Parental responsibility question.

[Somanybabyseagulls]

Very long background to this so I'll cut to the chase, does parental responsibility include having to name tutors/teachers or does the school name, address etc suffice iyswim?

Do you mean on the application for PR?

No, already has pr.

can you expand a bit SMBS (love that name!)? I'm not quite sure what you mean in your OP.

Ex has written to me demanding to know the names of the children's teachers/tutors. He knows which schools they go to so why can't he get in contact direct like he did last year, well I can answer that one - he doesn't want the schools to see him for what he is, a dad who has very little contact with his children!. As I said, v v long background to this. Ex and I have limited communication, children last saw him beginning of June (their wishes). He has cited having pr but I think as he has the schools name, address that is all I am required to give him and it is not my responsibility to list teachers. i know this sounds pathetic but he always tries to prove I'm wrong about stuff, just want to 'kick him in the nuts' with this one iyswim.

The Children Act l989, the legislation which introduced Parental Responsibility Orders and Agreements, specifically does not list in minute detail the rights and responsibilities of each party, but takes a broad brush approach. On the education issue, the Act says, after the obvious stuff about the parent with care ensuring that the child attends schooling as appropriate, that the person with PR must be consulted before the parent with care makes an important change to the child's education. Your responsibility, therefore is to consult your ex if you want your child to change schools, but you certainly don't need to consult about, for example, school trips, options choices etc. If your ex wasn't happy about something, it's open to him to apply for a prohibited steps order, but that certainly isn't necessary in your current circs. The school should, if asked, send letters to him and send him a copy of the reports & anything else which they would normally send to a couple who are together.

does the school know the situation re your ex?

if they did, you could maybe worry a bit less about what they think of it.

seems a bit redundant for him to know the teachers' names if he isn't seeing the children atm.

lets face it, if you tell him to call the school and ask he is hardly going to take you to court over it is he?

Thanks for replies everyone. There is no question of a problem with the school, my eldest attends a certain school as her two step sisters do. Ex is just a complete t**t, he is basically a total control freak and has been less than a 'responsible parent' to our children in the last two years, hence infrequent contact. Think he is just trying to 'get at me' once again!