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I'd support that. Expect the unions will go apoplectic at the idea though.

I'll give you a list of primary schools in Southampton that have said they're closed apart for key workers and vulnerable if you like and you can tell me if it's every primary in Southampton.

All school closed in Southampton:

Not according to the NEU. They've got model letters to sign based on health and safety legislation and I know quite a number who have already sent off their letters. I'll be there but I'm not relishing the prospect of being shoved in a class with no planning.

Not according to the NEU. They've got model letters to sign based on health and safety legislation and I know quite a number who have already sent off their letters. I'll be there but I'm not relishing the prospect of being shoved in a class with no planning.

Not sure what primary schools are going to do tomorrow when the majority of children turn up and half the teachers aren't there.

A lot of people on here proving they really know very little about how schools work.

It's going to be a lot more disruptive than that. I think the government should either keep things open and tell teachers to lump it rather than pretending they are safe at school or they should close things and be honest about the damage that will inevitably cause whilst they fight the virus. The half in half out stuff doesn't work.

TBF though it won't be two weeks everyone knows that.

Yes I said at the time that Boris should have done the interview. What's that got to do with Andrew Neil?

He's crap. Bin him.

Actually based on the modelling, closing schools makes a very small difference.

Are you suggesting he didn't attempt to secure that interview and had no response when Johnson refused? It's not like he's gone easy on Boris before, why would he start then?

I very much doubt Andrew would stake his reputation on a nakedly partisan broadcaster after leaving the BBC.

That claim was strongly refuted by Andrew. He's built his reputation on giving both barrels to both main parties so I doubt that will change any time soon.

You're correct I don't really have much of an issue with them wearing masks at secondary school. I'm not in a secondary school so I don't know how well it would work in practise. I don't think it would be appropriate for primary though.

I don't think it's that practical. You can't have 100 five year old with masks, it's difficult enough with the handful who wear glasses or eye patches. When I've assisted year five, the poor children who have been scared into wearing masks (there's about 5) are terrified and you can barely understand what they are saying. Plus in order to teach properly you have to get close to them in a one to one scenario anyway. Personally I just accept the risk as a hazard or the job the way that other key workers do.

I have agreed with you a lot but I hate this argument. Surely the guidance is all about minimising risk as much as possible whilst accepting that some risk will be necessary in order for society to function properly. Hence people who work in supermarkets come into contact with loads of people but that doesn't mean they can then go and see who they like in their own time. I didn't think that just because I've been in a confined space all day at school that it's suddenly OK for me to go and spend more time with my elderly parents. If anything the fact that you are putting yourself at greater risk than the average person at school means you should be even more careful about who you associate with outside of school.

Maybe we'll get Ralph there in a couple of seasons once he's won us the champions league!

So that's one ex manager at Barcelona and one at psg. Not bad.

Presumably they are saying that closing schools will lower the R number and reduce pressure on the NHS. The government's own figures say that nursery workers are at greater risk than primary school teachers yet they've closed the primary schools in London but not nurseries.

So according to the government's own figures nursery practitioners are more at risk. So is the life of a nursery worker worth less than a teacher? Because that's how it looks.

Yes. Recorded some stories and songs and simple activities and have to get parents involved. Meet at the end of the day to discuss what they had done during the day. Sent parents some suggested activities but that was about the extent of it. Not helped much by someone from year 6 the following week recording their teacher on a stream and uploading it to YouTube...

I had to attempt remote learning for foundation for two weeks in November when a child tested positive. It doesn't work...

I wonder if they'll end up closing the remaining primary schools in a few weeks. Early years settings staying open on London also makes zero sense. If anything these are greater risk than foundation in a school as there are typically more staff in a nursery.