Pic of the week 22/3/20
The Corona virus has been declared a pandemic, and things are different now from where we were a week ago.
Schools have shut (I will be teaching remotely next week) and summer exams (GCSEs and A levels) have been cancelled. This has created considerable turmoil and confusion. Sam won’t now be sitting summer exams, but what grades will he get? Who knows. His mocks and predicated grades from earlier in the year were not good, but of late he had upped his game and was beginning to look on course for some half decent results. Effectively his gap year has now started, but he can’t travel anywhere and there are no jobs around as companies start laying off their workforce as the economy grinds to halt.
There is one sector, though, that is booming and that is the supermarkets. They have been mad, with panic buying and empty shells. Being the true hero that she is, Becky has more than stepped up to the plate, doing extra shifts as necessary, and having to put up with some pretty crappy customers. Without her, and her colleagues, the country would be on its knees. Too often derided as “shelf-stackers” , the nation owes them a debt of gratitude and she should sport her purple and orange Sainsbury’s fleece as a badge of honour. Not all heroes wear capes.
I am proud of her.