How Does Everyone Feel about Schools Potentially Reopening next Month?
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I just wondered how parents/teachers felt about schools going back next month? My son is due to go to nursery in September but I’m quite anxious about this now.
Feels like a weird move to me when people are being told to work from home if they can and avoid public transport, not see your own family etc but allow your child to go back to school and interact with kids and adults from 30+ different households?
I don't think it's wise or safe, I wouldn't feel comfortable if I had children or family members of that age going back to school.
I know plenty of teachers who think it's a ridiculous and dangerous idea. The government want classes of 15 but to actually social distance, they'd need classes of 5 and that's assuming kids actually stick to that and don't want to hug/party with friends after so long not seeing each other... Plus teachers aren't getting any PPE because the government doesn't care about them.
If they can make it safe and workable I think it's a good idea for Year 6 pupils especially to return, to school as they are moving on to new schools in September and I believe they really need proper closure on their years at Primary as the schools finished so abruptly in March.
There is no way that they can keep social distancing in schools - ever. Most schools were filled to capacity before the lockdown. Most school corridors aren't even 2 metres wide. (I dare you to find even one) Boris, of course, would know anything about this as he went to private school where they only have about 10 to a class!!!! What we need is someone with a brain in the government who can make a decision based on what they know.
I also think they are in denial about staggering the collection of children from school. Don't they realise that parents congregate more than half an hour before collecting time as it is and they stay after time too. 
I think it’s crazy! How can children of that age social distance. How can they say our children can’t seen their grandparents but can be in a room full of people for a prolonged period of time.
My daughter luckily Goes to nursery, but even if they reopen nurseries I don’t feel safe for my daughter to go back , as its her last few months before starting reception we decided not to send her to nursery any more
Social distancing is not possible in schools. Before lockdown when schools were still open our schools had a rota so only certain year groups were in on certain days and it still wasn't possible to social distance them! I don't think that it is safe. I know people are worried about children's education etc but we need to keep people healthy.
I think R will go up and we will go into an other lock down before it would happen.
I wish all the adults from the houses near me would go somewhere. The children are fine. They're better behaved.
Thank you for all of your responses. It is a hard one isn’t it? I just hope that whatever they do next month, it’s a safe option for everyone because we definitely don’t want the R rate rising again!
Crazy...they already told they can not guarantee safety...but if they can not, than why they open?
AgnesFaludi true. It is a difficult one isn’t it? The thing that would worry me is you can’t really control kids going near each other
sarahc1427 I think the only way u can run nursery and reception is to cage the kids 2 m away from each other...separate them with glass....they need to play together...socialize, school and nursery are the first stages to learn to socialize and if kids learn to stay away from each other how it will effect the future? I think they should not open schools till they can not promise the kids can get no infection.....
It is so easy to be honest just need to test everyone....from families living together enough to test 1 and just load the info in the system....shield the elderly for a while and just isolate the sick...why we not do it?????
I'm not sure how it will work to be honest as how can children in preschool nursery and upto age 7/8 yrs able to social distance as they will be excited to see their friends and want to hug and play together I am concerned how would work in the classroom and teaching as most classes have 30 kids to a classroom also how would lunchtime and playtime work for the teachers and children too?
Also what about the schools already struggling before lockdown happened will their be enough help and support
Also what about children moving from preschool to nursery and juniors to high school
What effect will this have on children's education too and what about the teachers that have been working continuously throughout lockdown for key workers they must need a break too?
Would more funding be available to schools especially in poorer parts the uk too?
I can see why but kids will not stay apart. No way you can force social distancing with kids
Very risky. If some adults aren't abiding by the social distancing rules, then little children certainly aren't going to. I would suggest to partially opening schools for years 10 and 11 only, at the very most and have shorter days such as 9am-12:30pm as opposed to 9am-3:30pm. But otherwise they shouldn't fully reopen until after the summer.
Read earlier that 22 EU countries have reopened schools with no significant increase in Coronavirus infections among children, parents or staff. Most of the schools have only been open for about two weeks thou so early days, but initial signs are good.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/world-news/reopening-schools-22-eu-countries-18273137
Honestly, reopening schools is just like sending kids out for them to come back and give it to their family members. Also if the work that they have been given is working with them being at home then there shouldn’t be a problem.
Their main concern should be focussing on PPE and care homes, not schools till the new school year.
