Back to school in Scotland
We need to be getting the message out there better that schools are NOT shut- we are all working so so hard to teach and support families, staff and pupils- those online and those offline during this crisis. We need to talk about getting back to the school building- not about getting back to learning.
It will be impossible to socially distance at a school- I know this from working in the hub schools at the moment. When we re enter the building we need to be able to do it safely and not risk a disrupted education by staff being off ill or pupils being off ill for long periods of time. We must have each school prepared with back up teaching staff to cover illness and to cover social distancing measures.
We need to foget about gathering data and level attained for the next year to allow us to focus on recovery- both of pupils and of staff. We do not need the added pressure of hitting targets or being judged on our data.
Inspectors should commit to coming into support schools in their recovery for the next year- not to come to judge and inspect.
We are working hard- we are working all hours- there is no school bell any more and no switch off times. Do not add to our pressure by data expectations. If you do this we will not be able to emotionally support pupils , staff and families to recover in the way we want to and the way we should.
People over Data- PLEASE !!!!
Why the contribution is important
If this crisis has taught us nothing else it has taught us what we can live without and what we need to live. Some children will have learnt many life skills during this lockdown that cannot be measured. Some children and staff will have felt more confident and comfortable at home and will need help to return to school buildings and the structure of a school day. Let us act as the professionals we are and help everyone recover emotionally before we have to start justifying ourselves again.
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