Rotherham game..

It's open to one year group only so they have break and lunch and interventions in there. We're doing a click and collect service for all year groups so they browse our online catalogue and then click to reserve a book. We man a trolley in all bubble areas across different times in the day so they can collect and return. Books are quarantined for 72 hours before being returned to the shelves/handed back out. No general browsing is allowed. We've had coming up to 2000 click and collect loans so far and it one more person tells me it must be nice being so quiet or asks if I am bored I am going to scream haha. Click and collect is loads more admin checking the reservations, printing out the slips, collecting the books, scanning and stamping, and then manning the trolley than a kid bringing a book to me to scan and stamp. Same with how quaranting the books and keeping a track of the days each section becomes available is more work than just putting it back on the shelf. I didn't say as well but our library won a national award for our work during lockdown so I'm proud and pleased that our efforts were recognised (and that people at work outside of the English department now realise how much we actually did during that time).

 

The only thing I can think of is that the EFL believe Rotherham are playing a game. Their player showed symptoms and tested positive mid December, they continued to train and only after 3 (I think) more positive tests did they stop training and isolate. Our game is 11 days after that so technically no reason not to play it.

I don't think their squad size or injuries should be factored at all but I think the situation with players isolating should be much clearer for all to see because it's not as simply as warne is making out it can't be.

 

That makes even less sense to me but thanks for finding it!

 

Only one year group? It must be nice to be so quiet

What is an intervention? It sounds interesting

And yes it definitely sounds more work having to mess around with click and collect and quarantining etc. I guess that one or two click and collects isn't a problem but when it gets to those numbers it must be a nightmare

 

Intervention is for say a yr11 getting extra help with Maths or English.

 

An intervention is small group work normally covering maths or English, generally to catch up if someone is behind expected levels. They take place during tutor time or a non core lesson such as art or PE.

 

They want it called off so the handful of long term injuries are back for the rearranged tie.

 

I was sort of imagining it being more crisis intervention but that makes a lot more sense. They didn't have intervention when I was at school, they didn't offer ANY extra help to be honest

 

Things have moved on a lot. There will.be some children who really won't take advantage of help but those that want to learn but find it difficult are much better catered for nowadays

 

To be fair, that takes place too. As well as subject specific interventions we have mental health sessions too and we have a part time trained counselor on site this year which the students and staff can self refer to if they like.

 

Moved on a lot? When I was at school the education and support was the bare minimum they could get away with. Now I'm not blaming the teachers for that as some were excellent and obviously cared a lot and would do anything for you (I can name a good 5 or 6 teachers who fit that category) but that was more of an informal thing, formally there were lessons and nothing else at all. If you struggled you struggled. Simple as that.

What strikes me most is the way there are set procedures in place for everything now. If someone has a problem with anything at all there will be dedicated channels and procedures to go down to sort it. I'm not saying they're perfect or that they work as I've no idea but it's really impressive that they exist when just a few (a lot) years ago they didn't exist at all

 

I suppose i was lucky in that I didn't struggle with academic work but science and maths were my nemesis. Had rubbish maths teachers but my biology teacher was great, would explain anything at lunchtimes/after school and I got my O level grade C in it.

 

Well - lots of reaction against this post, but I sympathise with it. I live on my own, though I have a small family bubble to join. Elite sport has played a large part in keeping me sane during this last year, and the time when there was no football was a bad time. Being able to watch Cricket and Barnsley FC has been enormously helpful to me. I'm over 70 and will wait for the vaccine, but it wouldn't bother me if professional sportsmen were give the jab now. Cricket players on tour have had to put up with secure bubbles and isolation in hotels - yeah OK, it's not a shift down the pit, but it must take a toll on them mentally. I know then there is an argument about entertainers, etc etc and where do you draw the line...but....that's just my take on it