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Brighton Sky Blue

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it's the only brief that doesn't need security clearance. They couldn't give him anything else. He's lucky not to be in prison.

Now Gove has weighed in and said ‘come on it’s safe’. Arbitrary date plucked out of the air, admitting that we don’t know enough about child transmission of the virus but let’s plough in anyway. The crèche must be reopened and the babysitting service resumed
 
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Now Gove has weighed in and said ‘come on it’s safe’. Arbitrary date plucked out of the air, admitting that we don’t know enough about child transmission of the virus but let’s plough in anyway. The crèche must be reopened and the babysitting service resumed

if you told me there was a group willing to risk everyones lives including children because of their ideology I'd have assumed you were talking about ISIS but here we have the UK government doing it. Be positive about it!
 
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if you told me there was a group willing to risk everyones lives including children because of their ideology I'd have assumed you were talking about ISIS but here we have the UK government doing it. Be positive about it!

We have gone from trying to do the opposite to everyone to trying to copy everyone else
 
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if you told me there was a group willing to risk everyones lives including children because of their ideology I'd have assumed you were talking about ISIS but here we have the UK government doing it. Be positive about it!
He then admitted everything has risk! Which is correct
 

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He then admitted everything has risk! Which is correct

The WHO confirmed there is minimal risk to school children - the wood from the trees is getting clearer albeit via muddy messaging. A vaccine and a cure are going to be years away - this has to be acknowledged on a global basis and then a risk management approach taken.
 
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The WHO confirmed there is minimal risk to school children - the wood from the trees is getting clearer albeit via muddy messaging. A vaccine and a cure are going to be years away - this has to be acknowledged on a global basis and then a risk management approach taken.

That’s exactly what seems to be going on here, everything is all of sudden opening up and by the 3rd June everything will be more or less back to normal apart from masks and social distancing.
 

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That’s exactly what seems to be going on here, everything is all of sudden opening up and by the 3rd June everything will be more or less back to normal apart from masks and social distancing.

Even holidays to Italy allowed from late June which seems slightly strange - I definitely will not be going to an airport for some time
 

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From a school perspective every teacher has to be back in a classroom for the next school year so it would have probably have been more sensible to do it from August with the staged approach and not June
 
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From a school perspective every teacher has to be back in a classroom for the next school year so it would have probably have been more sensible to do it from August with the staged approach and not June
This is what I really don't understand. If you must have them earlier, try to reach agreement where summer holidays are moved earlier. I appreciate it's short notice, but not like anybody'll be going on holiday for a bit!

Also allows some actual planbning as the best way to do it - just to bung them back with no thought is careless at best.
 

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From a school perspective every teacher has to be back in a classroom for the next school year so it would have probably have been more sensible to do it from August with the staged approach and not June

Thanks for sacrificing my holiday for me
 

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Thanks for sacrificing my holiday for me

You’ll could have your holidays from earlier. Your response merely re-enforces stereotyping I’m afraid unless it’s a joke
 

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This is what I really don't understand. If you must have them earlier, try to reach agreement where summer holidays are moved earlier. I appreciate it's short notice, but not like anybody'll be going on holiday for a bit!

Also allows some actual planbning as the best way to do it - just to bung them back with no thought is careless at best.

Except teaching contracts work from September to September so you have those due to change schools but would be required to work where in the first month? Whole myriad of pitfalls with this idea
 
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Even holidays to Italy allowed from late June which seems slightly strange - I definitely will not be going to an airport for some time
Believe it or not but it’s actually 3rd June for EU countries and no quarantine, I presume the UK is included in this too based upon current rules.
 

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The WHO confirmed there is minimal risk to school children - the wood from the trees is getting clearer albeit via muddy messaging. A vaccine and a cure are going to be years away - this has to be acknowledged on a global basis and then a risk management approach taken.
I don’t disagree I just wanted a consistent answer
 

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The biggest problem with sending kids back to school is although the risk to them themselves appears to be low the problem is we still don’t really understand the risks associated with them spreading it.
 
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The biggest problem with sending kids back to school is although the risk to them themselves might be low the problem is we still don’t really understand the risks associated with them spreading it.
Exactly the scientists can not decide on the risks.

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Exactly the scientists can not decide on the risks.

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It’s because we don’t know enough biologically about the transmission and seem heavily reliant on statistics. If it emerges that children have no involvement in transmissions on May 31st you can bet the government will act like they knew all along.

Could it actually be that we are viewed not as educators but as glorified babysitters?
 
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It’s because we don’t know enough biologically about the transmission and seem heavily reliant on statistics. If it emerges that children have no involvement in transmissions on May 31st you can bet the government will act like they knew all along.

Could it actually be that we are viewed not as educators but as glorified babysitters?
Certainly more important economically than the government will ever admit
 

skybluetony176

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It’s because we don’t know enough biologically about the transmission and seem heavily reliant on statistics. If it emerges that children have no involvement in transmissions on May 31st you can bet the government will act like they knew all along.

Could it actually be that we are viewed not as educators but as glorified babysitters?
How very cynical of you.
 

David O'Day

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New cases aren't really dropping

Deaths trend could flatten in tuesday

Out of the 130k tests reported for friday only 78k people were actually tested

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Don't be so irrational. You are more likely to die on the way to the airport.

I was thinking more of the queues and riff raff to be honest - you have to pitch a tent to get a coffee at Starbucks
 
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I was thinking more of the queues and riff raff to be honest - you have to pitch a tent to get a coffee at Starbucks

lol. BA Club Silver membership the way to go. Fast track and club lounge you avoid all the pondlife.
 
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I was thinking more of the queues and riff raff to be honest - you have to pitch a tent to get a coffee at Starbucks
Fast track through passport control, book a lounge pass and get priority boarding. I thought you were minted. You can even get a free lounge pass through your bank, so long as you have enough money in the bank of course.
 
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