S1 E3: Schools on a Roadmap to Nowhere

Our schools have felt the impact of every change in restrictions, and in our most locked down states, Victoria and New South Wales, the road maps for returning to school have twisted and turned on an opaque combination of health advice and political whim.

Episode 3 of the Resolve - Stories from a Stop Start Nation podcast, hosted by Swivol Media, titled "S1 E3: Schools on a Roadmap to Nowhere" was published on November 8, 2021 and runs 34 minutes.

November 8, 2021 ·34m · Resolve - Stories from a Stop Start Nation

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Summary

In mid-October 2021, the same scenes were playing out at schools across NSW and Victoria. Our youngest and eldest students began returning after many weeks of remote learning in the latest lockdowns triggered by the Delta variant of Covid-19. Across social media accounts from schools and teachers, you could see scenes of celebration as students were welcomed back. School entrances decorated with balloons, teachers, and staff in crazy costumes, handmade welcome back signs, care packs - each setting slightly different but all designed with the goal of making students feel welcome and reassured as they come back to the classroom.Behind the smiles and the balloons, teachers, leaders, and school staff have put in countless hours managing remote learning arrangements and return to school plans dictated by road maps with ever-changing destinations. For this episode, we spoke to a panel of educators from Victoria and NSW about their experiences and ideas about what lies ahead.Our guests include Bec West, Deputy Principal at Bonnyrigg Public School in NSW, Steven Kolber from Brunswick Secondary College in VIC, Lauren Sayer, Executive Director, Research and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar, and Amber Flohm, Senior Vice President of the NSW Teachers Federation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Across social media accounts from schools and teachers, you could see scenes of celebration as students were welcomed back. School entrances decorated with balloons, teachers, and staff in crazy costumes, handmade welcome back signs, care packs - each setting slightly different but all designed with the goal of making students feel welcome and reassured as they come back to the classroom.

Behind the smiles and the balloons, teachers, leaders, and school staff have put in countless hours managing remote learning arrangements and return to school plans dictated by road maps with ever-changing destinations.

For this episode, we spoke to a panel of educators from Victoria and NSW about their experiences and ideas about what lies ahead.

Our guests include Bec West, Deputy Principal at Bonnyrigg Public School in NSW, Steven Kolber from Brunswick Secondary College in VIC, Lauren Sayer, Executive Director, Research and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar, and Amber Flohm, Senior Vice President of the NSW Teachers Federation

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.