I overheard someone who works at my kids school slagging the school off

[bagpussmice]

she is not a teacher or a TA but does work at the school part-time and I overheard her dissing the school bigtime today...
should I say something to the head? as a parent governor I feel some responsibility and loyalty (and I actually rate the school highly!).

[icod4by4]

yes htta woudl come under our staff ( oh god WHat IS it called) policy

[EniDeepMidwinter]

god no

I know someone that works part time for our school (after school club) who cant stand the head and will slag her to everyone

she loves the kids though

it isnt a cult you are allowed to criticise your workplace you know

[EniDeepMidwinter]

what your school policy says you are not allowed to criticise the shcool

now that I would diss big time

[icod4by4]

i hitnk that is BAd bevaviour tbh

[icod4by4]

hmm i cant remmeber its name
it was all incase one of our staff went onto big brother
( htin it was suggeswted once and hte head cacked her "oustanding ofsted" pants)

[Ozymandius]

Depends how and where it was overheard too. People are entitled to have private thoughts and feelings, surely?

[TinyTimsGangGawdBlessUs1andAll]

'Thoughtcrime'

[icod4by4]

yes bt bringing school into dispreute balbalbalblab

[Reallytired]

As in all jobs, people often like to vent steam and get fed up. It doesn't matter where the job is. There are times that kids? teachers? LSAs can be obnoxious even in the best of schools.

Ask yourself if you have ever felt pissed off with your boss? Is it better for her to verbally relieve her frustation by talking with friends or take it out on the children? Prehaps the person in the wrong is you eavesdropping on someone else's conversation.

Provided that she has not broken terms of confidentally by mentioning specific children who have been awful, I don't think you should mention it.

[icod4by4]

but it aint a thought is it

anwyay have to go and cook

[TheIceQueen]

I slagged off my old workplace loads of times...or should I say I slagged off the management of the workplace - the way the residents were cared for was exceptional and I have no qualms about that -but I'd never suggest anyone I know goes to work there.....

[StarofBethleCam]

Not if what she was saying was true cod

[bagpussmice]

understand your points of view, however, she was talking publicly and quite loudly outside the reception office to another parent, and in front of other parents waiting to see people in the office.

[EniDeepMidwinter]

LOLOL @ big brother

they would have edited it all out anyway

(tries desperately to imagine an alternate reality where the people who watch big brother find discussion of primary schools at all interesting)

[SSStollenzeit]

was this AT school (in the school grounds or at the gate kind of thing) or elsewhere?

[icod4by4]

adn there was another issue about work dos and raucusousness and apprently something to do wiht a condom

head was worried it woudl bring shool into dispreute and knwoing the memebr of staff i kind of getw here she was at

she has left now.

[EniDeepMidwinter]

bagpuss no I certainly wouldnt mention it to the head

have you not heard of telling tales

for gods sake leave it whats it to you or your children anyway

[LittleSleighBellasRinging]

Surely going on to Big Brother would bring any workplace into disrepute? Shouldn't that in itself be a sacking offence?

[Reallytired]

"adn there was another issue about work dos and raucusousness and apprently something to do wiht a condom"

Most people who work in a school are too knacked to consider sex at this point of the term!

[icod4by4]

yes i htink that was what happened wiht someone wasnt it.
spec a school ( rahter than if you worked in ann summers)

[icod4by4]

well this techer wasnt
a young hting.
showed her g string
parents complained

anywya she is gorn

and we are outstanding

[wheresthehamster]

If she's that dissatisfied she won't be there much longer.
Perhaps she asked for a raise and didn't get it?

[RudolfinBarBrawlShocker]

I think it's out of order as it was in a public place. YOu can be dismissed for 'loss of confidence' and this would come under that ( though not from a one-off incidednt obviously)

She's taking the risk being so public with her negative comments.

[LittleSleighBellasRinging]

I know a deputy head who is always getting drunk and vomiting in the street and yes, even wetting herself while heaped drunkenly outside her front door. I'm amazed she doesn't get reported for bringing her school into disrepute tbh.