School teacher question

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My child's teacher is the daughter of the head teacher at the school.

Is that even allowed? How can concerns be raised to the head if the head is her actual mother ?

Has anyone else experienced this?

Download/ask for copies of the peer or peer abuse policy, the behaviour policy and the anti-bullying policy.

Go through each of them and highlight where the policy has not been followed.

Take these points to either the headteacher or deputy headteacher.

Follow the usual procedure. First raise with class teacher if they are responsible for behaviour on playground. If they are not responsible then find out who is and raise with them.

If not resolved and you genuinely feel that there is a conflict of interest after you have raised with HT then you can escalate further to governors. This should be outlined either on website or available on request.

These are professional people. Why would it be an issue?

Quite a few people are missing the point. Thanks for all the input though.

No they aren't.

It's allowed, not really that uncommon.

If you have any issues, you need to raise them in the exact same way you would if they weren't related.

Otherwise the governors etc will just bat you back down the chain.

Put your concerns in writing . Follow the complaints procedure . Make your letter / email factual . My Dc was …. On … and ….
i spoke to Ms … on …. And … I am concerned about how my dc is been safeguarded .

I am the parent of a SEND child . I treat interactions with school like business meetings . I have a goal . I may not get it done the way I want but getting to the end goal which is the point . Also violence towards other children isn’t yours to complain about - that’s their parents job .

They’ll have to go through Safer Recruitment processes to get the job so whilst uncommon, it’s not really an issue.

I’d follow the usual process of issues which is generally teacher - head - governors - trust (if there is one). Keep everything in writing so that you can refer if needed.

If it’s a reasonable size school, there may also be a head of Key Stage who you can ask to be involved as well.

There can be many conflicts of interest within a school - many people meet their partners at work for example. In any professional situation, you are generally required to declare any conflict of interest. In the situation you mention, it is very likely that eg a deputy head will be the person to speak to if you have a complaint about the teacher. Or the chair of governors (one up or down in the chain of command). Practical advice would be to look at the school complaints procedure in the first instance if you want to make a formal complaint. If you just want to raise your concerns beyond the member of staff you have already spoken to then ask to speak with the deputy.

Schools should employ the best person for the job - and not refuse to employ someone because of who their relations are. But they should acknowledge the situation and put mitigation in place to address any potential conflicts.