Telling DD's Teacher She is Leaving at Parents Evening

[Jamesblunthimself]

Odd query - but I have to tell my DD's year 4 teacher that she will be leaving at the end of summer term. She is currently at local state school and we are moving her to an independent school.

I am slightly dreading it because she is very nice woman doing her very best with quite a tricky class and I guess I think she might take it as a slight on her efforts, the school etc. I know she isn't going to be THAT bothered s(he's a professional of course and will see lots of children come and go) - but should I tell her at the start of the meeting or the end?

I then need to see the head afterwards.

Why leave it until parents evening? Write a letter now, then you won't spend parents evening either talking about things which are not relevAnt or watching your teacher being surprised and wrong footed - you can then use pArents evening to ask about strengths and weaknesses that you can find useful in planning the next year for your DD

Just going through same quandry! DD is leaving Year 5 at Easter to go to independent school. We were going to send her for Year 6 but decided for various reasons to leave now. I am taking a letter into the head today and will see the class teacher after school, parents evening is on the penultimate day of term so may be a bit late then! Also DD wanted to tell her friends now. As you have plenty of time I would tell the teacher when you are ready.

Good Luck.

Tell them now. The independent school is likely to request information from her current school anyway.

The teacher won't be upset or see it as a slight unless you went in and said it was because of her!

If you do leave it til Parent's Evening, tell ehr at the start. The information she talks about may then be also linked to her moving, anything she feels is a particular target for the new place or you to work on, etc.

Parents evening is tonight!

We only got the offer end of last week. And when I rang and asked to speak to the Head for 10 minutes - they told me to wait until Parents evening. DD knows but has agreed to wait until tomorrow to tell her friends so that I will have told the Head and her teacher.

Thanks for the advice - I will tell teacher at the start of meeting. Will bring a letter as Head will need it in writing I imagine.