No not me please

I suppose if a person feels up to doing this, wants to do it, and has the skills to do it that is OK.

I would imagine there would be more flexibility in terms of hours and duties if an older person wished to help out. I think it is unlikely that they would be expected to prepare and conduct lessons.

I am a retired teacher and I can't imagine returning to the classroom. For a start I am a technophobe and they seem to use technology for so many lessons now. No thank you. I love teaching when I was doing it and got a real buzz out of seeing my students achieve and go on to university or jobs and seeing them becoming useful hardworking fulfilled citizens but I am quite sure I would absolutely no help at all in the present circumstances. Good luck to all the current teachers, my daughter among them, trying to do the best they can across all age groups in very difficult circumstances.

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Another typo ...missed out the word 'be'. Absolute technophobe .

I am a retired teacher of 75. I volunteered at a local school. It has not been a good experience. The children were great but the staff mostly ignored me. I would not go into a school again. An extremely disappointing experience.

That's dreadful BBbevan. Discrimination of the highest order I suspect.

It's not something I would consider. I also wonder what they would propose to pay anyone considering doing it or would they be expecting it to be done for no salary?

The times that i have volunteered i have often felt sidelined and treated as a skivy. Volunteers have a lot to contribute, they give their time freely and for free and should be more valued. Consequently voting with my feet, I left.

Surely as retired teachers the majority of us will be in the vulnerable category, so it would be foolhardy to go into schools at the present time

No way. I’ve only been out of teaching for a year so not out of touch. However, why would I want to spend my time with 15 children I don’t know when I’m not allowed to spend time with my grandkids.