TLDR: We think the head of year is going to be pushed out and that they won't bother to replace them but will get the totally unqualified, 18 year old TA to educate them instead.
In a nutshell... This is Y6 at a primary and currently being prepared for secondary - some in the class are doing private entrance exams, some grammar, some state.
Teacher is in dispute with the school management and has semi checked out. We think they are probably going to be pushed out but no one really knows. If it's not them, it might be the Head or Dep Head. It's a toxic shitshow and we are all just gritting our teeth for end of year.
This dispute has affected a chunk of their time in Y5 and is rumbling into Y6. Last week a group of them needed to be prepared for entrance exams... and the teacher was off for one of the days. They literally had 2 x interview practices the day before the exam.
The teacher is both Head of Year and English teacher. Their lessons are covered by TA when the teacher is ill/away. The current TA is fresh out of school herself (did her A Levels in May). She is absolutely lovely and the children adore her but there are mixed needs and abilities in the class, including SEN, notably severe ADHD.
At the moment I would say that the English lessons are still being prepared by the Head of Year. What I am profoundly worried about is whether, if they are pushed out, they will basically use this TA to do all the English lessons. Just to make sure our gears are really ground, this is a private primary so we are paying for this farrago.
Can anyone tell me if us parents have any rights in this situation, if not a teacher at the very least an actual TRAINED TA?! I worry that because it's private they will tell us to pound sand.