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Five teachers have left DD's school including two of her GCSE teachers!

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JufusMum · 24/07/2017 09:25

DD has told me that five of her teachers have left her school including her German and her Maths teacher, the head of English and both pastoral care teachers.

She goes in year 11 in September and I'm worried about continuity for her German and Maths GCSEs. Apparently her new Maths teacher is the teacher who has previously only taught Business. Should I be worried?

School is dying on it's arse and she doesn't intend to stay there for 6th form.

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BringOnTheScience · 24/07/2017 12:14

The end of year letter from my DC's Head said that 10% staff change is typical each year.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 24/07/2017 09:56

Only 5? 8 at ours. Neighbouring school it was in double figures (including most of slt)
It's always going to be tough for GCSE kids, but if you teach gcse, you are always going to leave one year at end of yr 10.

RubyMyrtle · 24/07/2017 09:54

It's the same at the school mine's just finished 6th form in. I feel for kids still there next year. Could you afford to get a maths tutor in if the new teacher doesn't seem up to it. That's what I had to do when we had 5 different teachers in 2 years.

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 24/07/2017 09:53

Out of a staff of less than a hundred we have lost 8 this year. None of them being replaced. Scary.

SoPassRemarkable · 24/07/2017 09:51

Was the same at dds school. She had a geography teacher teaching her physics in year 11. And six different english teachers in one year as they all kept walking out.

Renarde75 · 24/07/2017 09:45

Welcome to the brave new world of the teaching crisis.

Tw1nsetAndPearls · 24/07/2017 09:44

Apparently her new Maths teacher is the teacher who has previously only taught Business. Should I be worried?

This would worry me because of the demands of the new GCSE. It isn't that rare to a maths teacher who doesn't have a maths degree. However to have a maths teacher at GCSE who has never taught maths before is worrying.

Tw1nsetAndPearls · 24/07/2017 09:42

If it is only five teachers leaving that really isn't very many.

It is quite bad luck for five of her teachers to leave

BingoFlamingos · 24/07/2017 09:28

Teaching is a rough ride at the moment and there has to bs a point where teachers leave and as a result stop teaching a child before their education ceases.
Your DD will likely be fine? What's her attainment like in maths/German ATM?
Do you know any older kids who excelled in maths/German who could tutor her?
I'm sure she will be fine.
It happens to millions of children and happens every term.

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