snor wrote: » How is recruitment going in your school? We’ve had a lot of retirements and sick leaves so lots of posts to be filled.
am_zarathustra wrote: » I'm just trying to get ahead of it, same as you. I found the first few weeks of remote learning hell and I've no kid to look after,. Had 4 exam classes be last year and I felt there werent enough hours in the day. Hopefully the bit of prep will pay off, at the very least it'll make the mornings easier I'm wondering about exams though, HL maths at LC is just impossible to do online. Maybe they do it and take a pic and I could correct online
Postgrad10 wrote: » We’re all in for an interesting September anyway. I’ve no bother with giving the desks a disinfect between classes but I have a lot of doubt that my colleagues would keep it up or if the kids are to do it themselves, they’ll do it properly. Any news what’s happening with staff rooms ?
rainbowtrout wrote: » It’s fine for a principal to have to make a final decision on something but it can really disenfranchise staff when they are the ones who have to implement a policy that they had no say in. And then there are the power hungary fascist principals. If they were an island I’d say they were Tristan Da Cunha.
Smacruairi wrote: » Funnily enough, in my place, if management dared to look for official meeting before return to August time, the uproar would be deafening and union called etc. I understand staff consultation etc, that's what the LWR and union reps and bom nominees are for. It is indeed valuable, but the principal isn't working as an island (most of the time). If you open it up to everyone's opinion you would get absolutely no consensus and it would just spiral and spiral (like a covid thread!). I'd prefer to trust our p, and point out issues as they arise rather than lash into them for the DES failings. Sure the parents are probs doing that already!!!
maynooth_rules wrote: » Has any school asked had any consultation with staff about their plans. I find it really insulting. We are at the coal face and are being given absolutely no opportunity to have our voices heard on this
am_zarathustra wrote: » I assume photocopies are out for the year? I'm paranoid (realistic) about remote learning so I've made a plan for all my classes until Christmas broken down week by week and have almost everything printed and put in folders. Just gona leave them in the room for the next week and then give leave them on the kids desk first class back. It's mostly Maths homework sheets, worked examples, I give self corrected test in class a lot so these are in envelopes, sealed and labelled in the folder. At least if they are at home they have everything and we could still do normal things like the little class check ins and homework in the format they are used to with the graph on the page and diagrams they can draw on. We have a Teams page but some stuff is easier if it's physically in front of you
LW2018 wrote: » Love this... burnt out or divorced! So true though...even when you are asking if anybody has any questions - are they supposed to shout across / put hands up through zoom etc.? I think this has been mooted for our place but we don't have a free room no matter what they try as space is always tight so an 'overspill' room for even one class is extremely unlikely. Do people think there will be an issue photocopying and handing out notes to classes? I use too many notes and was looking forward to being able to physically hand bits out to them but unsure if that will be appropriate now?
Bananaleaf wrote: » I'm going to be very patient with my management team this year. This has been hard on us all but they have really been put through the ringer. But so help me God, if that line comes out of one of their mouths ......
ascophyllum wrote: » Oh and they also repeated the line about not stealing any cleaning equipment from the Dept of Education's document. :mad: Bye bye goodwill.
maynooth_rules wrote: » This is going to be an utterly depressing year for many students. Class after class of note taking and PowerPoints (a full day of this would strain anyone). No real face to face contact with any teacher, not getting outside (many of our students would get to go around the school when moving between class periods) etc etc
Mardy Bum wrote: » Where does it say students are not allowed outside?
LW2018 wrote: » I do hope this isn’t the case... I know we can email notes to students but I think they prefer them in front of them in hard copy (in my school anyway) and I don’t want to put pressure on families if their son/daughter wants all the notes printed out at home. Care could be taken to sanitize hands before handing out and then their responsibility to keep them... especially for them to have bits for remote learning if we have to use blended learning. I know it’s a small thing but trying to get to some normality for how we actually teach will help all
Alex86Eire wrote: » We were told no handouts of any kind allowed. Photocopiers are also not in use.
Jonathan Mushy Ring wrote: » I agree, absenteeism is going to be a very serious issue. Teachers are going to be cranky with no breaks. No group work - maybe no practical work. I am dreading it.
WWMRD wrote: » We are asked to do 10 mins every morning we are on first class and 10 mins early back after lunch each day all for supervision of the base rooms. Then asked to give up ALL our blank spaces for S&S but will only be called for the allowed amount each week. We have been told that extra money is there if we go over our allotted time and our deputy will be drawing up the timetable for it all where previously we were allowed choose before/after school, break, lunch etc Also supervision of canteen needed for break times....so much will be asked of so few (or something along the lines of Leo’s speech!) Staggered break for us mean that teachers are starting class and then stopping 10 mins in to break (15mins) then start again for 30 mins! Won’t go down well for practical subjects! All the staggering is year group based so 2nd/TY/5th break today 1st/6th together etc On paper it’s a super plan that took many many many hours with zero consultation from staff so let’s hope in reality it will work!
Jonathan Mushy Ring wrote: » Wow! A school I know sent letter to kids saying lockers have been removed so only a minimum amount of books will be required. This is gonna be so tough.
Alex86Eire wrote: » Yeah we aren't an iPad/device school. It's going to be interesting..
mirrorwall14 wrote: » Yikes, that’s hard going if the kids don’t have devices. We’re one to one so would be ok enough
LW2018 wrote: » Do people think there will be an issue photocopying and handing out notes to classes? I use too many notes and was looking forward to being able to physically hand bits out to them but unsure if that will be appropriate now?
mirrorwall14 wrote: » Ah ok I get you, the slots will always have to be available now as opposed to your ‘regulars’. That’s ok with me but yeah I can see itbeing annoying for anyone who used to nip off early and work at home. I always preferred to work in the building as much as possible. Big changes to everything
