold, so the knock on effect is already huge (i.e. many parents are also teachers).
Dromedary66 said:
Mail saying that 25% of teachers have "self-isolated"
Hardly a surprise that they'd jump at the chance to get an extended holiday. As if 12 weeks a year isn't enough.
I'm sure the supply teachers are chuffed at the prospect of weeks without pay.Hardly a surprise that they'd jump at the chance to get an extended holiday. As if 12 weeks a year isn't enough.
Teachers surrounded by sniffling kids with poor hygiene has been normal years, but obviously they can't work through it given the current guidelines.
If indeed the schools do close this week for the foreseeable future, my work better set up some sort of creche!!
My company provides the liquid oxygen for the hospitals and as such, i will be at work, and my wife is NHS so also at work......i wonder how many others in critical jobs will have to send their children to the highest risk group of grandparents!!
My company provides the liquid oxygen for the hospitals and as such, i will be at work, and my wife is NHS so also at work......i wonder how many others in critical jobs will have to send their children to the highest risk group of grandparents!!
AceKid said:
If indeed the schools do close this week for the foreseeable future, my work better set up some sort of creche!!
My company provides the liquid oxygen for the hospitals and as such, i will be at work, and my wife is NHS so also at work......i wonder how many others in critical jobs will have to send their children to the highest risk group of grandparents!!
Schools are asking if you are a key workers, if so they will still take yours.My company provides the liquid oxygen for the hospitals and as such, i will be at work, and my wife is NHS so also at work......i wonder how many others in critical jobs will have to send their children to the highest risk group of grandparents!!
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