Teachers get it handy!

[trueblue1234]

Kind of have to wonder if some people understand the meaning of Woke.

[tiempo]

Agree with MR2 - Shocking out there today, maybe recency bias but the wind seems a lot stronger than last years storm. Up half the night listening to it was that loud

News flash, we're on a rock circling a star in the middle of the cosmos, you think there's never been a decent spot of wind before, recency bias my woke hole 😂

Well seeing as the fence is gone this year and it survived last year is why I asked gobshite

Love that your fence has a concept of what a year is, mine just measures time in storms and near misses

[RedHand88]

School are "monitoring the situation"

It's a fecking windy day!!

[Milltown Row2]

School are "monitoring the situation"

It's a fecking windy day!!

Its the localised flooding with I seen in a right few places this morning that be a big concern

[An Watcher]

Every school is unique with regard to location, size etc.  Didn't think we were too bad but the school was closed.  Understandable for those teachers and kids that have to travel large distances but for those that live locally I think it would have been grand.
3 days lost in January due to the weather out of 20.  They'll have to start thinking of contingencies.  Possibly online teaching on some of those days?  Not sure

[Milltown Row2]

Every school is unique with regard to location, size etc.  Didn't think we were too bad but the school was closed.  Understandable for those teachers and kids that have to travel large distances but for those that live locally I think it would have been grand.
3 days lost in January due to the weather out of 20.  They'll have to start thinking of contingencies.  Possibly online teaching on some of those days?  Not sure

She'll mention getting the full curriculum covered is difficult enough for what she teaches (math) so these days off, while (on the face of it) great for the teachers, they still have to cover all that is needed for the exams, which does involved after school classes that kids can do, most say yes they'll come in but they don't bother.

She'll have those classes every year leading up to the the exams to just reinforce lessons that she feels were maybe rushed due to the frame given to cover everything

[LC]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq57y97gz9vo

Can't imagine teachers will be complaining about this, pupils likewise.

Heading back it would seem to the way things were done back in my day with your GCSES / A Levels mainly being at the end of 5th / Upper 6th.  I have a youngster in 6th form at the minute and it seems once they have one set of exams behind them they are starting to get ready for the next.

[oakleafgael]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq57y97gz9vo

Can't imagine teachers will be complaining about this, pupils likewise.

Heading back it would seem to the way things were done back in my day with your GCSES / A Levels mainly being at the end of 5th / Upper 6th.  I have a youngster in 6th form at the minute and it seems once they have one set of exams behind them they are starting to get ready for the next.

Typical of Paul Givan to ignore the public consultation which included parents, pupils and teachers were a large majority were in favour of keeping things as they are.

[Orior]

I quite like Paul Givan. He does not shirk away from the big issues and is a good example of Stormont working with local people making local decisions. Sure, not everyone will agree with the decision but that's democracy innit?

(Other DUP colleagues continue to walk into every lamppost possible).

[marty34]

What's the point in Girvan's consultation if he just decides to do what he wants anyway?

[playwiththewind1st]

He has Mervyn Storey in, as EA Chair & Richard Pengelly in, as EA CEO. Complete DUP carve up, so there will be no challenging / disserting voices there. Wonder why Sinn Féin handed over control of education to them?

[delgany]

Right wing idealogy based on the Tory doctrine of Michael Gove, based on the evidence of Enhlish academics, no counter thoughts allowed. This is designed to improve the educational outcomes & life chances of the lower achieving Protestant ( & R.Cs) working classes. This seems highly unlikely to improve anything for them. I wonder what Tony Gallagher QUB & Noel Purdy Stranmillis, think off it !!!

[Armagh18]

I quite like Paul Givan. He does not shirk away from the big issues and is a good example of Stormont working with local people making local decisions. Sure, not everyone will agree with the decision but that's democracy innit?

(Other DUP colleagues continue to walk into every lamppost possible).

Is not not the p***k that went to Israel??

[Champion The Wonder Horse]

Surely this is more divisive and controversial than dual language signs at grand central station and would therefore require cross-community support.

[marty34]

Surely this is more divisive and controversial than dual language signs at grand central station and would therefore require cross-community support.

Good point. Who decides what is 'controversial'?