my daughters school are adding a new class mid year!

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My daughters school are adding a new class mid year. From January this new class will be made up of some new entrants to the school and some children from each of the current classes. My daughter has been selected to go into the new class.

I have concerns about this I think the children in the new class will have a big upheaval the children carrying on in the old classes will not have. Also there will be three teachers for this class split as 2 days, 1 day, 2 day. How on earth are the children meant to learn anything with this new arrangement!

I would really like some advice on this do you think it will be a problem or am I worrying over nothing? Should I make a formal complaint?

Thanks

I can understand why (as a parent) you would be a bit worried but with my teacher hat on I would say don't worry. The children have probably been very carefully selected and will be well supported I'm sure. The 3 teacher thing wouldn't bother me, children adapt well and I doubt it will be as much of an upheaval for them as you think.

Job share worked very well for ds in year R (I assume it's year R). It gave an added interest to his low concentration, because it felt new again on Thursday, it helped him get through the week.

I doubt a formal complaint will get you anywhere as some children have to be moved. Why should it be not your dc and someone elses instead?

My youngest 2 had 3 teachers in yR and 1 worked very well they never got tired of any teacher and would look forward to x day when they had Mrs x and then Y dayfor Mrs Y and ohhh Monday we have Mrs Z really positive about this worked wonders with both of them.

Agree that sometimes mixing the classes up can be a positive thing - group dynamics change over time and it can be a good opportunity to separate children who would benefit from being separated, and introduce new friendship dynamics to those who otherwise might not have interacted much.

Is this year R or higher up?

I wouldn't be too concerned about yR, but would have concerns if this was y3 or higher. I would be concerned about continuity of education for maths and English in juniors. If Juniors I would expect the school to hold a meeting where they can explain their reasoning and parents can raise concerns.

Whilst I can see your concerns, there is obviously the need for an extra class and some of the children are going to have to move into it. If you have really strong feelings that it should not be your child that is one of the children moved into the new class I suggest you take your evidence for this to a meeting with the headteacher as soon as possible. If there is a real reason why it will cause your child a problem the head may be able to re-think the organisation of the classes. However, the school clearly needs to place some children in this class and will have thought carefully about who it should be. Your concern about the jobshare arrangements: "How on earth are the children meant to learn anything with this new arrangement!" should not really be an issue if it is well organised and that is something you will need to ask the head.
If you are looking for positives, I would assume the current class is pretty full, so I would also assume there would now be smaller classes with the new arrangement.

As a teacher, I can see you are concerned from a parent's perspective, but I don't think you need to worry.
Children are adaptable and will settle very quickly. It may even be something your DS is looking forward to, if you present it as special and exciting, to your DS. It will I expect mean smaller classes :)
The way EYFS works, their levels are recorded so consistently and the way children are taught is not very formal, and so all the teachers will get a good idea of your DS' abilities.
Wait and see, if it is an issue when it happens or if your DS isn't the type to adjust well to change or stuggled to settle in reception, then find out more. Otherwise just relax, the school will have it all in hand.