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This is, of course, utter nonsense.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools
This is also interesting as it seems to indicate that KS3 can be taught by one teacher, as in primary.
Its also nonsense in that it thinks that by teaching in year groups then you obviate the need to have teachers crossing bubbles for KS4.
HOW MANY TEACHERS DO THEY THINK THERE ARE IN A SCHOOL!
HOW MANY TEACHERS DO THEY THINK THERE ARE IN A SCHOOL!
And a bit later we have the answer - teachers can operate across bubbles.
Let me say that again. Teachers can operate across bubbles.
At which point, you don't have bubbles. You have A bubble. ONE Bubble. A whole school sized bubble.
Let me say that again. Teachers can operate across bubbles.
At which point, you don't have bubbles. You have A bubble. ONE Bubble. A whole school sized bubble.
Theres a word missing from the document.
SAGE
The word science is in there 3 times in reference to the subject.
There are no references for any of the "scientific" claims made. None. At. All.
This is a plan driven purely by political expediency.
SAGE
The word science is in there 3 times in reference to the subject.
There are no references for any of the "scientific" claims made. None. At. All.
This is a plan driven purely by political expediency.
Then we have the usual egg sucking advice, along with the terribly on-message “...unnecessary tracking systems”.
“We want you to know exactly what every individual student needs to learn but you mustn’t write it down any where.”
“We want you to know exactly what every individual student needs to learn but you mustn’t write it down any where.”
Along with “keep track of every child who talks to another child for more than 93 seconds but don’t write anything down anywhere”
This will be controversial.
Even with 2 confirmed cases in a school it will not automatically be closed, or even have the relevant whole bubble self-isolating.
This is a real issue. Once a school announces a confirmed case I’d expect kids to start staying home.
The school...
Even with 2 confirmed cases in a school it will not automatically be closed, or even have the relevant whole bubble self-isolating.
This is a real issue. Once a school announces a confirmed case I’d expect kids to start staying home.
The school...
...will need to consider very carefully its own response here. There appears to be no intention to test everyone in a school where there is an outbreak (2 confirmed cases). This is not encouraging.
Words are important. Two in particular gave meaning in guidance. “Should” and “must”.
The should to must ratio in this guidance is 164:51, which means an awful lot is down to individual school interpretation.
There are positives to this. But it does mean the govt is largely...
The should to must ratio in this guidance is 164:51, which means an awful lot is down to individual school interpretation.
There are positives to this. But it does mean the govt is largely...
...passing responsibility down the line.
So a valid question is “Mike, what would make this palatable?”
1) Masks. Definitely for teachers as they will be talking towards children for 5 hours a day.
2) A randomised testing regimen. Every week, all teachers plus a 5% sample of children.
3) One positive case and...
1) Masks. Definitely for teachers as they will be talking towards children for 5 hours a day.
2) A randomised testing regimen. Every week, all teachers plus a 5% sample of children.
3) One positive case and...
...the school closes pending PHE investigation. Rather than the current 2 cases and PHE then considers what to do.
4) Every child has to have a laptop. I’ve had kids doing work on phones. Not acceptable.
4) Every child has to have a laptop. I’ve had kids doing work on phones. Not acceptable.
And 5) Some humility on the part of politicians to replace the hubris. Stop lecturing, start listening.
And and 6) Keep Ofsted out of this. We're in unchartered waters and frankly there isn't a school that doesn't know what they're doing better than Ofsted do in these circumstances. By all means come in to learn. But to check we're following this guidance? Nah.
