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Re-opening of Primary Schools in the borough on Monday 1st June


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From my understanding most are preparing to open.

The thing is many parents I know are preparing to keep their children home until at least September.

Personally I wish to send mine back soon only because he's not doing the work he's been set although I'm prepared to keep him home til at least end of September. Either way I don't think we can get away from the beloved COVID-19


I know our school has put much in place,

There are now sinks in the playground, hand sanitizers in place, no mixing outside of your groups during playtimes & it seems loads of other stuff too.


Once the kids are back & things start to normalise I think we may have a second wave..........

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I'm surprised they said 1st June because last week was half-term officially and in order to get the schools 'covid ready' the teachers would've had to attend during the half-term holiday- which they would not want to do- so he should have had the start date later on this week (which is probably what some schools will do anyway), if not Monday 8th.
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seenbeen Wrote:

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> I'm surprised they said 1st June because last week

> was half-term officially and in order to get the

> schools 'covid ready' the teachers would've had to

> attend during the half-term holiday- which they

> would not want to do- so he should have had the

> start date later on this week (which is probably

> what some schools will do anyway), if not Monday

> 8th.



Most teachers spend half their holidays working and, if school is open, will be in changing their classrooms around, changing displays, tweeking their curriculum so it works for social distancing in school as well as for home learning. Please don't think teachers sit at home during the holidays - they are essential catch-up work times.

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Soylent Green Wrote:

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> seenbeen Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I'm surprised they said 1st June because last

> week

> > was half-term officially and in order to get

> the

> > schools 'covid ready' the teachers would've had

> to

> > attend during the half-term holiday- which they

> > would not want to do- so he should have had the

> > start date later on this week (which is

> probably

> > what some schools will do anyway), if not

> Monday

> > 8th.

>

>

> Most teachers spend half their holidays working

> and, if school is open, will be in changing their

> classrooms around, changing displays, tweeking

> their curriculum so it works for social distancing

> in school as well as for home learning. Please

> don't think teachers sit at home during the

> holidays - they are essential catch-up work times.


Since I am a teacher myself I am well aware of the amount of time spent outside the classroom doing work- especially now as online lessons and support is being provided....why shouldn't teachers have had a half-term holiday? The Whitsun half-term is usually less burdensome on lesson prep and marking etc because it is in the middle of exam time and as far as I'm concerned it's the first break since last September! (secondary and sixth-form btw)

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