So you are in the camp of just educate normally and if a kid is poorly don’t come in and if they feel ok then come in. It’s a policy I’m not sure medical experts would agree with it
More to it than that though. Track and trace is a disaster, testing is a disaster. How can you model what schools are safe when the tools to do that is in tatters. The situation regarding information on what precautions to take to open schools would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious, especially how long it took to get that information and how much time it gave the schools to get ready. In the end we had to copy Scotland’s homework.Not sure you can say that Tony when Spain and France are running at c9-10k cases per day and schools have recently reopened. Personally I believe it’s the right thing for now and if there are outbreaks in a certain locations then it would be sensible to close them again (in that area). But why deny children an education in say Devon, when there’s a spike in say the North East ?! (if there is less than minimal risk to them - as per current data)
We all know it is the poorest kids that are losing out the most in all of this. I know of at least two sets of parents that have (begrudgingly) moved their kids into private due to how their school has dealt with the Covid situation ie lack of teaching and concerns their kids are falling behind.
That is the camp I am in and I dare say that as each day goes by more of my colleagues are coming around to it. The education we are providing is seriously hindered by the extensive restrictions being imposed upon it and leads me to believe that remote learning would be better if this is the best we can do in school. Let us teach and do our jobs normally and drop the idea that bubbles of over 100 people some of whom are nearly if not 18 will do anything significant.
BSB, was there push back on remote learning previously ? I read a fair bit pre summer that unions weren’t keen (but also don’t know if Williamson ever pushed it - let’s be honest, he’s shit so who knows) As Dave alluded to above, I thought schools might’ve prepped for more remote learning incase of further lockdowns.
More to it than that though. Track and trace is a disaster, testing is a disaster. How can you model what schools are safe when the tools to do that is in tatters. The situation regarding information on what precautions to take to open schools would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious, especially how long it took to get that information and how much time it gave the schools to get ready. In the end we had to copy Scotland’s homework.
How can remote learning apply to practical subjects?
There is of course the Oak National Academy stuff that is out there, that has been funded and paid to provide remote learning resources for the whole of this academic year. Of course though, a quick dig into how it was put together and you soon find out that it was another no-tender deal with government acquaintancesEven relatively simple things like do we have a nationwide remote learning system ready to go if needed? Last time round the excuse was nobody was expecting this and therefore nothing was prepared but that was months ago so surely something in place now.
Agree, obviously not everything can be taught remotely (forgot BSB is science isn’t he)
The poorest kids have been losing out in education for as long as I can remember. Funding stripped, rising class numbers, removal of support networks in and around education and social work structures to name a handful of the myriad of problems.We all know it is the poorest kids that are losing out the most in all of this. I know of at least two sets of parents that have (begrudgingly) moved their kids into private due to how their school has dealt with the Covid situation ie lack of teaching and concerns their kids are falling behind.
The poorest kids have been losing out in education for as long as I can remember. Funding stripped, rising class numbers, removal of support networks in and around education and social work structures to name a handful of the myriad of problems.
Now everyone that turned a blind eye to the government of the last 10 years doing this suddenly gives a fuck about the poorest kids..... laughable.
It’s not really irrelevant though is it. It’s been exacerbated since the 2010 coalition pretended that we ‘were all in it together’ as they crucified the poorest for austerity.You say as long as you can remember then say the last 10 years - how odd - and how irrelevant
The poorest kids have been losing out in education for as long as I can remember. Funding stripped, rising class numbers, removal of support networks in and around education and social work structures to name a handful of the myriad of problems.
Now everyone that turned a blind eye to the government of the last 10 years doing this suddenly gives a fuck about the poorest kids..... laughable.
BSB, was there push back on remote learning previously ? I read a fair bit pre summer that unions weren’t keen (but also don’t know if Williamson ever pushed it - let’s be honest, he’s shit so who knows) As Dave alluded to above, I thought schools might’ve prepped for more remote learning incase of further lockdowns.
How can remote learning apply to practical subjects?
Also it’s no interaction, no fun, no engagement and entirely reliant on parents and self motivation. It’s absurd or if not just close all schools and sell them for housing and get rid of most teachers
Slightly different to not being taught at all though, that was my point.
Their can be no substitute for face to face teaching, I’m not even going to begin to question that, but the safety aspect goes beyond just the children.
It’s their at risk family members, their vulnerable or at risk teachers or their at risk family members, even their vulnerable or at risk peers. This is why we need these measures in place right now.
I get the argument about the negative impact on mental health that could occur by not being in school, so why is there not the infrastructure in place to mitigate for that? Because it has been taken away, shut down, cancelled, not taken seriously and most importantly not considered worthwhile by those in charge.
There is no real grand plan for making a transformative change in the lives of kids - Cov-ID or no Cov-ID. Just a repetitive cycle of changing measures that just get adjusted periodically to pretend that standards are improving.
I’m coming round to it tooThat is the camp I am in and I dare say that as each day goes by more of my colleagues are coming around to it. The education we are providing is seriously hindered by the extensive restrictions being imposed upon it and leads me to believe that remote learning would be better if this is the best we can do in school. Let us teach and do our jobs normally and drop the idea that bubbles of over 100 people some of whom are nearly if not 18 will do anything significant.
I’m coming round to it too
Yes I agree - the government didn’t plan for that when they had 6 months to put a system in place. Instead they gave £5m to Oak to bang out some voiced over PPT’s.In an ideal situation we'd have allowed any student or staff member to remain at home if they wished and have invested in a remote learning strategy for them that could be a close second to the real thing.
Do you mostly teach KS5?My OH made the point to me that gatherings of over 6 people are banned but we are expected to teach 16-18 year olds in over twice that number about 3 or 4 times a week. I can't do right by the people in front of me with things as they are.
Do you mostly teach KS5?
It makes sense now about the impact of the practical nature of what you teach. And of course there is far less scope to adjust curriculum in regards to what you have to show them.It's half of my timetable.
Are there not already existing systems that could be adapted? What happens if you do a distance learning degree or other FE course in a practical subject, or is that just not an available option?In an ideal situation we'd have allowed any student or staff member to remain at home if they wished and have invested in a remote learning strategy for them that could be a close second to the real thing.
Are there not already existing systems that could be adapted? What happens if you do a distance learning degree or other FE course in a practical subject, or is that just not an available option?
Do the kids still get to blow the school up? Remember someone setting fire to the ceiling in one of my chemistry lessons!I had a year of distance learning while at uni and it was theory modules only with the stuff sent in the post. In science there isn't really a substitute for hands on experimental work, as good as some virtual lab software is
Do the kids still get to blow the school up? Remember someone setting fire to the ceiling in one of my chemistry lessons!
Mrs has had a runny nose etc last few days but now taste and smell have changed.
Can we get a test? Either for home or at a drive thru?
Can. We. Fuck.
A city the size of Coventry and cant get a test anywhere is a fucking shambles.
We both personally think its you're run of the mill change of season cold, but just to be certain a test is needed as i my role is customer facing.
Been trying since 4pm yesterday and cannot get anything. Its an absolute state
It’s odd as I know 3 people with apparent symptoms who were all tested and results back less than 48 hrs after making the call
See screenshot. Been this since yesterday
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