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Questions I would like @educationgovuk to ensure they clarify in any guidance about primary schools in September:
1. Will attendance return to being compulsory?
2. If we're working on bubbles, will 30 be a maximum, or will classes of 34 be okay? Or 36 as some schools have?
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1. Will attendance return to being compulsory?
2. If we're working on bubbles, will 30 be a maximum, or will classes of 34 be okay? Or 36 as some schools have?
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3. Will the restrictions apply in the same way outside (i.e. no mixing of groups/bubbles)?
4. What about sharing PE equipment like hockey sticks or tennis balls?
5. What about classroom equipment. Can bubbles share paint brushes across groups?
4. What about sharing PE equipment like hockey sticks or tennis balls?
5. What about classroom equipment. Can bubbles share paint brushes across groups?
6. If we presume that bubbles are with their class teacher, will one PPA teacher be allowed to enter several bubbles?
7. Can peripatetic music lessons happen with children from several bubbles going to one music teacher?
8. Do we presume no inter-school matches?
7. Can peripatetic music lessons happen with children from several bubbles going to one music teacher?
8. Do we presume no inter-school matches?
9. Will swimming pools be open? Or will schools be relieved of their requirement to teach the swimming curriculum (and the ridiculous burden of reporting on percentages achieving the standards)?
10. Can a tutor teach pupils from different bubbles in a single group?
10. Can a tutor teach pupils from different bubbles in a single group?
These can be my 11 and 12! https://twitter.com/cassiebuchanann/status/1275900338441240576
I'll just add that not all of these will be clear-cut, but a level of clarity is needed.
Tell us explicitly whether staff can move between bubbles, even if you also ask us to minimise it. Don't just use weasel words to leave a get-out for exceptions. We can cope with nuance!
Tell us explicitly whether staff can move between bubbles, even if you also ask us to minimise it. Don't just use weasel words to leave a get-out for exceptions. We can cope with nuance!
