Random sample wrote: » It seems to me that a lot of it will be decided at local level. So if you have a new building and a good principal, it’ll be fine! I think masks are going to be needed in a lot of classrooms. 1m distance is not going to work for all subjects especially core subjects and academic options. I don’t know if our principal will go with student based rooms. We have a lot of practical subjects, so I don’t know if we have the space for academic subjects to all have a class base room. I’d prefer to keep my classroom and have students wipe down desks at the end of each class (double most likely)
DubLad69 wrote: » I would be much more in favour of teachers retaining their classrooms and students moving between rooms. There is a lot more that teachers touch/use during any class than a student would. I also think that the time when classes are changed over would give at least a few minutes for the classroom to be aired out. I would suggest having the double classes would reduce the number of students on the corridor at any one time. Also get rid of the Bell which would mean that teachers could spread out the release of classes by a few mimutes at least
Random sample wrote: » I agree on the classrooms. I find it hard to articulate without sounding territorial though. Doubles would work for most subjects and levels. I don’t think it would work for lca though, I would be reduced to seeing them once a week and I usually only aim for 20 mins work with them anyway.
mirrorwall14 wrote: » I can’t see how the morning works right now. We have 750 students. There’s usually 2-3 teachers on supervision for 15 minutes before the start. How do we get them all into the building socially distanced? I don’t think the timing will work. But then staggering the start times will mean some subjects lose contact time
Random sample wrote: » Staggered start times won’t work for kids coming in on buses. Or siblings getting a lift. They’ll still be hanging around somewhere. If lockers are gone hopefully the books will still be available online for free and they can leave their books in the classrooms. That would mean they’re not congregating in particular areas.
mirrorwall14 wrote: » So as a teacher (not management) I’m thinking through my normal day Arrive in the morning and either have a cup of tea in the staffroom or go straight to the photocopier (at a premium). I do no morning supervision. I am a tutor 1. Is the staffroom open? 2. Will we need to book the photocopier given it is currently in a high traffic area or in a cupboard 3. Will we have to do extra supervision in the mornings? 4. Will tutors have more/different responsibilities? Teach four 40 min classes. One double music Three different classrooms for the tutorial and the two maths classes. Bring all equipment with me. All have 30 in the class. Double music has 22 students but at least is in the music room. 5. Will all my classes need to be talk and chalk? 6. Will 6 students be removed from my maths class and logistics of teaching/rotating them needed? 7. Will I have access to the music room and instruments? 8. What are the sanitisation requirements for instrument use? 9. will the computers for music technology be there or removed because they are ‘clutter’? 10. Will the piano/drum kits be removed? Will I have access to them for class 11. Will singing be allowed in class? 12. What are the curriculum and exam changes coming? I need these ASAP 13. Do I need to clean down desks in every room as I go? Break time. Supervision once a week. 14. Is the staffroom available (we won’t fit with any social distancing) or do we have pods of some kind? Where will we meet? In classrooms? 15. How is break working for supervision? That’s as far as I got during my coffee this afternoon
chocoholic999 wrote: » So, if a school has used all available space, employed their extra teacher( I assume approximately 1 per school?) and still can’t implement 1m SD, what then? If the school just goes ahead and there is no SD in some classes, who is responsible if there is transmission in school and a serious case? The DOE or the BOM of the school?
ClydeTallyBump wrote: » I read on Twitter that the principal of Ramsgrange CC posted that she would be making staff and students wear face masks where SD was not possible. I got the impression that SD was not going to be possible in the majority of the school and that she was going to enforce the rule. I am open to correction on this!
chocoholic999 wrote: » Yes, this was reported in the independent. It’ll be interesting to see how many other schools announce this over next few weeks.
F5500 wrote: » Students who refuse to socially distance - will they be sent home?
Random sample wrote: » “ The use of face coverings/visors must be implemented where the 1 metre distance cannot be achieved. For example: (a) more than 24 students in a 49sq classroom that has been fully cleared (b) more than 20 students in a 42sqm classroom.” This is from the framework for maintaining physical distance.
Ophelia Modern Firehouse wrote: » Fairly basic one, but how are your schools managing the desks issue? It will be tough for every school in the country to procure that many single desks all once, and them storage of the old ones when space is at a premium is going to be difficult. Have orders been placed? Are storage facilities being hired? Buying containers to place on school grounds?
mirrorwall14 wrote: » Don’t be sorry, that’s excellent reading! I’m going to respond in turn Examine the whole building/s twice a week? That is a lot! We will have two as well but god losing a secretary or caretaker is going to be brutal too as the secretaries are over run and our caretakers have been doubling as cleaners for years. Not a role I’m interested in, it’s going to be very hard work This room stuff reads like a sick bay. No idea where we will find the space for this. And as you say there will need to be very clear criteria for its use and supervision I have no idea how you would fire drill in any Covid safe way in our school My worry here is there is going to be a lot of regulation and rules and procedures in relation to this. I want to know them ASAP because if I screw up I suspect there will be cases taken if Covid is spread and we are found to have misread the small print so to speak Cleaning is a massive issue. We have 750 students and for the majority of my time here have had no official cleaners. The caretakers did mostly cleaning (badly most of the time). I have no idea how our school will manage without extra cleaning staff hours Lack of supervision in this proposal is massive. Our school is spread across two buildings. It takes over 5 minutes to get from one end to the other with narrow corridors. Considering we are likely to need a one way system now and to clean our desk etc before leaving one room this is going to be a longer delay. I would be very very unhappy for this to be the plan in the music room (since every space in our school is in use for pretty much every class) and if it is I’ll have to organise to remove all instruments entirely or there’ll be none left by the end of the year. I’ve already had issue with non music classes being let in and use the instruments without adequate supervision Staff pods is interesting. But where do they actually work together and take breaks together? There isn’t space. I’m genuinely thinking we will have to work/eat in our cars God I hadn’t even thought about PT meetings. Our first two are in October. Detection of cases. This is something I asked creche and they didn’t really no except that if they detect a temperature then this is definitely the procedure. We don’t have a library. I’m considering going almost entirely digital this year except for the music manuscript. If students want to transcribe to their copy at home they can. We have iPads though so easier for us. I do think there will have to be a ban on multiple copies etc if lockers are out of use I’m genuinely insulted at the ‘bringing it home’. I’ll buy my own damn cleaning products. Those in the school won’t be coming near my house. I want to know what the definition of ‘their own work area’ is. If we are moving classes then that’s up to 9 different work areas every day. What does it include? WhiteBoards, desks etc? Do we need to do it in between every class?
