Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

To think the teachers resent me?

113 replies

ThisMonkeysGoneToAldi · 27/06/2025 06:34

I work at lunchtimes only, minimum wage, I used to teach but like this role as it fits around school drop offs/pick ups.
At various times we need to line children up, gather them together to put sun hats on etc. Many staff let them run/scream to do this. But I prefer to get them walking rather than running, sing songs or read a quick story which keeps them calm. One girl can get extremely upset when it’s noisy, but LOVES songs. I get really bad vibes off the SLT when I do this but I’m sure it’s the right thing to do? One v sweet member of staff said ‘you get them sitting beautifully’ and TBH, I think I do?? But the leaders there really don’t like me!!

OP posts:
Muffsies · 27/06/2025 06:52

Primary teachers being immature and petty? Well I never.

Original poster
ThisMonkeysGoneToAldi · 27/06/2025 06:51

It’s only ever really quick. So as we are counting and checking that we’ve got them all - and as we put their hats on (singing).
And then a quick 5 min story before take over.

OP posts:
WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 27/06/2025 06:49

Why do you think their feelings towards you are due to the methods you have for lining them up?

Original poster
ThisMonkeysGoneToAldi · 27/06/2025 06:48

The bad vibes are a sense of ‘being sent to Coventry’ which my colleague has picked up on too in terms of the way they behave towards me. My immediate boss is not part of the SLT in the area where I work, she’s lovely and not like that at all - so I stick with her appraisal of me. But it’s just not a nice ‘feeling’ to experience daily.

OP posts:
PollyBell · 27/06/2025 06:47

Why do you need then to like you? Your post comes across as you are doing it for their approval, Why?

And why would they resent you?

Hanovercrosse · 27/06/2025 06:45

Are you implying you can do the job better ? If all the story reading is wasting time then I would get annoyed

zeebra · 27/06/2025 06:44

I think you are reading too much into this. I bet they don't give it a second thought. No harm is being done.

Didimum · 27/06/2025 06:44

How would anyone here know?

Muffsies · 27/06/2025 06:42

What are the 'bad vibes'?

Azandme · 27/06/2025 06:42

I'm SLT, albeit with older children. As long as they were where they were supposed to be, doing what they're supposed to be, I wouldn't care.

TooManyCupsAndMugs · 27/06/2025 06:40

If they have to go somewhere quickly, I can see how you reading a story might be seen as time-consuming but I can't think of anything else

Dinosaurshoebox · 27/06/2025 06:38

Can you give examples because I can't see why you would even be a thought that crosses SLTs mind.

Soontobe60 · 27/06/2025 06:36

I’m pretty sure that the SLT are just happy that the lunch time supervisors are doing their job.