19% in my daughters large primary, the primary next door has only 5 students in the entire school.I think the government need to be more transparent and honest about schools. The percentage figure they’re quoting for children in (15%?) is for ALL schools, including secondary. The reality is that there are a tiny amount of secondary school pupils in, the pupils being counted are virtually all primary but spread over a larger total number of schools to make the percentage look lower.
What’s basically being achieved at the moment is ensuring people still work. Older kids can effectively look after themselves, but younger ones need childcare, so the qualifying scope is broad enough to allow kids into school.
But they can wash their hands when it all goes to tit by saying “we implemented a lockdown and told people to stay at home”
Absolute fuckery.
I don’t understand why if your figures are so high the local authority isn’t providing guidance for all schools. We’ve got a ranking system (which responds to local needs and priorities) and capped numbers in every class based on PHE advice re 2m social distancing.
I still don’t know anyone that has been turned away despite these limits either.
