Genie Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Apparently a teacher friend of a friend received this at 6pm tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Another shambles isn't it and whilst I feel sorry for teachers I also feel sorry for parents who 36 hours before schools go back are witnessing all this play out not knowing if they have to take a day off work on Monday and then be off/find childcare for the next few weeks. It doesn't have to be like this though does it. Given the infection rates even before kids broke up for Christmas and the upward trajectory and predictions from SAGE it was clear that schools should not be going back now. If a decision was made 2-3 weeks ago that gives all involved from parents to teachers time to plan and put in place measures be it in terms of remote teaching or childcare. I could understand back in March it all being up in the air and decisions made on the hoof but not now. This now once again wreaks of government incompetence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 2, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2021 Brighton and Hove council taking on the fight now too. The little one’s school has already advised they won’t be opening this week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 01/01/2021 at 18:24, villakram said: Much more panic required. It is almost worse than average! The humanity... You’ve fallen for the Spectator’s manipulation of stats here mate. There is a reason why they are presenting the chart as percentages and not showing you the actual number of beds occupied compared to a normal year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 You can tell when there’s going to be a u-turn... it’s when the government say there will not be a u-turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Genie said: Apparently a teacher friend of a friend received this at 6pm tonight Why are they advising only Primary School Teachers? Isn't the risk at least as great at High Schools....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Why are they advising only Primary School Teachers? Isn't the risk at least as great at High Schools....... Secondary schools are already closed until either 11th or 18th January. With the dates being year-group specific, not school specific. Edited January 2, 2021 by ml1dch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 2, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2021 This is minor but here in Tier Three, pubs are shut, so are barbers etc and probably rightly so they are non-essential right now So WTF are charity shops allowed to open? under whose description are they essential. They are generally staffed by retired volunteers in the most vulnerable of age groups not only that but they attract other old people like wasps to a jam jar. They are literally pensioner magnets. Utterly baffling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 2, 2021 Administrator Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, bickster said: This is minor but here in Tier Three, pubs are shut, so are barbers etc and probably rightly so they are non-essential right now Barbers are allowed to open in tier 3. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, bickster said: This is minor but here in Tier Three, pubs are shut, so are barbers etc and probably rightly so they are non-essential right now So WTF are charity shops allowed to open? under whose description are they essential. They are generally staffed by retired volunteers in the most vulnerable of age groups not only that but they attract other old people like wasps to a jam jar. They are literally pensioner magnets. Utterly baffling Presumably because they just fall under the general heading of "retail"? So as soon as you say they should close, you're opening yourself up for divvying up every type of shop and causing yourself even more hypothetical rabbit-holes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 2, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 minute ago, limpid said: Barbers are allowed to open in tier 3. Every single one in Formby was closed today, so I assumed they were meant to be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, bickster said: This is minor but here in Tier Three, pubs are shut, so are barbers etc and probably rightly so they are non-essential right now So WTF are charity shops allowed to open? under whose description are they essential. They are generally staffed by retired volunteers in the most vulnerable of age groups not only that but they attract other old people like wasps to a jam jar. They are literally pensioner magnets. Utterly baffling I took the kids out for some exercise today and walked into our town centre (tier 4). There was a market, costa open, home bargains open, bakers, boots, loads of other shops all open. The “essential” shops is a load of bollocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 2, 2021 Administrator Share Posted January 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Why are they advising only Primary School Teachers? Isn't the risk at least as great at High Schools....... The petition the union has circulated says "all schools and colleges". https://actionnetwork.org/forms/make-schools-safe-and-protect-communities/?fbclid=IwAR1B-jm6cd68s0GO2G3f7cey6K7MEvGcR4WfqbZnNuGWxnIN-3a9scufwH8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted January 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, Genie said: You can tell when there’s going to be a u-turn... it’s when the government say there will not be a u-turn. The trick is to treat the Government advice like a conversation with a woman. Whatever they say, they probably mean the opposite and will twist it so its your fault for not understanding in the first place. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 2, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, ml1dch said: Presumably because they just fall under the general heading of "retail"? So as soon as you say they should close, you're opening yourself up for divvying up every type of shop and causing yourself even more furlough payments FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 2, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2021 Tonight's episode of 'Casualty'. Full-on covid. Rather well done, imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Xela said: The trick is to treat the Government advice like a conversation with a woman. Whatever they say, they probably mean the opposite and will twist it so its your fault for not understanding in the first place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Just now, mjmooney said: Tonight's episode of 'Casualty'. Full-on covid. Rather well done, imo. I guess it must have been filmed a while ago, were they wearing bin liners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 18 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: After my Xmas eating, its not an unfair comparison! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 It's as if there's no leadership from government at all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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