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Problem Areas

1. SNA's can have more than one child to look after, and

those children don't even have to be in the same class. The

SNA that I interviewed had three children and all were in

different classrooms. This meant that she had to be moving

between three different classrooms (making bubble/pods

irrelevant) and increasing the risk of spreading COVID. 1.
SNA’s have to
travel between
2. Children being separated from their friends is very bad classrooms.

for them and can effect them mentally. Their social skill will

drop and they might become social unaware.

5. 2.
3. Since COVID is so easily spread the school decided to only All staff meetings Children are

allow two adults at a time in with a class. For example if must be held in the separated from

there was an SNA and a teacher in the class, if another sports hall. Problem their friends.

teacher needed to speak with one of them, the other would

Areas
have to leave the room.

4. With the teachers wearing masks and visors during

school time the children are having difficulties

understanding and hearing them, making school frustrating

for both parties as one has to repeat and the other have to 4. 3.

strain themselves to hear. Children find it No more than two
difficult to hear the adults are allowed in

teachers. a room.
5. Staff meetings must be held in the sports hall according

to the SNA as staff are not allowed together if they are in

different classes. This makes it difficult for the staff to

stay in touch with each other, since they are in different

places at different times, this is to restrict interactions

for COVID protection.