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DD Y10 - What would you do?

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HappySonHappyMum · 08/10/2019 19:53

My DD has a GCSE Biology teacher in Year 10 that is really ramping up the pressure on my DD's class. So far this term she has threatened each student with a call home if they don't get 50% in their tests and she is also threatening them with moving them to Foundation level Science if they don't achieve. My daughter's anxiety is going through the roof. She is continually stressed by this teacher. She has become so anxious about 'failing' that she has scratched herself until she bled. She wants me to get her a Science tutor so she will be 'good enough'. She is an excellent student and is predicted 7's in her GCSEs, she's in top sets and is doing really well - but this teachers continual pressuring is undermining the confidence that she has in herself. I really need to contact this teacher. How should I approach this? I don't want to undermine my daughter but this can't continue. If I emailed her - what would you say?

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Thistly · 08/10/2019 20:05

Sympathy from me... it’s not on when teachers transmit this sort of pressure to the kids. We had this in year 6 with SATS, but not so much specific pressure from teachers in secondary I would telephone the school.. in our school the pastoral team are responsible for fielding such enquiries, which is all to the good since your dd clearly needs some support.
Have you got to year 10 and not had cause to contact the school about anything prior to this?
Obviously every school is different as to how they deal with parents wanting to speak to teachers. Ours shields the teachers a LOT.

It sounds from your post like your DD is against you contacting the school.. is that the case?