Whole school bubbles being made to self-isolate?

Yes, I do agree about the national attributes thing.
But they do seem so sensible, and us, well, not so much...
I wouldn't trust us!

The situation in Germany is very different to here, (i.e much better) my father is German, and I do think as a nation their approach to rules is very different. I am not really saying one way is good or bad but it is interesting. Germany does much better on issues such as littering and recycling (highest in the world I think).

I find that quite fascinating fanny, I am not keen on ascribing characteristics to countries but I am not sure the British are rule followers as a nation, in many ways this is a positive attribute but ...
What great potential for a new thread!

I am half german I cant start that thread

Ja, Deutschland ist sehr diszipliniert als Land!

. The thing is I worry we are falling into the blaming the people situation which takes the focus from the government. It might be that Germany is in a better position as they had a leader with a background in science who wasnt driving around the country to test their eyesight.

Yes, galaxy, another good point.
I'll keep alert to that trap.
They started that with all that use your common sense nonsense.
I want RULES!

Gwyneth

The Covid virus is never going to be contained no matter how much money is spent. Maybe it’s time to follow the Swedish example, keep everything open and hopefully allow people to develop a natural immunity. After all, from what I have read the majority of people who develop the virus only show fairly mild symptoms.

The whole assumption that Sweden has had no sort of lockdown but has been no worse hit that any other country is a fallacy. They had, I believe a voluntary lockdown of a kind, many people died and I don’t think their economy is in great shape either.

Merkel may be a scientist and work by rules, so how did Jacinda Ardern manage it then? Interesting.

MayBee70 5,860 deaths in Sweden compared to almost 42,000 in the UK???

And how does that compare to their neighbouring countries?

MayBee70 covid deaths per 100,000 population in Europe:
Sweden 57.19
UK 62.51
Highest Belgium 86.68

Sweden has had a very relaxed attitude to Covid 19, wether the figures published are accurate is disputed, there is no doubt an element of minimizing the numbers. The economy has not performed notably better than the rest of Europe

The govt said early on that there was to be no pupil rotation in UK.

One country (Spain?) has half the pupils in school for the morning who then work at home via the internet in the afternoon, and the other half work the other way round. Next week they swap over.

If there are 12 tutor groups in a year group, that's 360 pupils in a bubble.

This has just happened to my gs but not his brother.How can he isolate at home when the brother is still going to school? I suppose as soon as he goes back another child will get it and they will be off again. How are parents supposed to work?

Chardy My GS’s school does that, but he says some children don’t have the equipment to use at home. Do all the Spanish children have access to the internet and equipment to use it with? I know all French children do not.

Davidhs - friends and family in Sweden do not think Sweden has the relaxed response it is getting known for. They are making lots of changes in how they live just as we are. The difference was that they didn't shut down.