would you work as a TA in your child's class?

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There is a job being advertised as a TA in my DC's school. I am qualified to do the job, and it would be really convenient to work that close to home.

However the TA job is in my DC's class this year. Then in 2yrs time my other DC would be in that class.

Should I go for the job? Or would working with my own DC be impossible?

Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

I wouldn't work in my dc class. I also doubt tthe school would allow it.

It may be worth a chat with the head saying you are interested but feel its inappropriate to be in the same class and would there be an opportunity to work in another group. I wouldn't worry about the 'in 2 years' as staff can swap round in that time.

It is a hard one to decide, and a lot depends on your child. I taught all three of mine at nursery school, DS2 was quite clingy but DS1 and DD didn't seem bothered at all. I think if anything I over compensated in order to appear "fair" and was probably a lot stricter on my own children than the others in the class.

In my DC's school there is a mum who is a TA and a mum who is a 1:1, plus teacher's children have gone their and been taught by their parents. So it can work.

I'm a TA and last year my son was in Year 3 which is where I work.

I was in the other year 3 class and did not have any lessons with him, apart from the occasional PE session. It was quite hard with him being so close and I think he found it quite "uncool" for mum to be at school! In addition, my friends were also parents of children in the same year group. Luckily their children were mostly in the other class and I was very conscious not to mix my work with social. Next year DS2 will be in year 3 so I may have the same issue!

I had a TA and her son in my class once. It worked fine - because she was quite firm with keeping to her "Mrs" role within school.

She did say more than once that she felt she was harder on her child than others in the class - because she knew when he was being a lazy little monkey a lot more!

Only had one minor issue - when she hit a "milestone" birthday the class made her a birthday card when she wasn't there, and of course wanted to know how old she was, which I wasn't going to tell them and told them they'd have to ask her and if she wanted them to know she'd tell them (it's always amusing watching them try to guess adults' ages - and can be highly flattering on occasions!). Her little boy quite cheerfully piped up at full volume "SHE'S FOOOOOOURRRRTY!" You get no secrets!

I've also had teacher colleagues who've had their own child in the class - again they've felt they've had to be harder on their child in order that other parents couldn't pick up on any shred of favourtism or similar. Some schools wouldn't allow it either - depends on the head.