DD1 started reception this September and to me seems to be doing really well. Loving numeracy work, clicking with reading, doing some excellent writing, making friends (she knew no-one at the start) and is growing in every way. We're delighted with her progress and she's happy.
However, what's really bothering me is the negativity of the other parents, which is making me feel that I should have cause for concern. School was OfSTEDed recently and didn't do fabulously (on a parr with the previous report) and some of the parents are up in arms. I tend to take these reports with a bit of a pinch of salt and the weaknesses of the school were noted to be in progress with improvement, which was then marked as a strength, IYSWIM. In particular, the report mentioned that provision for more able pupils isn't as good as it should be and pupils are coasting at the top of the school. DD1 is more able (not saying this just has her mother!), but I'm not too worried about this because she won't be in Y5/6 for a good few years. Besides which, her teacher has told me that DD1 is being set more challenging work.
When I mention to the parents that we're happy, they look at me like I have two heads, and I am beginning to wonder if I am being too niave about the whole thing. Is my daughter destined to not do very well at this school? We don't really have any alternatives (not that I'd want to move her), but I'm having problems listening to all the moaning which to me, does not seem justified.
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Other parents being very, very negative about DD1's school - is it terrible that I don't share the same concerns?
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manchestermummy · 25/03/2013 11:53
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