Pupil calling teacher love

It should be the teacher who addresses it. Also be aware you don't know the students circumstances - perhaps there are learning needs or memory issues

Am I the only one who doesn't see an issue?

I tend to look at things as if it was my children involved. What would I want for them and how would I want them to treat and be treated by teachers.

Look at things as a professional. Act as a professional. These aren't your kids. She is clearly better at leveling with them. Your don't want that for your kids. Personal preference.

It's very odd. A professional deserves respect from their colleagues unless there is a lot more going on than 'the kids don't respect her'. It's very unprofessional on the op's part. But I think she should take this to the top to get her own attitude into the spotlight and perhaps be told to get her head in order.

Op, if you don't respect this woman and you're not a TA, FFS stay out of her classroom. Her students will see an older woman looking at her like a duck in thunder and it won't be helping any classroom management issues she may (or may not) have.

Is her head of department concerned about her performance? Are you HOD?

A teacher doesn't deserve respect just for being a teacher 🤷🏻. The kids have no respect for her, so I'm not sure why I should respect her.

Eh?

A teacher doesn't deserve respect just for being a teacher 🤷🏻. The kids have no respect for her, so I'm not sure why I should respect her.

Not sure you're the best person to be judging professional boundaries.

When you tell the DSL about this incident, you should also tell them about the content you've posted on this thread- I doubt they will deem it appropriate.

When I said term of endearment it was more in the terms of you guys, mate but not even that. Its hard to say. It has almost become as much a part of their sentence when addressing someone in the way that "like" has infiltrated many sentences too.

I would pass on concerns. It could be part of a bigger picture. It's a bit strange.

A child once called me darling...never made that mistake again! And I have some lads who tag 'man' on to everything, but a well intoned 'sorry, did you just call me man??!! Instead of Mrs Golightly goes a long way.

I wouldn't dream of consistently not challenging something.

You sound very unprofessional and rather unpleasant.

Oh dear. So this is all about a teacher you dislike...?

The kids have no respect for her, so I'm not sure why I should respect her.

What did I just read? You take your cue from schoolchildren and disrespect if they do?

You sound an unpleasant character who has it in for her.

Go ahead and carry out a smear campaign. If this is all you have, I suspect your unprofessional attitude to another professional will reflect poorly on you.

I work as a teaching assistant in a secondary school. Some of the olders kids do this, as a way of being cheeky. I normally respond with a "I'm sorry, what did you just call me?" On the occasions where they are brave enough to repeat it instead of blushing and a stammering "Oh...er....umm...nothing miss," I say something along the lines of "I'm a TA, not your 'love'. Talk to me with some respect please,".

I don't think anyone dismissing the idea of reporting this has any experience of current safeguarding guidance. This is exactly the kind of thing that should be reported as a low level concern. Probably there's no need for concern, there certainly won't be any big drama as a result of this one report, but it will be recorded to be part of the full picture if there are future concerns about this teacher and boundaries. Most of them will never be thought of again but it's to prevent those situations we've all read about where people always "knew" Mr X was dodgy but no one did anything.

Low level concerns recorded in my school in the last few weeks include inappropriate use of language with students, vaping with and/or in view of students and allowing a student to use a staff computer login.

Why would a student use a term of endearment to address their teacher? It's inappropriate, however you try to spin it.
Would you be ok with the boys greeting her with an "Alright, Darlin"?

I'll be honest, it doesn't sound appropriate to me.

Is she really young or the "I'm my pupils best mate and I'm so incredibly cool type"?

Or not very confident at establishing good relationships while also maintaining boundaries?

Either way, she needs some support/a reminder of behaviour policy and behaviour management.

I think, as a first port of call I'd talk to her and depending on what she says and her reaction decide if to take it further.

It's not appropriate at all.

Eh? Of course it is!! And if the teacher hasn't corrected the student, that's odd and a bit concerning!

No I don't think you need to do anything about this. Possibly a bit of respect for the teacher and their judgement wouldn't go amiss. Unless you have something else that concerns you. What is your role? TA? While there can't be too much safeguarding and I don't want to silence you, you are a bit out of line if this is all you have. There may be additional needs that mean the pupil isn't aware this is inappropriate and teacher is considering how to gently push back without knocking back. You don't know. I'd feel very judged and micromanaged if you were in my classroom.

It's the fact that teacher apparently doesn't have a problem with it that maybe a problem. What other boundaries aren't being kept?

This is exactly what low-level concerns are for. Send a report and leave it to the DSL to deal with.

Have you raised your concerns with the teacher at all?

What does she say about the situation?

Trust your instinct. Better sorry than late.