How often?

[Chopstick100]

Just wondering how often do you go into groups at your kids school? There is a teacher that keeps pressuring me to come into groups at school, I’ve tried to politely decline but she is extremely pushy, to the point I have dropped my kids off and left and other teachers have stopped me saying aren’t you going to the group 🙁 I have tried to let her know I can’t attend these groups but she doesn’t accept no for an answer. I’ve been talked into going to one but I’m not a social person and I hate groups so don’t want to go, I’m the type to drop my kids and run, and also I have stuff to do so feel a bit annoyed this is taking away some of the only free time I get as my kids don't see their father so i get no days off. I’m not a person that wants to spend loads of time at my kids school. How often do other parents attend groups at their kids school? I also home educate one of my children which she is aware of so it really just isn’t convenient to be coming into these groups.

Some schools do run a lot of parent/child groups.

As others have said, it's common in areas where English isn't the first language, or where the school knows that parents generally don't do a lot of supporting the school in the home (so for example parents don't generally read with their child).

Some groups of this type are invite only (eg for children with speech and language difficulties) while others might be open to the whole parent group if the school is aware there is a general issue.

It doesn't mean that the OP herself isn't doing reading/etc at home, it just means school have seen there is a need and are trying to address it.

@Chopstick100 are you not curious about why the school are so keen for you and your child to attend and whether it might benefit your child?

She runs this group twice a week she’s asked me to attend one, she also has coffee mornings and toddler groups

It’s not something that happens in any schools local to me. I’ve never heard of it to be honest.
Certainly the school doesn’t run toddler groups. Those are run in church halls by old ladies. We used to go to those.
I work full time so a twice weekly school club wouldn’t work for me. I attend assemblies, Carol concerts, harvest festivals, plays etc but couldn’t commit to something regular like this