Return to school what’s the keyworker children hubs evidence?
What are rates of infection among children of keyworkers that are attending School hubs?
I’d assume they may be at increased risk of contracting the virus from keyworker parents and transmitting it on. I have not heard any cases of this happening thus far. They are of course less likely to be impacted as severely with this condition. If so could the conclusion not be drawn that returning children to some element of schooling is feasible with appropriate social distancing measures.
Shielding the highest risk and promoting healthy work practices to facilitate school pick up and drop off may reduce the risk to grandparents being asked to support with childcare.
There may be limited travel permitted in July, should the Scottish schools break early and return early?
I’d assume they may be at increased risk of contracting the virus from keyworker parents and transmitting it on. I have not heard any cases of this happening thus far. They are of course less likely to be impacted as severely with this condition. If so could the conclusion not be drawn that returning children to some element of schooling is feasible with appropriate social distancing measures.
Shielding the highest risk and promoting healthy work practices to facilitate school pick up and drop off may reduce the risk to grandparents being asked to support with childcare.
There may be limited travel permitted in July, should the Scottish schools break early and return early?
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The pressures of home schooling, working and parenting (as a single parent or couple) is extremely challenging.
With possible safe reopening of businesses how are parents meant to balance this much needed economic hope with the practical implications of who can safely look after and school children.
With possible safe reopening of businesses how are parents meant to balance this much needed economic hope with the practical implications of who can safely look after and school children.
by SarahGreig on May 06, 2020 at 10:13PM
Posted by AngelaMc May 06, 2020 at 23:08
As some people tweeted today- scrap Trident and we will able to fund ourselves until the vaccine is available.
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Posted by BUTEMACS May 06, 2020 at 23:10
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Posted by Mac73 May 06, 2020 at 23:25
I will not be returning mine until this is 100% safe nd ppl stop dying. It's been tough home school but we are doing it and talk everyday to there teachers through glow and can still speak to friends/classmates. So please do it slowly and right, cause what we dont want is a second hit. Mac in fife
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Posted by Lucy1980 May 07, 2020 at 00:43
Adults in school could have it and not know, just as children in school could have it and not know. They are spending all day with each other in a classroom and then going back home, out to the shops, visiting elderly relatives etc. Everyone understands the important of getting back to school as soon as possible but not at the cost of lives.
A lot of school staff also have underlying health conditions so it would need to be looked at what percentage this is in total across Scotland. Some schools could just happen to have for example 80% of their staff with an underlying condition and therefore would not be able to open with a safe ratio of staff to children.
It is clear that schools will not return to ‘normal’ in August 2020 because class sizes in Scotland go up to 33 children. In the average classroom that I know of, you could socially distance around 8 children in a class if you spread them out (plus the teacher and if the class had a classroom assistant or ASN) or removed all the desks.
Children will likely return to school on a part time basis. I assume one or two days a week for each child, weekly rotations, or perhaps morning and afternoon sessions. Children who can remain at home with someone working from home will likely have to do so initially. There is no way every child can return to a school building all at once and have any chance of socially distancing to keep themselves and adults safe. I don’t say the word ‘impossible’ lightly, but this would indeed be impossible.
Then schools have to think about playtime, lunchtime, PE lessons, young children who can’t possibly understand social distancing and just want to run around and play tig, hug their friends etc.
If every other office building, factory, shop etc in the country is socially distancing, schools must also adhere to this. Unfortunately that is going to take a huge amount of planning and guidance from the government over the next few months to make sure we get it right for children and school staff during this worrying time.
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Posted by Sarahj May 07, 2020 at 06:40
Due to low numbers they are also able to “spread out” the children in different areas to minimise them coming into close contact with other children and staff. Staff are also able to then stay two meters apart. Cleaning and PPE are also easily managed due to buildings that can hold 80 plus children only having 8 or so. The issue in reopening is that the children and staff will no longer be able to be spread so far apart.
Dealing with children at home is difficult, but the risks to childcare staff who may not have access to PPE or be able to socially distance needs to be thought about. Opening childcare and schools is not just about getting children away from parents who need to work..... childcare staff are worried about the lack of care or interest in their safety as well as how they will “choose” which children can come back. Are children going to be able to cope with staff in facemasks? Will there be enough PPE available?!
Re settling in young children could take weeks as it is, and thats not taking into consideration is enough of the childcare workforce even ready or able to be back at work (they may be sheilding, have vulnerable family at home, be isolating due to sickness or have their own childcare issues)
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Posted by Fairygodmother May 07, 2020 at 07:24
My youngest is just 4 and relies on hugs from her teacher when first going to nursery or if she falls. She also hugs her friends lots. You can’t socially distance them they don’t understand. Even at 8 my eldest would struggle with it at school. We are building up to have a generation of children with emotional issues if we don’t let them get back to normal.
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