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Any Other School Staff Going On Strike?


All schools in Scotland move to remote learning for a month, expect Boris to announce the same later tonight, after the schools have closed for the day of course.

if we want and we all do, schools to be open as normal we need all school staff to get the vaccine ASAP. Once staff have had the vaccine social distancing and other risk measures can be reduced and we can get back to som closer to normal n schools, before the rest of the country. This will allow others to continue working either from home or back in the workplace with appropriate social distancing hence keep the economy going.

ne thing that some people don’t understand is that if you are under 18 there is no vaccine, obviously with the effects on children being less than others that is not that much of a health issue for them, however the evidence seems to point to asymptotic children being very good at passing the virus on to others, hence if the staff are vaccinated they are better protected and schools could return to a more normal teaching day.
 
mcq10 said:
I’m a teacher. I know most in my place and my large circle of friends who are also teachers have said they also think they should be prioritised.

stop reading the mail and sun big lad. Boris relies on folk like you.
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I used to be a teacher too. There are too many in the profession who act like this and give teachers a bad name. Do you also think supermarket staff should stop going to work as that’s even more risky than teaching?

I run a nuclear facility and we have 16 staff all working in an environment that cannot be covid secure. Should I send all of them home and hope nothing happens to the plant? As it’s less secure than your classroom.
 
Old Timer said:
All schools in Scotland move to remote learning for a month, expect Boris to announce the same later tonight, after the schools have closed for the day of course.

if we want and we all do, schools to be open as normal we need all school staff to get the vaccine ASAP. Once staff have had the vaccine social distancing and other risk measures can be reduced and we can get back to som closer to normal n schools, before the rest of the country. This will allow others to continue working either from home or back in the workplace with appropriate social distancing hence keep the economy going.

ne thing that some people don’t understand is that if you are under 18 there is no vaccine, obviously with the effects on children being less than others that is not that much of a health issue for them, however the evidence seems to point to asymptotic children being very good at passing the virus on to others, hence if the staff are vaccinated they are better protected and schools could return to a more normal teaching day.
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the primary reason to shut schools is to slow the spread - vaccinating teachers won’t affect that reasoning.
 
Axerty said:
the primary reason to shut schools is to slow the spread - vaccinating teachers won’t affect that reasoning.
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I agree but getting the teaching and other staff protected will allow them to get back to normal sooner than would otherwise be the case. Things have to run In parallel, getting as many of the at risk groups vaccinated and those who are essential to keep things moving, so that it is safe (safer) to get closer to normal activity, while those at still at risk of catching it are those with the lowest risk factors who are not getting so unwell as to need to go into hospital . So a month, at least full lockdown, to get to that point is essential.
 
Silly question but if your union says don`t go yet the government say go, how open are you leaving yourselves to a potential charge of unofficial strike action? or industrial action?
 
The King of Um said:
It's clearly the same person, from some of the details they've posted on here. Not that there's anything wrong with having accounts on more than one forum, even if it's a bit weird when it's for two different football clubs.
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One is about their partner who is a he, the other is about their partner who is a she.

As @parttimer said earlier they appear to be some kind of agitator or a weird communist bot.
 
Dear Parents and Carers

It was lovely to see so many children back in school today. They have settled back in really well and are working hard.

As school is open to all children at this time, we will not be providing remote learning where families have chosen to keep children at home. While we understand your concerns, we are following government direction to open, and are providing face to face education.

We will continue to provide remote learning where a child is self-isolating due to a Covid case in the family home or if they have had contact with a positive case. Self-isolation must be as a result of instructions from NHS test and trace or school contact-tracing. In the case of NHS test and trace situations, evidence will be required.

Thank you for your support.

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So basically if I don't send the bairn in and risk his and my health in the classroom they'll not be providing any educational support at all :confused::lol: they'd rather my son goes into school, potentially contracting Covid to potentially transmit it at home to his mam who could subsequently die - classy, caring bastards.
 
Strikes aren’t the answer , the public would turn IMO ... although sounds like they going to shut again anyway
 
look out piano said:
Dear Parents and Carers

It was lovely to see so many children back in school today. They have settled back in really well and are working hard.

As school is open to all children at this time, we will not be providing remote learning where families have chosen to keep children at home. While we understand your concerns, we are following government direction to open, and are providing face to face education.

We will continue to provide remote learning where a child is self-isolating due to a Covid case in the family home or if they have had contact with a positive case. Self-isolation must be as a result of instructions from NHS test and trace or school contact-tracing. In the case of NHS test and trace situations, evidence will be required.

Thank you for your support.

