LGTL

Has he been sacked yet or can we all go and visit our parents in their houses for the first time in 9 weeks?

Couple of kids in the local Secondary got suspended last year for skipping a lesson to go and have a ****. Let’s be honest, some adults struggle enough with it, let alone kids.

You’re right, I was merely appeasing him. I’ve taught in Secondary and Primary and obviously the older ones are easier but there’s always a few rogues.

Is the right answer for about year 3 upwards. Thirty 4 year olds? Good luck.

Go back to work? Some of us haven’t left work yet since this started.

I’m certainly no expert. I feel sorry for my headteacher, she is having to make massive decisions with very little guidance from government and is trying to do best by children and staff. From purely my perspective, your point about communities is key; I’d pass more responsibility to local authorities. I know the academy love in took LA’s out the picture but they’re best placed to guide local schools. It shouldn’t be a whole country approach, what’s right for London or Birmingham schools might not be right for a Bournemouth school at this moment in the pandemic. The science that their basing this decision on needs to published - Whitty and Vallance meeting the unions today was a positive step, especially since the BMA’s statement declaring it’s too early to open. PPE isn’t a big one for me personally but if it is for others then fine. Even if it’s a psychological thing of ‘feeling’ safer. I’d actually give the test track and trace system some time to get going properly so neighbourhood transmission can be tracked and actions taken as appropriate. But what do I know? I just want to go to work and teach the children properly. I’m sure a lot will change between now and June.

It is possible that an asymptomatic teacher could pass it onto a child, who although probably being unaffected, could pass it onto mum/dad/whoever. I think masks are appropriate in these circumstances.

Hopefully this doesn’t descend into a teacher bashing thread. We’re easy targets because of job security (people keep having children, not our fault!) but I and many others have worked most weekdays since March, including bank holidays, looking after key worker and vulnerable children. I’d love the children back properly as this is harder work then my day to day to be honest. I’m not going to mention science because I don’t know the answers, but a few points on what I do know though; Firstly social distancing - if you hear it mentioned, ignore it. It won’t happen and it can’t happen. Logistically impossible and 4/5/6 year olds won’t adhere to it and nor should they. Classes of 15 - the majority of primary schools don’t have enough classrooms or enough adults for this to actually happen, especially when some staff are still going to be shielding. Long term it’s even worse because it’ll be hard enough with three year groups, let alone six. PPE - we’ve been informed that this isn’t appropriate because it’ll scare the children. I personally disagree with this and think it should be available if staff want it. It still isn’t going to be school as we know it. The children back in school will still be falling further behind. Most won’t have their usual teacher and could well have someone with no experience of early years. The majority of learning at that age is play based (limited, if any play materials will be allowed) and teacher interaction/observation (again unlikely to be possible). I actually think they government proposals for secondary schools are wholly sensible with a focus on exam year groups. But successfully opening primary schools with these measures are pretty much impossible. I haven’t got a clue what the answer is and I’m pretty sure the government and unions don’t either.

Primary schools may open 1st June, or they may not. Secondary schools (except year 10) are closed until September. I cant wait to see the details of how this is going to work.

He lost a load of weight, now lives in Wales I think with his mrs.

Idiots attending street parties.

Was obvious they were always going to “meet” the target, by any means necessary - it would have been another slogan on a bus moment otherwise.

It seems fashionable to not miss football on here, a football forum of all places. So I’m going to go against the grain and say I miss it. But this re-start thing is a total farce.

He finally name-checked a Southampton based company, that I mentioned in here about a month ago, in response to the increased testing. What he failed to mention was that the company had its full test ready for use in February. Only taken until May for us to actually use it.

Think it’s just the public’s questions that they don’t see (which is a pointless exercise can I add). They know the journalists questions beforehand.

https://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/exclusive-national-alert-as-coronavirus-related-condition-may-be-emerging-in-children/7027496.article Worrying news that this might be affecting children in an as of yet undiagnosed way.

Yes, think we lost 1-0 to Liverpool.

Great stuff. Any chance you’re able to filter the players by years?

Completely forgot that I’m due refunds for Norwich and Watford! And the rest of the home league games.

They were truly rattled earlier in the week when we dared replay our embarrassment of them. Brilliant stuff, we’re rent free in their little heads even during lockdown.

It’s clearly the only logical thing left to do. Some things are bigger then finishing a football season and nearly 20,000 dead is one of them. Cancel it and wait to start the new season whenever we can.

Sad news

Trump is not a well man. Clearly has early dementia.

I’d forgotten about Birmingham! We were stood next to Chaplow in the away end. Remember not getting home until about 5am Sunday morning due to the roads. I don’t remember it being as cold as Wigan, but I was younger and more stupid then!

Wigan away in the cup a couple of years ago during the beast from the east. Meant to be get the train from Southampton but it as cancelled, so we drove to Basingstoke to connect into Birmingham from there. In our rush and haste, we were stood on the wrong bloody platform and missed the thing. So we jumped in a cab and got across to Reading station and then finally onto Wigan. I’ve never been so cold in my life, let alone at a football game. The ‘drive’ home from Basingstoke in the early hours of the Monday morning was interesting to say the least.