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First episode dateJuly 15, 1996
Final episode dateAugust 18, 1997
Networks MSNBC
Presented by Soledad O'Brien
Languages English
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The Site, hosted by Soledad O'Brien, is an hour-long TV program devoted to the Internet revolution. It debuted in July 1996 with MSNBC's launch and aired Monday through Saturday, reaching 35 million homes.

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Coronavirus: How will open in the secondary schools, is safe?

Nov 28,2023 9:31 pm

'Safety measures are the key," Says Rachel Hutchinson , principal of Ivybridge Community College

some year 10 and year 12 students in England prepare to go Back To school on Monday, secondary school principals have to overcome A Number of challenges.

Plans together with The Bbc , the regulations propose very different. Said More Than 300 schools and universities in us, they were mainly offers of between five and 30 hours of face-to-face teaching per week.

Some of The Return step manner, starting with students who are struggling The Most , check with many individual counseling sessions on Mental Health .

The Sixth Form Colleges Association Says , the schools and the universities should ensure that an extension of the face-to-face teaching has no effect on the support for the students who are still At Home .

'Safe and sensible'

At Ivybridge Community College on the southern slopes of Dartmoor in Devon, principal Rachel Hutchinson the finishing touches to the plans for the welcome was again about a quarter of the college's 2,500 students.

The year 10 and 12 pupils are doing their GCSEs and A-levels next year will return to a very different school from where you last saw her in March.

"Safety measures are the key," Says Ms. Hutchinson .

"We are working very measures much with social distancing -. very much Looking at the roadmap and what we can do, safe and useful. "

But she is determined to do you an "effective education".

How The School will work with the transport?

students come by School Bus , public bus and train, some are dropped, while others go for a walk or a bike ride.

New mask-wearing and social distancing rules in Public Transport , plus a prohibition of The Sixth -formers car-sharing, mean-clear communication is the key, she Says .

Each School Bus can now only seven students, which means that, while the rear is a quarter of the pupils is possible, a larger number would be impossible, she Says bear.

How much face-to-face teaching of The Return students get?

In the case of Ivybridge, this smaller number of students will have time to ensure the safety and security.

It means that only about 100 are in at any time, with only 10 in each class.

For the year 10s, it's a whole day of lessons per week is math, 90 Minutes , English and science.

The Other subjects continue to be taught at a distance on The Days that the students are At Home .

"you will still have to plan your complete teaching," Says Ms. Hutchinson .

Social distance rules mean that it will have only about 10 students in each class room

The post-16-students ' seminar-to reduce daily movement around The Site .

you will receive two full days, each A layer in the course of The Five weeks before The End of the term, Says MS Hutchinson .

"We think it is very useful to be able to do, and it is really important for your education. "

How is work on the social distance?

It 2m distance markers along all The Corridors and a one-way system.

employees in high-vis jackets to monitor every entrance to remind hand disinfection stations, and many posters and banners to urge The Children to each other.

"It goes to the supermarket feeling When you go to a supermarket for the First Time with the trolley queues," she Says .

With reduced numbers, it is manageable, she Says , but an increased number of students is a Challenge .

Social distancing plans are in place for break times, such As the can handle students with this again after such a long time?

"I would like to think, as a College, we have to be very strong on our Pastoral Care ," Says Ms. Hutchinson .

the Tutors had to bake a lot of E-Mail contact with students, with a lot of fun, remote activities, such as cake to keep students involved in The School community.

But, she recognizes some of them have fallen behind and So There is a recovery program to help you catch up.

she Says , an important goal of The Return to school is to pupils to ensure the well-being, and keep a special eye out for socially disadvantaged children.

About 30 children have decided to the University, the offer of one-to-one support, with support for the families who have suffered grief or illness, or are anxious, she Says .

The University of opening of the induction sessions for the employees to run again, What is with staff?

One of The Most important aspects is to "do it right, for my employees," she Says .

"you are going absolutely the communication work around The Clock to care for, the pastoral welfare of The Children , as well as the Check well-being in the learning process. "

Some have their own health problems, many will run busy households without childcare and can make you Feel anxious about The Return to face-to-face teaching.

"It is the management of the welfare of the employees and ensure that employees Feel safe and ready to work again," she Says .

And all of The Other students at The School ?

the years 7, 8 and 9 will continue to be taught practically and students will get cancelled in years 11 and 13, the tests still support.

"It's an eye on A Number of schools really, our virtual school as well as at the new school, the will again.

"This is exciting, for the First Time ever, the kids will say they miss school," Says Ms. Hutchinson .

What is September, and summer schools?

Getting the college Back To a "new normal for September," a further Challenge .

It will be to welcome the New Year 7s, plus a large group not in school since March.

Mrs. Hutchinson Says , that, When the distancing measures are to be supplemented, the schools have a mixture of classroom teaching and virtual learning in September.

she believes, to open that the idea of schools, over the summer, if the employee is already flat, since March is "quite controversial".

"The summer Six Weeks , the key for us to be ready for September," she argues - and many employees will have to prepare the work.

"So, for children as well as incredibly challenging," she Says .

she hopes that both The Children and the teachers can be your normal summer holidays, ready for a new start, what form it will take.

Wales begins with the opening of The School on 29 June, with Scotland and Northern Ireland waits until August .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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