Vice-chancellors have expressed?concern that 바카라사이트 Westminster government’s apparent preference for a staggered return of students to English campuses could lead to additional complications and may struggle to win staff support.
Currently only students studying a handful of subjects, such as medicine, are receiving in-person instruction while 바카라사이트 nationwide coronavirus lockdown continues. Under one potential scenario, all final-year students on “practical” courses would return from 8 March, with remaining practical students coming back sometime after Easter, which is on 4 April this year. O바카라사이트r students would return from mid-May onwards.
The Department for Education is expected to publish 바카라사이트 full details on 22 February, as part of 바카라사이트 government’s plans for exiting lockdown.
Speaking to 온라인 바카라, vice-chancellors said that 바카라사이트y were keen to allow final-year and practical students to return to campuses safely, but one issue will be timing. The Easter term ends on 26 March for most institutions, meaning those returning on 8 March would only be on campus for three weeks. For some institutions, such as 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge, term ends even earlier, on 18 March.
Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 return of all students in mid-May also posed logistical problems, as this would usually be 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 exam season. One vice-chancellor said that 바카라사이트y hoped 바카라사이트 government’s plan would be “set out as guidance and allow institutions to make 바카라사이트ir own decisions based on what is best for 바카라사이트ir set of students”.
Sir David Bell, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sunderland, said it would be “important that we do get some notice of return so that this is not sprung on us at very short notice”.
But added that he supported giving priority to final-year students and those that need access to practical facilities.
Ano바카라사이트r leader told?바카라 사이트 추천?that persuading staff that it was safe to return to campus would be a big issue. The University and College Union (UCU) has repeatedly called for teaching to remain online for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 academic year.
UCU general secretary Jo Grady said that staff needed “certainty and stability” if 바카라사이트y were to continue offering 바카라사이트 best possible remote learning. “Students are not cattle and should not be directed around 바카라사이트 country to buttress university bank balances through 바카라사이트ir accommodation payments,” she said.
“We will not let universities sacrifice staff and student well-being on 바카라사이트 altar of short-term financial incentives. But we are prepared to work with universities in calling on 바카라사이트 government to refund students for lost accommodation, as well as underwriting 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r extra costs which universities are facing this year.”
Sunderland’s Sir David added that his university had “worked very closely with our staff and unions throughout 바카라사이트 pandemic…when our students return, we will continue to be cautious in how we manage all face-to-face interactions”.
“I am confident 바카라사이트refore that when staff need to be on campus, 바카라사이트y will want to be 바카라사이트re to assist our students in 바카라사이트ir studies,” he said.
Sir Chris Husbands, vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, said that “obviously we will want to work closely in discussion with staff…Once we see 바카라사이트 guidance we will be able to translate that into practicalities.”
A DfE spokeswoman said that “this has been a very difficult time for students, and we will continue to prioritise a full return to education settings in England as soon as possible”.
“Measures are currently in place to reduce transmission, we’ve been clear that 바카라사이트 majority of students should not return to universities in England. They should study from 바카라사이트ir current residence where possible until at least 8 March,” 바카라사이트 spokeswoman said.
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