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School classroom workbooks at infants school

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jollyjojo · 07/01/2009 23:07

Has anyone ever asked a teacher if they could keep their child's classroom workbooks at the end of term? After seeing some pretty amazing work in my daughters books at the end of last term I asked our Headteacher for them and she said no! Apparantly they are all thrown away. When I asked if she could save my daughters books for me this term she said "well if I do that for you then other parents will want their children's books" I thought this was madness..Does this seem ludicrous to anyone else? Do I have any rights to them or not?

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hunkermunker · 07/01/2009 23:09

Speak to other parents. I can't imagine why this should be an issue for the school - why on earth would they mind you having the books?

ramonaquimby · 07/01/2009 23:09

loads of stuff was sent home with my daughter at the end of reception and year 1 - exercise books, commercial workbooks, and thousands of worksheets. I've mostly kept English writing (stories) and artwork. Imagine how much stuff you'll have at the end of her school career!

does seem strange, not sure if you have 'rights'

Kbear · 07/01/2009 23:10

nope, they don't let us have our children's books either - no explanation just NO. I only wanted the literacy ones for the stories. Shame to bin it all.

RustyBear · 07/01/2009 23:19

At the junior school I work at, the senior management team do regular 'book scrutiny' sessions - they look at books from a top, middle and lower ability boy and girl from each class to help ensure marking is consistent throughout the school.

They also keep similar samples from each year group at the end of the year to check consistency of standards. If your school does something similar, they may not want to encourage parents to take books home, as they wouldn't all be available.

marialuisa · 08/01/2009 12:13

We're automatically given our children's work at the end of the year, whether we want it or not! School is private though.

piscesmoon · 08/01/2009 15:12

Mine are in a state school-they have always had all their books when they are full. I think most schools in my area do the same. They have to keep an above average, average, below average and SEN set for Ofsted-but they all get them in the end. It seems sad if they just get thrown away. I have had to throw a lot away myself over the years-they mount up over 13yrs and 3 DCs! I have just kept the more interesting ones.

piscesmoon · 08/01/2009 15:13

Children have to go in with a carrier bag at the end of the summer term to carry everything home in!

Smithagain · 09/01/2009 21:46

That's sad. We get the whole lot at the end of the summer term. Goodness knows how long we'll keep it all, but it's nice to be able to go through it and see what she's been up to.

scienceteacher · 10/01/2009 11:04

Could the school be expecting an inspection at some point in the next year? If so, they may have to keep them.

We are due an inspection sometime next year so will not allow anyone to keep their exercise books or files at the end of this academic year.

roisin · 10/01/2009 11:22

They just throw them out
In my boys' school they have a 'progress book' which they do a piece of work in every half term throughout their school career.

Occasionally a teacher will keep something specific because they want to use it as a model in future years, or evidence for some study/research they are doing; but basically everything else comes home at the end of the summer term.

smartiejake · 10/01/2009 11:25

Keeping books for the purpose of an inspection is acceptable but I think it sends a very poor message to children about how we value their work if it's just thrown in the bin. Totally shocking.

We always get home our dds work at the end of the year and if their books are kept for some sort of work scrutiny we have always been given it at a later date.

Hulababy · 10/01/2009 11:32

DD's school sends them home at the end of each term, and rest aat end of year. Some are retsined for the next teaher.

Littlefish · 10/01/2009 11:38

At our school, some books are kept and some are sent home. Inspections can happen at the beginning of a school year, so not all books can be sent home every year - schools need to keep some evidence of previous years (particularly if it's y6's who are leaving.

What is the point in throwing it away though - that's terrible. We just return books and work to pupils at a later date.

I would speak to your parent governor representative about this and ask them to raise it at a governor meeting.

pooka · 10/01/2009 11:43

All dd's books were sent home at the end of the year. Was lovely to see her progress from page to page (reception year).

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