Heartbroken about DS's teacher

This.

I thought you were going to say his teacher had died. Get a grip.

It sounds like you and your child have an unhealthy attachment to Mr T. Is he lacking male role models in his life or something?

If Mr T wanted your child in his new class, I’m sure he could have requested it.

I also suspect this is more about you than your child.

Please don’t volunteer to start a club with him - politely, you already sound a bit unhinged, and that pushes it into stalker territory

The only thing I can think of is that you need to stop being a drama Llama and realise this is normal in a school. 🙄

It’s normal in primary school to change teachers every year. Mr T has helped your child a lot this year but the new teach may be able to help in some areas. I think you just need to accept the situation and try be positive.

me too at first glance @InsolentNoise 😆

There's another thread about how a new government will manage the expectations of a more entitled public.

This seems a very good example

I thought the teacher had a terminal illness or something!

You (and OP) wouldn't think the system of changing teachers was "insane" if your child had a poor teacher, or one they really didn’t get on with, and were then told they had to have them again for the next three years.

There's also nothing that says the nicest teacher is the best fit.

My son had the most lovely and supportive teacher imaginable. Everyone was gutted when she left the school. The one he had this year is not so popular with parents. I didn't think this year would go so well but this is the best progress he's ever made.

I don't particularly love her style and if you'd asked me I'd have said it would be a bad fit. But I'm not an education professional and I'd have been wrong. And I certainly wouldn't complain about it without any reason.

If it's only a small school surely there's a chance your son will have that teacher again in future anyway.

Teacher here. We can't always get what we want. Why not encourage child to flourish in new setting? Sounds like solid foundations to support this are there

So your child has no challenging circumstances, no disabilities, no history of abuse or trauma, no special needs, which might lead to him not just liking the teacher but having an actual need for continuity at this stage, and you view all that as being down to him being "good"?

Entitled much?

What happens next year when your DC moves to Year 5 and Mr T stays in Year 4 or if Mr T leaves the school.

Can’t see a legible reason to transfer classes…

My DD is also at the end of year 3 and loves her teacher (as do I!). She has SEN and her teacher is the only one so far who DD has been comfortable enough to unmask with.

Unfortunately, her teacher is staying in year 3.

Some teachers do move up with their class (there's two out of the 14 classes moving up this year), and I think in most schools, it's more uncommon than not.

So YABU to expect it regardless and YABVU to expect them to rearrange the classes just for your son.

You're getting a hard time on here OP. It's great that your DS has had such a great teaching experience but children have to learn to deal with all types of people including teachers. My kids had a definite affinity with some teachers and a tougher time with others. It's how they learn about life, not just academic stuff and it makes them well rounded. Let it go and support your DS to enable the change in teacher be a positive experience.

what a lot a codswallop!

1 There are other kids that will benefit from Mr T teaching skills.
2 You have no idea what skills the new designated teacher will bring.

OP, you may have to accept that it's you who is attached to the teacher more than your son. Don't offer to do a club with him- that's mad. If they want parent helpers for anything they'll ask.

The headteacher coming over in the conversation may indicate that there has been something flagged. Do you spend a lot of time chatting to the teacher before or after school or sending messages?

I'm sure he'll get over it he's got to suck it up I.. afraid.

Do you understand how school works? This is completely normal. He will learn new things with his new teacher.

Do you realise how irrational this sounds - you are going to help set up a club that Mr T has to give up his time to run just to facilitate a relationship between your child and this man who has no relationship with your child other than being his teacher…..

I think the distance next year might be good for you - as you seem to be the one who has become too attached.

What?! There's nothing punitive in this class allocation !

Not necessarily- variety is the spice of life …!

Thought Mr T had cancer from the thread title.

OP are you for real? Imagine if every parent wanted to choose their child’s teacher?!

Don’t be ridiculous. The teacher isn’t a 1-2-1 tutor hired by you: other children in the school deserve to benefit from his teaching too. It’s selfish to demand your son is prioritised as well as very self-absorbed to claim that if he doesn’t get what you are asking for then it’s somehow a vindictive punishment for your child’s good behaviour, as opposed to all the other things schools factor in when timetabling. Your son isn’t number one on everyone’s minds - your attitude is baffling.