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Teaching Assistant yelling at my child...?

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heartbroken22 · 14/06/2024 05:48

Dd 6 came home yesterday bursting out crying and not herself as TA yelled at her quite badly in lesson. This may have been the 5th occasion in the past month she's been picked on but yesterday was quite bad. Her friends had to ask her if she was okay as she was shaken up and humiliated. She said she felt her personal space was invaded and the yelling was quite loud.

Who would I complain too? Would you rather email or phone the school? I don't really want to speak to the teaching assistant directly but maybe someone from safeguarding...

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umar123 · 22/06/2024 22:19

Sweetenuf · 22/06/2024 08:01

Not quite as young as six but my friends 7 or 8 year old slapped a TA who she claimed she was invading her “ personal space” while shouting at her.

She’s now a teen but her mum told me this recently. She had a thing about “personal space” apparently.

I was really shocked tbh about the violence!

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That is bonkers. I can't even begin to imagine a child I work with getting their hands on me like that.

Sweetenuf · 22/06/2024 23:21

umar123 · 22/06/2024 22:19

That is bonkers. I can't even begin to imagine a child I work with getting their hands on me like that.

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I know!!! 🤯I used to be a HLTA which is maybe why she didn’t tell me at the time it occurred. It was about 5 years later she shared this.

Nothing like that happened to me either and I used to work with a range of kids including many who had significant trauma. Absolutely outrageous the way she was justifying her child‘s violence.

umar123 · 09/07/2024 19:28

Sonyo · 14/06/2024 12:35

I was repeatedly picked on by a TA when I was a child throughout my primary school years and at one point she took me out of the classroom to bend down and really scream in my face for something I didn't do while I stood there crying hysterically. Sounds dramatic but I still have nightmares of this teacher occasionally. I was not a naughty or disruptive child, I was shy and quiet and couldn't even speak in front of my class.

Yes there will be situations which other posters have said about children misbehaving and being told off in a stern voice which they call being shouted at but there are cruel teachers out there and children do remember.

Omg. My year 4 teacher and TA was a little bit unprofessional towards me as well. I still remember that to this day

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