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To be really worried, DD teacher left

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Inky87 · 07/10/2025 00:26

My DD is in y1 and her teacher is leaving due to stress. The other y1 class also has a supply since start of new term. At the moment, both classes are going to be taught by supply teachers, for the foreseeable. And it could potentially be different ones. Aibu to be worried about the impact? Also my DD isn’t great with change.

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Gloriousgoard · 07/10/2025 01:02

I’d not worry too much in the short term because at the age she’s at she’ll probably not remember it, will be safe and play with her friends. Supply teachers aren’t under the cosh of awful academy chains and their management heavy bs, they’re free. Long-term though, I’d be looking at moving schools because something school managers fail to understand is that if they don’t treat teachers well, teachers can’t be as good as they are capable of being because they lose sleep/ appetite/ health and wellness which obviously isnt going to be great for the kids.

ilovesooty · 07/10/2025 00:53

I don't know how you know that the teacher is leaving due to stress, but if the school is struggling with staff recruitment and retention I'd be concerned about it not being a happy place to work and learn in.

Libellousness · 07/10/2025 00:35

Of course you’re not unreasonable to be worried about the impact of this instability on your daughter and her education. What parent wouldn’t be? So why are you posting this in AIBU?

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