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LouiseRuns 🌹🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Oct 2021 9:46pm, 14 Oct 2021 362 posts	Quote Pin LouiseRuns 🌹🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Staff off, children off. Staff with Covid and one child at home with Covid still being asked to send the other child to school even though they can't bring that child themselves... And who in their right mind would happily offer a lift? Interestingly, I was talking to one of my club providers today, her mother also works in a school. They have taken a different line, and are asking children to stay home if they have a family member in the same house with Covid.
LindsD Oct 2021 10:50pm, 14 Oct 2021 50,170 posts	Quote Pin LindsD That approach makes more sense to me.
Cyclops Nov 2021 6:43pm, 21 Nov 2021 4,320 posts	Quote Pin Cyclops How are we all? Bearing up?
LindsD Nov 2021 7:49pm, 21 Nov 2021 50,985 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Crumbling to be honest. How are you?
Grast_girl Nov 2021 8:31pm, 21 Nov 2021 2,422 posts	Quote Pin Grast_girl Yes, drowning by degrees here too. I'm not even teaching this week, but I've still got too much on my plate and OH is starting to bleat about not spending time with him.
LindsD Nov 2021 8:56pm, 21 Nov 2021 50,993 posts	Quote Pin LindsD I'm seriously thinking about going off sick. I am exhausted and the slightest thing makes me want to cry
ThorntonRunner Nov 2021 9:09pm, 21 Nov 2021 5,513 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Mrs TR retired as an HLTA in a primary in the summer, but agreed to go in a couple of afternoons a week on a casual basis this term. She has been increasingly uncomfortable with this - both with regard to school management/planning and COVID - but final straw was finding out after an afternoon 1 to 1 with a pupil that that pupil's brother was at home awaiting a PCR result after a positive LFT. She's finished altogether now. We're just very grateful that we were in a position to make that decision. (The head of school never replied to her email explaining that she would no longer be available to come in)
RunnyBunny Nov 2021 9:17pm, 21 Nov 2021 1,230 posts	Quote Pin RunnyBunny (((Linds))) - I think if you’re in this state you need to be off sick or you will end up sicker.
LindsD Nov 2021 9:35pm, 21 Nov 2021 50,996 posts	Quote Pin LindsD I am beginning to think you are right RB, thanks That's shocking TR. Glad she's out of there.
Grast_girl Nov 2021 10:24pm, 21 Nov 2021 2,425 posts	Quote Pin Grast_girl Yep, sounds like you're on the verge of burnout LindsD (if you aren't there already). A few weeks off now could save you months later. TR - sounds like she's well out of there.

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There are enough educators on here that I thought it might be nice to have somewhere supportive to rant and problem solve.

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DHE guide for primary schools:
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HE survey supporting staff wellbeing:
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