‘It’s going to be worse’: schools brace for COVID spike and term 3 absences | nikkprecel
“I don’t think it’s going to be better [than term 2] in fact, I think it’s going to be worse,” Baxter said.Penola Catholic College principal Chris Caldow said the school would normally rely on agencies, but due to shortages, they employed seven casual relief teachers , to keep classes running.“We employed them on a full-time basis, so they have regular ongoing work with us so that’s allowed us to have a regular higher bank of CRTs than we normally have,” he said.
Some schools were preparing to schedule home learning days into the new term to cope with teacher shortages, he said. “At short notice, we may have to ask children to stay at home and I understand the repercussions of that for families.” Roman Catholic independent school for boys, Whitefriars College principal Mark Murphy said they had used the school break to prepare for absences. They had a number of relief teachers on staff.
“I’m worried about next term. I rely on four retired people they are great, but they are filling jobs that are extended leave - I have staff who are ill - when I get sick people I’m really going to be in trouble.” “We’re doing everything we can to get through it. We’re asking kids to stay home if they have COVID-19 or the flu,” he said.
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