Snow and school closures.

Maybe you should vote for a labour government which wants all schools to be good for our children, and then other parents will not take the places of your grandchildren.
Maybe this last week will make parents think again about sending their children to schools out of their area.
As I said earlier, all schools in Heaton remained open because teachers and pupils went to schools within walking distance.

...and children attend schools miles away from home when there are schools on their doorsteps. Progress? I don’t think so.

Grandma70s I would imagine that few teachers could afford to ive in central London now. It's an indication of what will happen as housing becomes more and more expensive and essential workers live further and further away from their workplace.

It’s health and safety and deserves our respect. It’s not a joke wanting to keep our children as safe as we can. The DM will be hot on the trail of any school where a child is injured as will the personal injury no-win, no -fee lawyers.

I was very surprised that my grandchildren's schools in central London closed early on the snowy days. I think it was something to do with some teachers living in the outer suburbs or even further away, and also the coach service that brings some children from a distance.

Grandson in junior school says they were allowed out twice to play in the snow, but mostly kept in at break times. I don’t think infant granddaughter was allowed out at all. I’m sure when I was at school we were allowed out at breaks and also during lessons that should have been games. My sons say they were, too.

I know it’s elf and safety but it seems to go a bit far.

They should !

www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2018/mar/02/care-workers-hailed-battling-weather

Care workers should have a pay rise.

Aaah there we have it then. That’s cleared that up ! ( not)

I don't know where the car parts came from - the useless lump I referred to was our plumber's apprentice - no longer with the firm as it was 'too much like hard work'! He has a new apprentice now, seems a very keen young man.

There were rumours that the plumber's useless apprentice relocated to the NE .....

Wonderful way back ....

It’s snowing again here !

Just bloomin’ great .

Must be a multi non- skilled “ useless lump” Jalima we don’t deal in car parts !

drift
Back to snow

Fitted car parts to your bathroom radiator?

He may have changed his area of expertise when he went to work for gillybob

Where did the car parts come in?

Our apprentice would be top of the “useless lump” list !

The training provider ( who doesn’t provide training just takes his £2000 a year) has said he has a list of brilliant kids who would have give their eye teeth for the chance he has been given . I’m not sure we would do it again. Once bitten?

I’d like to see a thread nominating ‘’Useless Lumps’!

Here are the nominations for the worst UK companies to work for

great thread drift incidentally gillybob

Fitted car parts to your bathroom radiator?

I’m confused too OldMeg . Our apprentice!

Could be the same one as fitted our bathroom radiator

I’m confused who is the useless lump?

There no way I’m going to name them on public forum . Nice try though .

We’re still stuck with him durhamjen 8 months to go ! He’s getting worse instead of better. great useless lump he is thinks he’s going to get amazing job when he’s qualified ! He wouldn’t last the day out.

We don’t have any unskilled workers and couldn’t afford a labourer or else I would .

That's illegal.
What's the name of the company, so anyone else in the North East could tell their workers not to apply for jobs there.

They would be like that regardless of snow, etc.

They have told him also that they do not recognise paternity leave/pay !