Can a teacher have their own child in their class?

[Hattie07]

Hi All, does anyone have any advice or knowledge when it comes to schools allowing their staff to have their own child in their class?
Thank you xx

If anything, I feel my auntie was unnaturally hard on me when I was in her class. I was very well behaved and a good singer and reader but got told off unfairly and didn't get chosen for any parts as I did in other classes.

Speaking as a child who was in their mothers class, if anything they’ll be treated more harshly 😂😂😂

I have had my son in my class once. Teaching high school and teaching the specialist subject there was no option but for him to be in my class. I wasn’t a fan. I said the next year if they couldn’t swap him to the other class then swap me out somehow

Well surely it can’t be avoided on many cases. If you’re the only Biology teacher then you will have to teach your own child. I imagine hard on the kid though and the parent would be tough on them to avoid any accusations of favouritism.

My DF was my chemistry teacher in what we’d now call year 8 and for A level. It was fine apart from not knowing what to call him.

Exactly this. It’s the HT’s decision

What is the actual issue? Do you believe the teacher will only teach their child and not the other teacher, that their child will get all the class ‘rewards’, or??? It seems odd that it’s something that has not occurred as yet, so no issues can have presented and yet you have a problem with it.

I used to live in a very rural village in Yorkshire. They had a lower primary class for reception to year 2 and higher primary class for year 3 and 4. Teacher of lower primary had 2 of her own DC in her class.

Why are you bothered?

@Hattie07 you really have no grounds to appeal. We have a similar set up in an independent school, and there is favouritism with said child and their friends only. The school is aware that some parents see this as an issue purely because of behaviour problems not being dealt with fairly. I think you just have to suck it up and hope the school are fair to all.

THIS!

Oh I completely got moving her from year six, but there was quite a shuffle that year so having her in the only class she had a child in seemed like a strange choice. I wasn't bothered as another parent, I just thought it was strange because the teachers/support staff (I am a TA) I know do their best to avoid their children during the day!