I don't know if this is specific to my childrens (primary) school or not, but it seems that every TA and lunch time assistant has a child in the school. A few of my friends have found the TA parents are indiscreet and sometimes unprofessional in the way they handle certain situations. (I.e discussing sensitive incidents in the playground rather than in the classroom and commenting on friendships and playground politics).
At least half of them aren't formally qualified as TA's or Classroom Assistants, and recently the head has approached a parent who volunteers in the uniform shop and suggested they apply for a SEN support role, for which they admit they aren't qualified but are going to apply for anyway because he suggested they did.
Now they don't actually have the job yet I realise, so it might come to nothing, but AIBU to feel there should be an element of professional distance between teaching staff and pupils, and that the children possibly aren't recieving the support they deserve?
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To think its a bad idea for a school to employ too many parents?
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whattodooo · 11/05/2015 19:57
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