So my DD1 has started kindergarten in a private prep in West London. All is going alright so far and everyone is very friendly. Three of the mums have come forward as class reps and this is something I am grateful for. I work full time and the class rep job seems to be a full time affair which I could not possibly take at the moment on top of home duties.
Two of the class reps are new mums, the third mum has already a child at school. So the more (school) experienced mum has been taking the lead openly and although her emails have been very helpful indeed, she has also openly claimed she is the experienced one and "go to" person for the group.
There seems to be some internal discussions going on between them, in terms of who is taking the lead on what, but the experienced mum is very determined to keep the top dog post it seems.
Now I am very new to school politics and I wonder why this job would be so contested and what are the benefits?? as some of the emails have made me wonder. At least two of them have part time or almost full time jobs, so the commitment is remarkable. Is it the ambition to be well known in the school, any benefits for the kids, of being better known by the HM or teachers or PTA? this is a relatively small school. Or am I just being too practical or busier than other mums, or even a bit of a cynic as some mums may want to help the group more? I would welcome any enlightenment on how the school politics works and how to avoid politics if at all possible. I just want a nice and friendly environment for my kid and having to deal with taking sides is the last thing I want. Thanks in advance from an unexperienced school mum!
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Stilllookingfor · 10/09/2018 23:24
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