What to reply to teacher.....

[Lukat]

My dd year 4 has had a terrible year at school due to teacher taking a dislike to her, we've been into school many times...... So, dd school report comes home and her grades are fab, however comments from teacher are just ok.
She has said she has enjoyed teaching dd..... Which is clearly not the case.
So, I have to acknowledge the report and I can write a comment.... Do I write a comment, if so what do I put.?

'the head teacher admitted it was always a risk to put this teacher in place due to emotional issues.....'
The Head said that to you? Really?

I'd just write that you are very pleased with the grades she attained given her difficult year and look forward to see how much they can be improvised on next year with a fresh start.

It sounds a bit like the teacher had completely lost control of the class if she was resorting to screaming in children's face and shouting and threatening and if another teacher had to take over at one point to deal with upset children. If you've been into school a lot and spoken to the head it sounds like you have dealt with it as best you can and made the head aware, which is good. I'm assuming your dd will have a different teacher next year? I suppose you could write that your dd has had a difficult year and you are hoping she will have a happier time next year and that you are pleased with her grades. It won't make much difference of course.

Put it behind you. Move on.

The bit about enjoying teaching dd will have been a cut and paste on all reports. Also if she's been a bit mean this year telling parents she's liked their children will butter them up a bit.

Those arent threats. The teacher was advising your Dd o the consequences should she not behave. You need to guve your head a wobble! Accusing a teacher of threatening a child

I had a teacher like this with my DS she just didn't like him. The year before the teacher told me loads of time how great he was, and he's never been in trouble. I think it was just a personality clash. And lets face it some teachers can just take a dislike can't they.

If you haven't already, I think you need to make more of a fuss about this teacher, for the sake of other children.

I had a teacher like this in year 4. She was completely unpredictable and would be smiles and sweets all round one minute and bewilderingly cruel and scary the next. She once called me a snivelling little worm and another time dragged my best friend to the front of the class by her collar and shouted so loudly in her face that my friend wet herself in fright. Then one day she hit a child and nobody ever saw her again!

She once called me a snivelling little worm and another time dragged my best friend to the front of the class by her collar and shouted so loudly in her face that my friend wet herself in fright. Then one day she hit a child and nobody ever saw her again!

Was she called Ms Trunchbull?

A professional head would not say that to a parent about one of their staff.

Either there are serious problems endemic across the school, or there is more to this than meets the eye.