Coronavirus and schools

[prand]

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.

Not really necessary to add the insulting (to teachers who are trying to prevent spread of CV) comment.

[Petrus1983]

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’ve been married to a teacher - believe me, they definitely don’t get 12 weeks and work fking hard for the pay/respect they get.

[gregs656]

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.

Why not apply some critical thinking before posting this crap?

[hondafanatic]

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.

Ever thought that 25% are in the high risk category and have been advised to self-isolate.

[Grandad Gaz]

lost in espace said:

My sons school Hitchin Boys has just announced it is closing at the end of the week, staff shortages.

Both my kids are off as my wife coughing.

Yes, we have a couple of teachers with four kids next door to us. They both teach at Hitchin Boys and have been off since Monday.

[eldar]

fttm said:

Schools in our Canadian Province are closing from tomorrow until September .

What effect will that have on exams and child care? A big chunk to take out of kid's education.

[Gio G]

Unless told otherwise, my daughter's school will be off Friday, so they can test Google classrooms in readiness to perform lessons remotely.

G

[Piha]

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.

This is a terribly uninformed and unwarranted comment. Go away and have a think about what you post.

[schmalex]

Still waiting to find out about GCSE’s. My lad and his cohort are desperate to take them in May to get them out of the way. It’s going to be a horrid summer for the poor kids if they are restricted socially and have the cloud of exams still looming over them (not to mention the mess it’ll make of HE places and starting A Levels (although, I expect various assumptions will be made)

[Otispunkmeyer]

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!!

I just read that some nursery's round here will close and they will still charge the daily rate!

I'm sorry but I can't see many people willingly paying the invoice at the end of the month if their child hasn't set foot in the nursery. I mean I'm sorry but if your business hasn't got rainy day money its not the punters fault. I know this is going to be more than a rainy day, but still I don't think that is on to expect people to keep paying for a service that you now can't use. Really this is where the government steps in to keep things like this afloat...family's are going to need their money to keep themselves going before keeping other peoples businesses going.

[fttm]

eldar said:

fttm said:

Schools in our Canadian Province are closing from tomorrow until September .

What effect will that have on exams and child care? A big chunk to take out of kid's education.

Students will graduate , minus celebrations , as usual .Child care , the government only kept schools open this week to allow parents to make arrangements , there are no pupils at our local school this morning . With Spring break imminent plus the long summer holidays here it's only an extra 5 weeks in reality.

[hondafanatic]

Gio G said:

Unless told otherwise, my daughter's school will be off Friday, so they can test Google classrooms in readiness to perform lessons remotely.

G

Works well if it's set up correctly.

[loafer123]

fttm said:

eldar said:

fttm said:

Schools in our Canadian Province are closing from tomorrow until September .

What effect will that have on exams and child care? A big chunk to take out of kid's education.

Students will graduate , minus celebrations , as usual .Child care , the government only kept schools open this week to allow parents to make arrangements , there are no pupils at our local school this morning . With Spring break imminent plus the long summer holidays here it's only an extra 5 weeks in reality.

What about end of year exams? Are they cancelled?

[Otispunkmeyer]

Petrus1983 said:

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’ve been married to a teacher - believe me, they definitely don’t get 12 weeks and work fking hard for the pay/respect they get.

I know some teachers...some of them are lazy and millitant. Will go on sick at the drop of a hat, on strike, you name it. You'd think they don't actually like the job, but it was the only gig their film studies degree would get them.

Anyway, the majority are brilliant and hardworking and spend large portions of the year with some kind of cold, especially the ones who teach the little ones. Its like walking into a germ reactor every day. So I'd be staying well away now! The ones who I really feel for are the teachers who teach years 9 to 11, by all accounts some of the kids sound like absolute s! I wouldn't want to deal with them every day.

[sim72]

Our school is sending home Year 9 and Year 12 from tomorrow. We were short staffed already and the lack of supply staff and a small number of teachers self-isolating means we can't physically do it without stuffing hundreds of kids in the hall (which is clearly a non-starter).

I suspect Williamson's announcement at 5pm will make this somewhat irrelevant anyway.

[biggbn]

My last three week placement as a student teacher was due to start at in April, cancelled on Monday. Tells me somebody somewhere knew the schools up here were closing, or, at the least, they foresaw the logistical nightmare of getting us on placement in a rapidly dwindling pool of schools.

All our classroom assessments had been done regardless so one step closer to qualifying but I will miss that last three weeks, learnt so much, yet, it's for the best for everyone!

[KTF]

Otispunkmeyer said:

I just read that some nursery's round here will close and they will still charge the daily rate!

I'm sorry but I can't see many people willingly paying the invoice at the end of the month if their child hasn't set foot in the nursery. I mean I'm sorry but if your business hasn't got rainy day money its not the punters fault. I know this is going to be more than a rainy day, but still I don't think that is on to expect people to keep paying for a service that you now can't use. Really this is where the government steps in to keep things like this afloat...family's are going to need their money to keep themselves going before keeping other peoples businesses going.

I am still holding on to next months payment as well. At the moment I wouldnt be happy paying the full daily rate as a 'retainer' in return for nothing. A part payment seems more reasonable to me.

[bp1]

biggbn said:

My last three week placement as a student teacher was due to start at in April, cancelled on Monday. Tells me somebody somewhere knew the schools up here were closing, or, at the least, they foresaw the logistical nightmare of getting us on placement in a rapidly dwindling pool of schools.

All our classroom assessments had been done regardless so one step closer to qualifying but I will miss that last three weeks, learnt so much, yet, it's for the best for everyone!

My niece in the same boat. Worried she may need to repeat the year as missing more than 14 days means you don't qualify. I'm sure there will be some form of exemption but never can tell with bureaucracy.

[fttm]

loafer123 said:

fttm said:

eldar said:

fttm said:

Schools in our Canadian Province are closing from tomorrow until September .

What effect will that have on exams and child care? A big chunk to take out of kid's education.

Students will graduate , minus celebrations , as usual .Child care , the government only kept schools open this week to allow parents to make arrangements , there are no pupils at our local school this morning . With Spring break imminent plus the long summer holidays here it's only an extra 5 weeks in reality.

What about end of year exams? Are they cancelled?

Yes , Grade 12 students will all graduate , Universities are adjusting their intake strategies

[loafer123]

fttm said:

loafer123 said:

fttm said:

eldar said:

fttm said:

Schools in our Canadian Province are closing from tomorrow until September .

What effect will that have on exams and child care? A big chunk to take out of kid's education.

Students will graduate , minus celebrations , as usual .Child care , the government only kept schools open this week to allow parents to make arrangements , there are no pupils at our local school this morning . With Spring break imminent plus the long summer holidays here it's only an extra 5 weeks in reality.

What about end of year exams? Are they cancelled?

Yes , Grade 12 students will all graduate , Universities are adjusting their intake strategies

Thanks - much appreciated.