______________________________________________________________________
So basically if I don't send the bairn in and risk his and my health in the classroom they'll not be providing any educational support at all :confused::lol: they'd rather my son goes into school, potentially contracting Covid to potentially transmit it at home to his mam who could subsequently die - classy, caring bastards.
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Bet you’re looking forward to when Ofsted ask for parent opinions during their next inspection. 😂 In my opinion that’s atrocious.
 
andyj73 said:
.. My nephew left Unison and joined the other Teacher's Union after they wanted to keep kids off the last time. Have heard others have too.. Glad my youngest kid goes to Venerable Bede. I couldn't praise the staff school enough ..

.. Well done btw ⭐ ..
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Thank you but in all honesty I also support my colleagues who don’t feel comfortable to go in and prefer to teach at home. We’re supporting our child be in the capacity we feel safe. In my age bracket and because of my circumstances I feel safe to attend. I know my school are absolutely brilliant and we have an amazing team. We were incredible through lockdown and I believe strongly in our ethos.

But like I said, I really do see all sides of this.
AC Mack said:
Just for a bit of balance, I'm in for a training day today. All staff are in and there hasn't been a single mention of school closures or anything related.
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I find that surprising since it’s literally going to happen tonight and has definitely been on the cards. If you work in education I’d have at least thought you’d talk about it but fair play to you. It was one of our main topics of conversation in work today.
 
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Don'tListenToTheHat said:
Bet you’re looking forward to when Ofsted ask for parent opinions during their next inspection. 😂 In my opinion that’s atrocious.
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Yup, I found that generic email a bit snarky, I sent them a really detailed / reasoned one yesterday outlining my reasons for keeping my son off.......


Hi,

I'm just contacting you to advise of my decision to keep **** off school for at least the next week or two (to allow the catch up on new Covid cases that will result from the Christmas / New Year period). I am a high risk individual awaiting a vaccine who has kept themselves safe since March, I have not "mingled" with anyone at all and **** is the only person in my bubble.

As we all know we're a tier 4 area, London is tier 4 and ALL schools are shut as it's deemed unsafe for them to open - so I disagree with North East school kids being used as guinea pigs.

The kids sit in a classroom where they are not socially distanced enough (4 to a table, right next to each other) and I also think many folks will have mingled with other households over the festive period which will have increased transmission and I refuse to allow my child to be immediately exposed to that risk on January 4th 2021.

Ideally Boris should have made this decision for us, but sadly it seems he's happy enough to leave this down to local authorities or even individual schools.

I will therefore ask that he is given exercises to do in line with the curriculum / access to learning remotely (without being overloaded with work as he'll simply struggle to engage / be overwhelmed etc).

I would much prefer him to be in the classroom, but it's simply playing Russian roulette with our health if I was to send him in on the 4th Jan where he'll be sitting right next to kids that could be infectious / unknowingly spreading Covid (with few visible symptoms - especially the new highly contagious variant that affects kids more).

I'm sure if needs be I could get a doctor to confirm my risk / health situation, I would also strongly disagree with any notion I could be fined for trying to keep my household Covid free and myself and my son alive and well (especially when the vaccine is being rolled out).

I will reassess the situation again at the end of the week (ie I'll be looking out for parents being informed of positive cases within his year 6 class, fingers crossed there are none). Most Schools are going back on 18th January 2021 down South in tier 4 areas, this should have also been the case for ALL other tier 4 areas so we could see what damage the festive period has had in respect of community transmission.

The cases have skyrocketed over the last week and the deaths are rising, I think the right thing to do is to keep kids / teachers / staff and vulnerable parents safe rather than potentially facilitating a more widespread public health emergency.

Best wishes
 
Don'tListenToTheHat said:
I find that surprising since it’s literally going to happen tonight and has definitely been on the cards. If you work in education I’d have at least thought you’d talk about it but fair play to you. It was one of our main topics of conversation in work today.
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I thought our agenda would have been amended slightly but it wasn't. Fair play to the head and deputy really.

You've got to remember that we had numerous planning meetings and so on last year so if the lockdown was to occur again, we can pick up where we left off.

We'd need a meeting tomorrow, mind.
 
look out piano said:
Dear Parents and Carers

It was lovely to see so many children back in school today. They have settled back in really well and are working hard.

As school is open to all children at this time, we will not be providing remote learning where families have chosen to keep children at home. While we understand your concerns, we are following government direction to open, and are providing face to face education.

We will continue to provide remote learning where a child is self-isolating due to a Covid case in the family home or if they have had contact with a positive case. Self-isolation must be as a result of instructions from NHS test and trace or school contact-tracing. In the case of NHS test and trace situations, evidence will be required.

Thank you for your support.

______________________________________________________________________
So basically if I don't send the bairn in and risk his and my health in the classroom they'll not be providing any educational support at all :confused::lol: they'd rather my son goes into school, potentially contracting Covid to potentially transmit it at home to his mam who could subsequently die - classy, caring bastards.
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They'll be closed soon, don't worry.
 
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