To be irritated that ds was not allowed to go to his instrument lesson today?

[SixImpossible]

Apparently they had a maths test,and "maths is more important than music". TBH I'm not sure whether those are ds's words or his teacher's. He has one 20minute violin lesson every week, which we pay for. What right do the school have to prevent him attending? The music company will not reimburse or replace missed lessons unless they themselves cancel.

Tiggytape has made a good point, if the teacher has not prevented your DC attending music lessons before then the teacher clearly had a good reason and that should be respected.

I do however think that the music lesson should have been rearranged rather than just cancelled.

My Maths teacher regularly didn't let me out for my music lesson because he was a wanker and hated me rather than for any good reason. Where I got one up on him though was that I'd much rather have been in Maths than my flute lesson as my flute teacher was a total tyrant!!

He was smirking as he thought I was annoyed, but inside I was air punching.

Preparation for SATs

"I am sure you understand how important it is for him to be secure in level 3."

Yeah, right. I understand how important it is for you that he achieves a level 3.

I agree with you 100% OP. But of course there will be posters on Mumsnet who would happily let the cost of a (pricey) violin lesson go down the shitter . Of course they would...

Just don't see why if it's an important day or week they can't communicate that to the music teachers in advance so that lessons can be rearranged.

OP - did they volunteer to rearrange the lesson or repay you? And what did they say would happen next time SATS preparation coincides with his music lesson - you don't want to discover that he misses lots more music lessons.

Have you left instructions that as you are happy that he is secure in his learning - unless they are saying that the teacher hasn't taught them well enough so far - you want him to do music rather than maths?!?

Had an email from the HT yesterday. Apologising for the "breakdown in communication" and promising that they will arrange for an additional violin lesson to be fitted in, so that we have our full term's-worth.

Acceptable resolution - though the situation should not have occurred in the first place.

That teacher got a bollocking, it won't happen again.

The head can't say anything stronger than that to you without undermining her staff, but you can bet your life the teacher has been told to ensure it doesn't happen again.