Teacher leaving class alone?

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DD has mentioned quite a few times that her teacher has left the room and left them alone. She is only 5, but generally quite reliable and it has cropped up quite a lot.

Apparently Mrs M was away for a long time today and she was talking to Miss E in Miss E's classroom.

I had her friend in that class for tea tonight and she piped up 'Yes, for a long time!' at this point. They also both say that Miss E doesn't like Mrs M

I asked DD if anyone else was there and she said no. I asked her what the other children did and she said that some of them were very naughty but no one knew because Mrs M wasn't there.

AIBU to ask for clarification?

I'd say leaving a class full of 4/5 or is it 5/6 year olds is a seriously safe guarding issue.

A long time to a 5 year old is not the same as a long tome to an adult.
Not sure what you are wanting from this thread.
Clarification of what exactly?

I'd be a bit dubious about this one. Does the class have an attached TA? Most Reception classes do.

Do they have a TA? Also, does the classroom have an adjoining door to the next one? I have worked in schools where teacher would pop their head out the door to the other class or whatnot. Quite unusual for a teacher to leave the class completely though, I have never been in a class where that has happened.

Agree with the previous poster who says that 'a long time' is different when you're 5 though.

No. They have a TA in the morning, but not in the afternoon. There isn't an adjoining door either I'm sure- the sink and board.

Agree with the previous poster who says that 'a long time' is different when you're 5 though.
Yes, that's true.

They also both say that Miss E doesn't like Mrs M

Unless they've witnessed a disagreement, that's a fairly sophisticated observation for a five year old.

As PPs have mentioned, is there no TA?

Oops, cross-post the the TA

Unless they've witnessed a disagreement, that's a fairly sophisticated observation for a five year old.

Yes, I was quite surprised by that.

Re teachers not liking each other- could it be something the girls say amongst themselves "I am not your friend" "you're my best friend" so on and so on.

Perhaps Miss E is Mrs M 's line manager and the pupils have observed an interaction that was a bit brusque.

To say Mrs M and Mrs E "don't like each other" They spend enough in each others company chatting