Impact on daily life

Impact 8^th July
Head teachers in England now want the GCSE and A level exams to be reduced for next year.  They say pupils cannot catch up.  The content and number of exams has to be reduced.  If not, there will be serious stress and mental problems for young people.
Survey of parents says it is very hard to work from home and also help the children with their schoolwork.  Some explained they were in a small flat with only one table.  They try to do their work and also keep the children happy. This is hard with some children who cannot work on their own.  It also leads to arguments because the children don’t treat the parents like teachers.  They also say that the quality of the work set by teachers is varied – even in the same school.  Children do not expect to be working alone at home.  They expect to play.  Parents think the children are falling behind.
Videos are appearing online from a range of organisations who are concerned about the lack of access to virus information and the difficulties that deaf people face in hospital or going to a doctor during the pandemic.  Although hospitals have to provide BSL the deaf organisations are worried that deaf people are missing out.  Lack of interpreters and all the stress of health staff.