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#edutwitter1/ A thread on Containment and a look at local outbreak planningLeads on from discussions in Pandemic podcast for Educators No.1DfE guidence, Containment Framework and saftey in schoolsCatch up fundingCollectiving

1/ Conspiracy Theories and the Far RightIts worth considering some of the driving factors behind these conspiracy theory protests. Anti masks rhetoric can be a gateway drug to the far

1/ Thread: PHE into Covid in school.What does it say?What doesn't it say?How has it been communicated and how does it compare to previous SAGE advice #edutwitter https://www.gov.uk/government/news/study-finds-very-low-numbers-of-covid-1

1/ Thread: Testing and Schools.Independent SAGE invited me to participate again in their last broadcast, we ran out of time for my bit but this was because @AndyBurnhamGM attended and

Interesting that when concerns were raised for a decade that real term budget cuts and costs of marketisation were leading to larger class sizes the gov told us class sizes

1/ Thread: Masks and schools, what does SAGE say?Classrooms have a high risk of transmission, social distancing should be maintained, where it cant be maintained masks and other motivations are

1/ Thread: Draft DfE guidence Initial thoughts'How can we get all students back full time without spending any extra money?... Oh and make it look like we're being safe'Also feels

1/ Red meat rhetoric to try and save his jobHe keeps refusing to engage in meaningful planning with the unions, we wanted a September plan in place months ago, we

Thread: Moving GoalpostsI dont actually think wider school openings are a distraction from the #cummmings story, though many other relaxation of lockdown might beGov spent more time briefing school plans

Thread: Science of schoolsSAGE and iSAGESAGE have just released papers on schools.Not a huge amount(well as much as I wanted)however it doesnt support the government's date and guidence documents9 models

ThreadSaturday 16th May: government rewriting reality, changing the narrative @annelongfield 'stop squabbling and get back to work"@GavinWilliamson Unions need to sit down and talk to government, I want a discussion

People say you cant criticize the gov in hindsight for a late lockdown.NEU were one of the first organisations to call for a lockdown, if gov, we were right then,