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School work remainly at school at the end of year.

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jkbabymassage · 25/05/2022 21:33

I just found out that at the end of the academic year my daughter who is in Yr 1 won't be allowed to bring her exercise books and school work home for us to keep and cherish. And that she won't even get them at the end of her time at primary school..that they will be archived? Apparently it's some stupid safeguarding thing? But what about parental rights and my daughter's rights? Surely the work belongs to her and we should take ownership of it? My mum to this day cherishes work that I brought home from school. It's made me both sad and angry that the best that I'll get is a quick peek in them on the odd parent's evening and then it will just all collect dust in some archive box somewhere. Anyone else had this at their child's school?

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toastedbagiel · 27/05/2022 10:04

Direct quote: 'Of course your child and you have the right to their work!

Sure. They didn't just say 'yes you get it next year'? They actually said you have a right - it's almost as if the head teacher is in mumsnet. How wonderful for you.

toastedbagiel · 27/05/2022 10:05

girlmom21 · 27/05/2022 10:04

Having it a year later seems really bizarre too. Strange school.

Our school does this. It's so the current teacher can see progress. I just check the books at the end though; can't be arsed with keeping piles of primary school work.

girlmom21 · 27/05/2022 10:07

@toastedbagiel yeah I just can't imagine teachers poring through a years worth of work for every child and then actually remembering who child did what and being able to compare back on an individual basis.

Where would they even get the time, for a start!

toastedbagiel · 27/05/2022 10:13

girlmom21 · 27/05/2022 10:07

@toastedbagiel yeah I just can't imagine teachers poring through a years worth of work for every child and then actually remembering who child did what and being able to compare back on an individual basis.

Where would they even get the time, for a start!

No idea, not our school always gives the stuff a year behind, with the exception of P7

thelittlestrhino · 27/05/2022 10:17

toastedbagiel · 27/05/2022 10:05

Our school does this. It's so the current teacher can see progress. I just check the books at the end though; can't be arsed with keeping piles of primary school work.

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The school I'm in now does this too, I found it a little odd to begin with but actually, being new to the school this session, it has helped to see the children's prior learning. Previous schools I have been in have sent most things home but have built a 'learning log' type jotter throughout the year which are kept until the child leaves the school. These were horrifically time consuming and wasteful - e.g. photocopying work out of one jotter to stick in another.

Things like moving onto a new maths program (new to the children anyway), which has really caused confusion at times. I can look back, and see how certain concepts were taught previously and can normally then work out where and why the confusion is happening and help them make links to what they have done before. Obviously we can do this without access to jotters but I have found it useful. It is also good to check that we are not using the same resources for revision activities that they used last year.

The children also like being able to compare their work from this year to last. They do upload examples of good work to their online profiles that their parents can access at any time - all of the children in the school from P1 up know they can take photos of their work and how to add them to their profiles. I also make sure that a couple of good examples of artwork find their way home during the year, and Topic jotters will go home before the summer, just maths, literacy and HWB are kept.

HoppingPavlova · 27/05/2022 10:23

And the teachers ask the children to have pride in their work? Hypocritics!

???? I do things at work I’m really proud of at times. I don’t get to take the work home, nor would I want to, I don’t need to in order to be proud. I may have written it, but it’s not mine to take home as such, and that’s okay.

Interested to know what your mum does with yours? Get it all out weekly and go through over a cuppa and cake? Are you an only child or does she have some collection for you all? I can’t imagine it with my kids, I’d need a big library. Stuff that for ‘what I did on the weekend’ in Year 1.

Does your child not write anything at home that you would use as keepsakes? We’ve had hilarious letters to Santa, Easter bunny, tooth fairy etc that we kept (and may have made into paper place mats for 21st’s 🤣), certainly no shortage of material without having to get out some old school books!

Sherrystrull · 27/05/2022 12:05

jkbabymassage · 27/05/2022 09:20

Spoke to the school this morning..the headteacher. The teacher in question is completely wrong. I do get my child's work. Direct quote: 'Of course your child and you have the right to their work! You get it a year later so the new class teacher can monitor progress.' I wasn't aggressive. I didn't mention tax...for god's sake why would you? I have a great relationship with the head as I'm staff at the school too! ( I do pastoral support over lunchtime). So for all the haters who called me ridiculous and entitled, sometimes it's the teacher who doesn't actually know their own job! My only experience of Mumsnet has been terrible. Won't be back. I'll let you all get back to sniping at each other...

I'm glad you're sorted but I don't think a snipe at the teacher 'not knowing their job' is needed. The teacher didn't have all the information that the head did. Or, the head changed their mind when faced with a question from a parent and blamed the teacher.

Johnnysgirl · 27/05/2022 12:08

sometimes it's the teacher who doesn't actually know their own job!
What an incredibly foolish comment Confused
Best of luck, op. Your years at the school gates are going to be a rough ride.

PriamFarrl · 27/05/2022 16:27

jkbabymassage · 27/05/2022 09:20

Spoke to the school this morning..the headteacher. The teacher in question is completely wrong. I do get my child's work. Direct quote: 'Of course your child and you have the right to their work! You get it a year later so the new class teacher can monitor progress.' I wasn't aggressive. I didn't mention tax...for god's sake why would you? I have a great relationship with the head as I'm staff at the school too! ( I do pastoral support over lunchtime). So for all the haters who called me ridiculous and entitled, sometimes it's the teacher who doesn't actually know their own job! My only experience of Mumsnet has been terrible. Won't be back. I'll let you all get back to sniping at each other...

Fuckity bye.

Sleepingsatellite1 · 27/05/2022 17:41

What’s ‘pastoral support at lunchtime?’

ChateauxNeufDePoop · 27/05/2022 17:54

jkbabymassage · 27/05/2022 09:20

Spoke to the school this morning..the headteacher. The teacher in question is completely wrong. I do get my child's work. Direct quote: 'Of course your child and you have the right to their work! You get it a year later so the new class teacher can monitor progress.' I wasn't aggressive. I didn't mention tax...for god's sake why would you? I have a great relationship with the head as I'm staff at the school too! ( I do pastoral support over lunchtime). So for all the haters who called me ridiculous and entitled, sometimes it's the teacher who doesn't actually know their own job! My only experience of Mumsnet has been terrible. Won't be back. I'll let you all get back to sniping at each other...

Didn't happen.

girlmom21 · 27/05/2022 17:59

Sleepingsatellite1 · 27/05/2022 17:41

What’s ‘pastoral support at lunchtime?’

Dinner lady is my guess

girlmom21 · 27/05/2022 17:59

Sorry, lunchtime supervisor, before someone tells me off

Sleepingsatellite1 · 27/05/2022 18:18

girlmom21 · 27/05/2022 17:59

Sorry, lunchtime supervisor, before someone tells me off

Ahh I see, nothing wrong with Dinner lady 😊

MissMissICantDoThis · 27/05/2022 18:40

That's some MDA job...paying above the tax threshold. 🤣 what county is that in?

I will give up my teaching job since "knowing the job" consists of handing books back at the end of term anyway 🤣

PriamFarrl · 27/05/2022 20:16

Sleepingsatellite1 · 27/05/2022 17:41

What’s ‘pastoral support at lunchtime?’

It’s someone who has a group of children with them over lunch break who find going out on the playground too much.

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jkbabymassage · 11/06/2022 07:33

Yep! Though I do a bit of standard Dinner lady work too.

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