Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (50 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

How would that actually work in reality?

I had in mind year groups being in on a fortnightly rotation weighted most heavily in favour of the senior year groups, allowing practical subjects to be delivered close to normal and the rooms to be deep cleaned at the end of the day. In most schools these subjects tend to be in the same block making implementation easier

 

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[Grendel]

I had in mind year groups being in on a fortnightly rotation weighted most heavily in favour of the senior year groups, allowing practical subjects to be delivered close to normal and the rooms to be deep cleaned at the end of the day. In most schools these subjects tend to be in the same block making implementation easier

So they would be in school all day? In universities surely people going would be from separate halls and spread the virus anyway

 

[NorthernWisdom]

So they would be in school all day? In universities surely people going would be from separate halls and spread the virus anyway

Universities are able to come up with justifications, academically, why you need access to other items such as the rare books, archives etc. Got to be all or nothing with them, really.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

So they would be in school all day? In universities surely people going would be from separate halls and spread the virus anyway

They would be in school all day for a couple of days in a fortnight at most. Universities would be able to manage this more easily and just send home those in non-practical courses to free up and collapse accommodation space for the (small) remainder. You can't teach Science/DT/Art/Drama/Medicine remotely all year whereas you can for the bulk of other subjects

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Universities are able to come up with justifications, academically, why you need access to other items such as the rare books, archives etc. Got to be all or nothing with them, really.

That is surely much easier to do by appointment than it is to deliver predominantly practical subjects that require labs?

 

[BodicoteSkyBlue]

Daily infection rate only going up and another 310 deaths

Been very quiet from Boris

Is he hiding in the fridge again?

 

[Grendel]

They would be in school all day for a couple of days in a fortnight at most. Universities would be able to manage this more easily and just send home those in non-practical courses to free up and collapse accommodation space for the (small) remainder. You can't teach Science/DT/Art/Drama/Medicine remotely all year whereas you can for the bulk of other subjects

If parents were working and had children specialising in science and others not how would they be able to make this work?

 

[Grendel]

Anyway I think lockdown will not be an option - I expect this to be a common theme across Europe

Coronavirus: Lockdown protesters in Italy throw bottles and smoke bombs as stricter rules come in

Thousands have taken to the streets to object to night-time curfews and an order to close gyms, cinemas, and swimming pools.

www.google.co.uk

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

If parents were working and had children specialising in science and others not how would they be able to make this work?

It could work in a similar way to the arrangements in the summer term. Likely to be less of an issue due to more parents working from home

 

[Grendel]

It could work in a similar way to the arrangements in the summer term. Likely to be less of an issue due to more parents working from home

What if one works in a factory and another is a nurse?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

What if one works in a factory and another is a nurse?

If we're down to essential workers only who can't get care then they would be entitled to come in. I should add that in a school of approximately 2000, we had maybe 15-20 needing such provision in the summer term. It isn't a deal breaker and I think you'd agree with the overriding view that it isn't fair on practical subjects to not be able to do practical work for a whole year

 

[djr8369]

Anyway I think lockdown will not be an option - I expect this to be a common theme across Europe

Coronavirus: Lockdown protesters in Italy throw bottles and smoke bombs as stricter rules come in

Thousands have taken to the streets to object to night-time curfews and an order to close gyms, cinemas, and swimming pools.

www.google.co.uk

You were saying that in the Spring though.

 

[Grendel]

You were saying that in the Spring though.

I wasn’t - is this fake news?

 

[Saddlebrains]

So France and Germany going back into Lockdown.

Only a matter of time now for us surely? With Boris the follower

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

So France and Germany going back into Lockdown.

Only a matter of time now for us surely? With Boris the follower

Depends what the focus groups say

 

[chiefdave]

So France and Germany going back into Lockdown.

Only a matter of time now for us surely? With Boris the follower

SAGE recommended lockdown on 21st September and subsequently said that the longer it was left the less effective it would be.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

So France and Germany going back into Lockdown.

Only a matter of time now for us surely? With Boris the follower

....but schools remain open in both countries....as they should in the UK.

 

[Ian1779]

....but schools remain open in both countries....as they should in the UK.

If you want to keep transmitting the virus then sure.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

If you want to keep transmitting the virus then sure.

Why are we so slow again?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

....but schools remain open in both countries....as they should in the UK.

