have thought about this alot, and the question i keep asking myself is, do we really need one? Wouldnt it just be a waste of resources on a job that Pards et al are doing fine at?
more chance of slipping up, more chance of cars being out of control, more chance of heating system failing, more chance of parents unable to get access to school to collect. sounds like greater risk to me
but when your child is potentially put at risk by the elements im glad they close.
not too sure the term "free babysitting servive" should have been used though. lol
pipes freeze, mainly down to how old the systems are. Not the schools fault, its local authorities that should sort it but that means spending ££ which they use for their 2nd homes etc ;-)
southampton general has been on "black alert" which i think means emergencies only. Staff have been unable to get in and normal service is a long way off, so no, they are not managing
im a teacher at university and we were open but alot of schools in the area are closed so many lecturers were off, not that the students turned up anyway. The roads in southampton are not fine, you obviously havent seen my road or indeed many other roads. Other countries are better equipped to deal with this because it happens every year and for longer periods. With our schools alot of the problem is heating systems which fail and by law the schools have to close if the temperature cannot get above 16 degrees c.