AIBU to expect confidentiality after raising concerns with a charity?

I can't think why the teachers wouldn't feel heartfelt gratitude to you for pointing out their shortcomings to a third party, and surely they will full embrace the benefits your recommended training will provide, thus bringing their practice in line with your views on how they should teach their subject. I mean, what human being wouldn't react positively to this approach?

Why wouldn't you think the charity would talk to the school first to establish what their current practice is before talking to you?

Why do you think your way is better? You aren't a teacher.

@HarvestSky what exactly are they not doing that you in your expert opinion believe that they should? And again what subject is it?
drama and too many musicals (where your dc isn’t getting picked for parts)
or science and dangerous practice?

Ah you wanted to be weaponised to go in and tell them how shit they are at your specialist subject? And everyone would cheer and clap and do it right now you’d told them?
it’s really giving me Beverly Goldberg vibes! 😆

to all the MN teachers… I salute you! Could not deal with what you deal with ever!

Of you're that bothered, ré train and go and teach it. Otherwise you come across as interfering and trying to tell people how to do their job. How would you react to someone telling you how to do your job? Then complaining to a higher body about your work?

Teaching has many nuances and unless you are in the room for the lesson, you have no idea how the staff are delivering material.

I agree with @ILoveLeopard245
What is it that you think they should be doing differently?

Believe it or not, but there’s more to teaching than subject knowledge- of course, that’s very important- but just having that, doesn’t make you an expert on what “best practice” in teaching and learning is. By all means, do your training and give it a go OP. There’s a teacher shortage after all.
I’m sure that some random client (who is not trained to do your role) going to a third party charity organisation to criticise how you do your job and “suggest” how you can do it differently wouldn’t thrill you either.
The organisation were right to pass your email to the school - they are not a go-between for unhappy parents or a vehicle for parents to tell teachers how to do their job.
If you felt fobbed off when you raised the concern, you should have followed the next stage in the complaints procedure.

why haven’t you contacted the board of governors?

Is this about disability issues or something like that ?

Unless you asked for your name not to be shared AND the charity agreed they have no duty of confidentiality. A parent being concerned about Grange Hill's approach to teaching geography hardly sounds like a confidential matter. You contacted them and gave them your information (unsolicited) so I can't see how they have been in breach, particularly if they informed you they would contact the school - at that point you could've emailed the charity and asked them to drop the matter.

The thing is, if the charity is concerned with ensuring good quality teaching on the subject and the school isn’t delivering that, the contact may have been helpful and furthered your aims.

Why not ask the charity what they said?

I can't see what you did wrong - you raised the issues with the school and they did nothing. You then sought advice for yourself from a charity. The charity then took that information and told the school, which was not what you wanted or expected. At least now you know that the charity is not there for the students but for the school. I always check myself how my information is going to be used before I give it because you can't really trust the other person, particularly in education where everyone shares everything because of the safeguarding culture. What was the charity? Was it a sport and your concerns related to safety?

Ok, having read your update, it would have been better if you’d asked for advice on best practice, without naming the school. Was there potential for confusion over whether you were seeking advice for you, or for the school? Or is this purely about personal relationships and indiscretion?

If you had already expressed unhappiness to the school, they probably won’t have been surprised by the contact from the charity. It shows you’re serious. You can carry on discussing the issue as planned.

Anyway, by all means contact the charity, express surprise at their approach and see what they say.

You are embarrassed you mean.

Do you know if the school staff also help with this charity?

No your struggling because your embarrassed that the school know you’ve gone above them to complain. Be honest.

I just missed who the question was for as I’m getting ready for work while scrolling.

Im not sure what else OP really expected, going to a specialist charity moaning about a specialist subject and naming the school… it’s obvious it could get back to the school.

It sounds a little vindictive.

This is such an odd scenario. Why wouldn't you go to the school first?

@ToKittyornottoKitty was wondering the op had expected the charity to do so! (Forgot the “lighthearted” bit..)

Your first point of contact should have been the school. You seem to be making a lot of assumptions about their choices and training. Surely better to establish facts, discuss your concerns and listen to their perspective first?

The school won’t have spare budget for training courses, or probably prioritise those, whether training exists or not.

So yes, if the charity shared your name with the school that’s poor and you could complain to the charity.

But why wouldn’t you start with the school?