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What does one do about bad teachers?

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FriendlyLadybird · 15/04/2015 22:06

DS is in year 8. There is a subject that he likes a lot and is very good at, but the teacher he has had last year and this has absolutely terrible classroom control. He has continued to do well in the subject because we can support him a lot at home but he says he really, really does not want to have this teacher next year and into his GCSE years.

Is it possible to talk to the school and make this sort of request? My instinct is to support teachers and to feel sorry for those who have poor classroom control, but DS had started to hate these lessons and I don't want him to lose interest in the subject.

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TalkinPeace · 17/04/2015 21:21

if there is really a problem, get each of the children to complain through their pastoral tutors
and the following week the parents to put FACTUAL points to the SLT (email / letter, not phone .... proof)

it may be that the school already knows there is a problem so will act

in DCs (non selective comp), said teacher got put on 100% observation and was gone in 4 weeks.

noblegiraffe · 16/04/2015 00:09

Schools do not generally pander to parental requests regarding who teaches their child. If you think the teacher is poor, then phone the HOD listing your concerns. The teacher could be given more support, or it could be that the school are aware of the problem and will get rid of said teacher, or make sure that groups who had him this year get a good teacher next year.

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