Going to just say it: it is just not possible to deliver the government's demands for online learning in lockdown if you have any dependents at home.
It is not possible to deliver the government's demands for online learning in lockdown if you have a good chunk of children without tech and wifi access
It is not possible to deliver the government's demands for online learning in lockdown if some are at home and some are at school - a teacher cannot do both at once
It is not possible to deliver the government's demands for online learning in lockdown if you have a small staff who are having to do all the other things (safeguarding, welfare) as a priority
I ask a lot from my staff and they work hard. But if lockdown comes and we get criticised for the crime of serving deprived areas, for not being affluent schools that could implement this, then I'll defend them robustly against any unjust smears or headlines that come their way
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