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Not Happy With Soon To Be Year 2 teacher

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whiterthanwhite · 27/06/2012 16:50

My DD will be going into year 2 in september. We have been told her teachers for year 2 are job share teachers she had in reception. The school occasionally move teachers between the year groups plus all the children had been moved around too which is why she will have them again.

We are very unhappy about this. She's had a brilliant year 1 teacher. DD really came on in year 1 having such a good teacher who is fantastic with the children and had a real connection with them. DD hardly learnt anything in reception and the teachers were very distant. They also did not appear to communicate with each other.

I am also aware of parents who currently have children in their class and have been very negative about the two teachers. One of the teachers used to job share with another teacher when my older DS was at the school and she the parents did not have a good opinion of her then.

There are four classes in the year group, would it be worth me asking if DD can move to another class? Not sure what to do. DD is very shy and was quite withdrawn but with her current teacher she has really come on.

It's such a shame as she'd looked forward to school this past school year!

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WhereMyMilk · 28/06/2012 16:10

I'd just let her get on with it if I were you, and give her credit for coping, as she will. And whatever you do, don't let her know you think she will struggle.

My DD was the same, I asked that when they split her class that she be with some of her friends as she hadn't been there long and also requested she not be put with a certain child who bullied her. Obviously the opposite happened! She was very upset, and we did have a difficult first term. We did role play and suchlike and she learnt to deal with situations. She's a stronger character as a result, and I'm very proud of her:)

At some point we have to let them start to deal with things. They can't have a teacher they like every time-can you imagine if it got around the school that your DD had been move for this reason-they'd have everyone wanting to swop!

If it's the school itself you're unhappy with then move her.

LadyInDisguise · 28/06/2012 16:15

I don't know. It depends how deep the issues are. Some children will struggle more with some teachers than others and it's never good to have the same teacher twice in 3 years anyway.
I am surprised they haven't taken that into account actually.

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