wirelessdude01 wrote: » By whom? Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere except on here. None of my teacher friends have heard it. Asked in our staff WhatsApp and principal hadn't heard about it either.
grind gremlin wrote: » I worry for the quality of teaching in September if we are constantly trying to stop 30 kids from physically interacting with each other and sharing items and resources...
Deeec wrote: » I agree with fringegirl. Teachers who cannot do their job due to covid be it in the classroom or from home should be placed on the covid payment. Can I ask teachers are you happy to be working your ass off while other teachers do nothing. Is that fair to you?
Lillyfae wrote: » https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/grants-supports-and-incentives-whats-in-the-july-stimulus-plan-1012081.html Seems funding can be applied for under an existing scheme:
Icantthinkof1 wrote: » For the teachers on here; what would you like to see happen in your school in order to ensure a safe (as reasonably possible) return to work in September?
lulublue22 wrote: » I’m a bit on the fence- good news that funding available. Questions - will schools have to jump through the usual hoops to apply. How long before it’s processed and will the 3 tender rule be wavered ? Also some amount of work in a relatively short period of time.
Murple wrote: » You are likely in an area served by DEIS schools if you are in Dublin and surrounded by schools where the largest clsss size in any of them is 24. The additional teachers that are in your child's class from time to time are likely SET who are probably in the room for an hour a day or less and with other classes, groups or working 1:1 the rest of the day. DEIS schools have a higher quota of SET as well. One fifth of children are in classes of 30 or more. 6 classes have more than 40 pupils including 2 in Galway and one in Donegal with 42 pupils. The school with the highest average class size is in Glasnevin in Dublin with 31.9 pupils across 8 classrooms. 25% of pupils in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown area are in classes of 30+. In Wicklow- 20.3%. Kildare- 19.1%. Westmeath- 23.5%. Note these are percentages for classes above 30 pupils. It doesn't include those with 29 or 28 pupils. I work in a city suburb- definitely not rural. Any of the schools within a 5 minute drive has classes of 28-32 with the exception of a DEIS school which has 20-24 per class and a COI school which has split classes with each teacher teaching 2 class levels so roughly 24-26 per classroom.
Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » Bless your imagination. Who said anything about teachers being fired because I certainly didn't? Parents will have a voice in determining whether online learning is going to be a viable contingency. Covid payment doesn't equal losing your job, it just means that due to covid you can't attend your workplace have no option to work from home. Parents voices will be very clear on the online learning alternative.
All schools will be allowed to apply for funding under the minor works scheme, which will allow work to be done to improve bathroom facilities and alter classrooms to improve hygiene and social distancing.
lulublue22 wrote: » I think it was mentioned and now has grown legs.
mcsean2163 wrote: » I'm just wondering where the high density schools are located. We're in Dublin and I believe of the three local schools ours has the highest classroom size, 24. There's also two other teachers that work occasionally with our child's class. Is it possible the high density classes are located in the countryside. Maybe they are located in places with a lower incidence of covid19? Would be good to know where the a risk schools are located as maybe a plan could be drawn up then including sharing if resources.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » How has the whole no uniform thing become gospel?
mirrorwall14 wrote: » Picked up the next size of school trousers for my man this morning in Tesco then put them back down. The rumours of change of clothes every day putting paid to uniforms made me pause. I’ll wait
Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » Oh dear, the parents will be getting a bad summer report :rolleyes: maybe their wages might be docked at their annual review for not performing to standard
wirelessdude01 wrote: » We also had to submit a record of interaction or lack thereof for each student/parent. My principal had a chuckle at some who didn't really engage as a few of them would be very vocal on some things.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » We also had to submit a record of interaction or lack thereof for each student/parent. My principal had a chuckle at some who didn't really engage as a few of them would be the very vocal on some things.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » In determining whether a teacher gets the bullet, hell NO.
lulublue22 wrote: » Good job I kept meticulous records of all work covered including learning objectives resources used and learning outcomes which was forwarded weekly to the BOM. That along with copies of all work children submitted - corrected and dated and a record of every parental communication and a list of all cp hours completed and staff meetings should guarantee that I’ll be ok to continue on with online learning. Whew ! It’s amazing the amount of people who believe that teaching consists if only face to face time with students.
Moragle wrote: » Do GPs who were provided with ppe for free even though they were for the vast vast majority of patients only doing phone consultations? Anyway this is totally off topic, I asked a question about what the teaching unions were doing and was just using my own union as an example
