PFB alert here, so prepared to be (gently) mocked...
DD has just finished reception. Her main teacher works a 3.5 week. For the first six weeks Thurs pm were taken by the TA and Fridays by a lovely experienced teacher whom the children adored
Nine weeks later the school gets a shit Ofsted, a Yr 6 resigned and our lovely Friday teacher replaced by the assistant head. She was obviously ill suited to EYs and lasted six weeks before being moved elsewhere. That's followed by a shout-y supply teacher on Fridays, but no notification to parents. HT apologises for disruption following complaints , then promises current supply will be there til end of term. Meanwhile TA goes off on long term sick. Supply resigns. Another random supply. HT tells me TA will now take class. I point out NUT are against this and that she has been on long term sick and therefore perhaps it was mean to expect her to take on a teaching role. Yet another supply for Fridays, but no notification to parents. So DD has 5 teachers on a Friday over one year, but the same teacher Mon - Thurs am.
MOn-Thurs teacher is OK, but during in whole of reception year, DD has had no music lessons, no drama, no baking. DD's xmas/easter/mother's day card is folder cardboard with scrawled felt tip. There has been one school trip. Mon-Thurs teacher, although lovely, regularly talks about 'when we use them bad words, we hurt people's feelings', showing poor grasp of basic grammar.
I feel let down. School seems to be poorly managed and totally lacking in creative curriculum. But are my expectations too high? We are in big city with mixed catchment. DD is happy-ish but not progressing in phonics and regularly upset going into the classroom in the morning.
I come from a family of teachers, who have worked in v deprived areas. They all think this school is appalling. But really? Is this just not par for the course? Genuinely interested if you've read this far...