People are so quick to complain about their child's teacher not stretching them etc that I wanted to say that I think my Y1 DS has an amazing teacher and I'm so happy that he will have her again next year (small school, 2 years per class except reception). I had a chat with her the other day about DS and she was singing his praises about how he rises to all her challenges and is loving the work and the challenge. I don't want this to be a stealth boast so I'm going to come out and say it - I am so proud of everything he has achieved this year - he's working at level 3 in maths and reading and not far off for writing. His teacher is coming to the end of her 2nd year since qualifying and she is just amazing. She is teaching a class with ability ranging from below level 1 to level 3 and beyond and gets the best out of everyone :D