But details emerged in several media reports on Tuesday of a reported Department for Education plan to delay the start of term by one week for secondary schools, with exam-year pupils beginning the term online.However, it is not yet clear whether these proposals have been agreed by the prime minister.
He added: "What is vital is that schools are given clear guidance as soon as possible so they can make the necessary arrangements." A mass testing programme is being set up and being run by individual secondary schools, backed up remotely by armed forces personnel and public health teams, to try to keep the virus out of schools.
In response to Tuesday's reports, a spokesman for the Department for Education said: "We want all pupils to return in January as school is the best place for their development and mental health.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
So will they be home schooling from the 4th or will they have an extra wk off school? 🤷🏼♀️
His voice makes my skin crawl
Should be up to the parents not this nutjob
Are primary teachers being tested? Our children are in a school that has a primary and secondary on the same campus. If primary teachers are not being tested then I’m not sending them to school
Can you look into Btec exams for year 13. The exams are next week. Also what about colleges that are not just 6th form. Are they open?
I’ve literally been in college 3 days out of the whole of December what the fuck !
Yes, don't see your family at New Year (who've all been good and isolating) but send your kids to mix with 30+ random kids in schools etc - masks, washing does not stop the spread in these places. See family at New Year? A lot safer than going to a school!
How is this idiot in employment at all?
claireyjanex luthorshrpe ScriptLoveUK
In that case lets all go out on 11th because its through kids the virus is spreading .
So at this stage tier 4 areas are not permitted to see another household or more than 1 person individually but as of Monday 30+ primary aged children from 30+ different households plus teachers and support staff for that classroom can go to school with 30+ parents taking them?
Whatever you want to do, SAFETY first.
BBCPolitics Inevitably this will change. If a school had leadership like this clown, just imagine what Ofsted would say! inadequate
I love this idea that primary school children (who can't social distance) and teachers simply can't get Covid. Secondary teachers apparently can, but primary school teachers are somehow invincible.
Hang on! Weren’t they supposed to go back a week early? My daughter just printed her mocks timetable which is scheduled for 4th Jan. On his instructions GavinWilliamson
Maybe I’m missing something here and someone could explain, but if someone is tested say on a Monday, what’s to stop them catching it from somebody outside school or household on Tuesday unless they are isolating?Surely you have to isolate after being tested?
BBCPolitics Convid is a scam. This is about power and money. This is not now nor ever was a Pandemic. This is economic warfare and China and the banks have won.
The incompetence continues. Funny how 3 big decisions from gov; the new tiers, schools and the Oxford vaccine has been announced in one day... 🤔 Maybe they think the media cannot focus on scrutinising these decisions if they announce them all together
He refers to keeping pupils ‘safe’. There are no safety measures other than wearing a mask (if pupils put them on) in corridors. Zero distancing throughout secondary school
KEEP SCHOOLS CLOSED
hope scotland follows
WHY ARE WE TESTING HEALTHY PEOPLE!!!!!!!
Before Xmas, children and teachers were being taken ill. Year groups were closing and classrooms were near empty. This time it will be worse. Covid is spreading through primary schools - don't believe otherwise!
Now we cross over to something slightly less boring
And as usual no ref to SEN schools whatsoever. The forgotten part of the education system GavinWilliamson disgraceful
Jab all staff, priority !!!!!!!
Infection rates going up but OK to send our kids to school, makes total sense
clairefalconer3 😔
Could you please outline the Governments plans for Early Years Settings in Tier 4 areas? I work at a Montessori Nursery in London and I feel very anxious about the new term!?
Britain deserves a better Education Secretary.
Half-arsed tiers aren't working, need a tough full lockdown to try get on top of this..... 981 deaths is a dreadful number this far on in covid crisis. Tier4 lockdownuk
What GavinWilliamson is massively failing on is uni students. We’re getting blamed and disregarded. No safety net. No support. Just expected go teach ourselves the degree on our own. JusticeForStudents COVID19
GavinWilliamson As a teacher and a parent of children in both y11&13 - do you honestly believe that your 3wk extension will make up for this year’s fiasco of their education? examsarenottheonlyway
Just jab all staff as a matter of priority if this is the case !!!
And Children in special schools? Where do they stand? Our students are 2-19 and cannot social distance and some require nebulisers and oxygen. But it’s school as normal and has been the whole of the year. Where’s the protection for our most medically vulnerable children.
Teachers need to be vaccinated as priority one if this is going to work .. otherwise it’s got zero chance
Fair enough
Clue and less! Because so many kids have become gravely ill? covid1984
Any word about online teaching? His droning on made me pass out
Secondary schools is where COVID is being spread the most, he’s an absolute idiot
Anyone know if this means online learning for these weeks?