It is kind of stupid of them reopening schools with one half term left before summer holidays. They should just leave them to stay at home - safe with their families.
infinity24795 i agree - theres only one term left so not sure what the point is of opening the schools and to be honest during this time the kids don’t usually learn anything vital. It might be different this time around but I think it would be more efficient and safe if there was one to one teaching or even via a video call(but one to one)
MsLamboLova12 Yeah its totally pointless since they would normally be doing revision for teats on their own anyways. Also the one to one would be good but a little bit intimidating for those children because they might not be as confident. In my opinion the whole smaller classes should be done via video call since there would be more interaction between the teacher and student which will let them be more confident to ask more questions and learn better.
infinity24795 Yeah thats a fair point. I guess we will have to hope everyone stays safe and theres no peaks!
What is sacrosanct about the school holidays ? Haven't they already had 2 months off ? I doubt there are many who have an All Inclusive break to Majorca planned this year ?
Lets allow the children to be educated in their formative years , if we don't we are denying them the chance to make something of their lives in their careers and social interaction .
I just been told that my sons school is reopening for year 6 and my son supposed to come back to school very soon. I am totally lost about this news and feel far to anxious 
In the end I’ve refused his return to school just yet sarahc1427. I don’t think it’s safe enough and I don’t this this months and a half would make such a huge difference in his education.
Best of luck to you. I hope you and your family will stay safe after your partner returns to work 
mso This month and a half ! -added to 2 months education they have already missed - added to the 6 weeks "sacrosanct " summer holiday - I make that over 5 months education missed at a vital time of their "learning years " . Please tell me you aren't serious ?
Well, I am seriously Golfforall but only because the amount of studying we do at home. We have a special program that we follow everyday and I teach him everything that he supposed to learn during this year. Therefore I don’t think my son’s education will suffer. Obviously I wasn’t saying that wouldn’t make any difference to all of the kids, as this certainly depends on how much studying they do at home.
It is all very confusing on what to do. My partner works in a school so I do feel quite nervous about that as me and my son both have asthma
My son is an adult but I was talking about this with a colleague who has a 7 & 9 year old and is sending them back under the key worker rules (I'm not 100% on these). She was saying that due to the distancing only 9 or so would be allowed in the classrooms so I'm not sure how all children would be allowed back. She's also only sending them back 2 days so are all schools doing this differently? It all sounds so confusing and messy
KirstyWhit29673 yes I’m not too sure either. My partner is having classes of 15 at the moment but they are all given their own set of pupils to take care of at break times so that not everyone is in the playground at once
Spain have very minimal deaths per day now (2 yesterday I believe) and aren't reopening schools until September, yet the UK have 300+ deaths per day still and want to reopen schools, doesn't make sense. A lot of UK universities have said that even in September teaching will be online only. It's not right to reopen schools and children won't understand to socially distance.
lornaae yes this is a very good point! Like you say how can you expect a child to understand/stick to social distancing
sarahc1427 When I was a kid I , and all my peers did what we were told . Seems to be out of fashion these days ?
Golfforall lol yes I think nowadays kids are a lot different to when I was at school
Golfforall perhaps but it is very difficult to expect children as young as 3 to understand that they can't hug or high five their friends when they normally can in school
lornaae yes that’s very true. My son is three and of course I couldn’t expect him to understand that he can’t get too near 
I personally wouldnt send my kids back if i had kids. I know my cousin is hoping to send her girl back soon as shes really strugglying with home schooling
Unfortunately this thing isn't going to go away anytime soon - So what's the answer ?
Lets be honest even parents who care passionately about their kids education struggle with "home schooling " - after all very few are professional teachers .
Sadly in our "deprived " areas there are parents who frankly couldn't care less whether their kids get educated or not even in normal times .
This will just lead to children from deprived areas being denied the chance to improve their lives and futures through education .
Of course families and schools must do their own "risk assessment " - and there will always be some risk granted .
However on balance I think that lack of education and prospects is a bigger threat to the welfare of children than the small threat of catching and passing on the virus .
Most of us have accepted that summer holidays aren't going to happen this year -why are the school summer holidays sacrosanct ?
Depending on the layout of the school it appears we can only educate 30% - 50% of our children at a time whilst observing distancing etc . Surely it would make sense to school through the summer (say 2 weeks on ,2 weeks off for pupils and staff ) ?
Do any parents seriously want their children to be disadvantaged for life by not sending them to school ? - and they will be if denied education during the most formative years of their lives - Or would you rather little Johnny stayed at home where he is safe ? Perhaps
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