Covid - news and views

How about reducing the summer school holiday season from its customary 6 weeks to just 2 or 3? These are unique times in our era so why not use those extra 2/3 weeks for some catch up. Maybe even scrap half terms until next year. Reduce Christmas to just a week etc.

I'm sure there will be objections but I'm looking on the bright side. Lower high season site fees.😂

My thoughts are children being very resilient will bounce back more quickly than the teachers and the parents.

On another subject. If any of you have had the second jab, how long has the gap been?

The problem with summer schools in that when looking at last year's attendance averaged out nationally it was poor at best.

Also those who did attend were from those whose parent's valued education and probably made sure their children did all there online work anyway, while the disadvantaged pupils who would have really benefitted from them didn't attend. It would appear that it doesn't get to the students who really need it?

They would have to be staffed by paid volunteers which perhaps wouldn't a problem but again there is the problem of making children attend. School holidays for children and staff are legally set out half a year before. In other words the holidays for 2020-21 are already set.  

it is probably educationally better to have smaller classes and more 1:1 within a school year to enable catch up.

My sister had hers 3 weeks after her first but she was in one of the first groups and had the first jab the week before Christmas.

Think she already had her appointment booked before they decided to extend the gap.

We had our first on 21January,and had second appointment given to us 16thApril with our original appointment booking

What is a "paid volunteer"? An oxymoron?

Thanks both (AnnB ) for your replies. 

It could be a volunteer that gets expenses-I’ve done that👍🏻

Anyone aged 70 and over living in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland not yet jabbed are asked to call 119 to arrange a jab. NOT Wales who will still be contacted.

I should be in the next group.

OH had his, vunerable, had a card with vaccine details on it. No rate for 2nd jab.