The kids in those year group 'bubbles' are mixing like there's no tomorrow

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

If you want to keep transmitting the virus then sure.

The social, mental and educational damage is too great.....at risk registers and referrals thru the roof.....


....we've simply gotta find a way to keep them open imho

 

[Ian1779]

Why are we so slow again?

Ideology trumps science.

 

[Ian1779]

The social, mental and educational damage is too great.....at risk registers and referrals thru the roof.....


....we've simply gotta find a way to keep them open imho

You could have stuck an extra week on the half term to begin with, and just made sure those Tory c**** provide food for those that need it. No impact educationally whatsoever.

 

[Kieranp96]

You could have stuck an extra week on the half term to begin with, and just made sure those Tory c**** provide food for those that need it. No impact educationally whatsoever.

Lets be honest if you can't afford to feed your child you're doing something incredibly wrong.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

The social, mental and educational damage is too great.....at risk registers and referrals thru the roof.....


....we've simply gotta find a way to keep them open imho

If people gave a shit about educational damage they'd let me teach outside of a fucking box and let me do practical work with them.

 

[shmmeee]

It’s got to be full lockdowns over the holidays and maybe extended half terms, so you get a two week lockdown every month and a half or so (if the data shows you need it obviously).

If they were smart they’d have reorganised school terms with maybe slightly longer semesters and longer breaks. Invested in remote learning, ideally a National solution (whole bunch of
with as little impact on teacher workload as possible and allow WFH where possible for students to reduce class sizes. Practical subjects in as BSB suggests with sensible precautions. Push exams back a couple of months and hope we can claw back F2F time in the summer.

Instead we’ve done... nothing.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

You could have stuck an extra week on the half term to begin with, and just made sure those Tory c**** provide food for those that need it. No impact educationally whatsoever.

Indeed....and if you scroll a few pages back....you'll see i suggested just that.

They've fucked it big time.....so now it's probably all about damage limitation until an extended xmas hols as we watch that bolted horse ride over the horizon

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Lets be honest if you can't afford to feed your child you're doing something incredibly wrong.

What if the only job you can get is a zero hours one and some weeks you don't get any work while others you get a pittance?

 

[shmmeee]

Lets be honest if you can't afford to feed your child you're doing something incredibly wrong.

And the child should starve because it’ll teach the parent a lesson? Isn’t collective punishment a war crime?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Food bank stats from the Trussell Trust showed a significant rise up to March, you can guess it'll have gone through the roof by this time when the next stats come out. By all means lazily blame the individuals en masse but have a look here first

End of Year Stats - The Trussell Trust

Food banks in the Trussell Trust network distributed almost 3 million food parcels in the past 12 months — read our latest stats

www.trusselltrust.org

 

[Kieranp96]

What if the only job you can get is a zero hours one and some weeks you don't get any work while others you get a pittance?

You get benifits if you work zero hours, child support including, but nowa days they probaly spend £30 on new nails rather than food.

 

[Kieranp96]

And the child should starve because it’ll teach the parent a lesson? Isn’t collective punishment a war crime?

Didn't say they shouldn't get free meals, I simply said if you can't afford to feed youre child you are doing something wrong.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

You get benifits if you work zero hours, child support including, but nowa days they probaly spend £30 on new nails rather than food.

How would you know? And again, why should the child be left to suffer if you're right and everybody who can't afford food is a waster?

 

[Ian1779]

You get benifits if you work zero hours, child support including, but nowa days they probaly spend £30 on new nails rather than food.

Fuck me - you’ve swallowed the Daily Mail propaganda well and truly.
Zero hours contracts, UC that isn’t fit for purpose, whilst you get screwed to pieces by shitty landlords because you’re never getting on the property ladder..... but it’s all about that 0.0001% that try and cheat the system. Bet you don’t give nearly as much of a fuck about tax evading talking billions out of the country’s finances.

Ultimately - the child is always innocent.

 

[shmmeee]

Food bank stats from the Trussell Trust showed a significant rise up to March, you can guess it'll have gone through the roof by this time when the next stats come out. By all means lazily blame the individuals en masse but have a look here first

End of Year Stats - The Trussell Trust

Food banks in the Trussell Trust network distributed almost 3 million food parcels in the past 12 months — read our latest stats

www.trusselltrust.org

Why do people always get lazier when the Tories are in power?