9 Class Teacher in 3 years

[mammasmadhouse]

Since my dd started junior school, her class have had to cope with an array of teachers, by the end of the current year she will have had 9 teacher changes in 3 years. I wrote to the HT in July last year outlining my concerns and she said they were doing the best they can. We had a letter this week to advise of a further change for the remainder of the term, the supply that will looking after the class until the new teacher starts is abrupt and abrasive and has little time for explaining things to children who struggle and it is clear that her only objective is to deliver her lesson. A number of parents are concerned about this, but apart from flagging them to the HT what else can we do??

You have my sympathies - DD2 had a year like this last year (Year 5) and also, to a lesser extent, throughout KS1 :-( There's really not a lot you can do and it's also not easy for the school to provide consistent cover if a teacher leaves or is sick.

I'm not sure there is much you can do, other than perhaps ask for a proper meeting with the head teacher to discuss how best to support your daughter during a period of disruption? The point being that they will definitely know that you are concerned, and may also be able to reassure you about what they are doing to help.

And recognise that your daughter might be unsettled and the more you can do to be calm, reassuring and consistent at home, the better.

Or move schools ... but there's no guarantee that the same thing won't arise.

Sympathies from me too, our disruption came after a poor ofsted and lasted 2- 3 years, once we got a new head he got staff turnover under better control after a year or so. Is there a reason for the rapid staff turn over? My DD had a pretty poor yr 3 due to teachers leaving and actually went backwards in maths, literacy just plateaued. The new head has recruited several good teachers and DD is now progressing well, though she is still catching up in maths. Beyond raising concerns with head and perhaps governors, I can't see what you can do, I almost moved DD to another school, but am now pleased I gave the school an extra few terms to sort itself out. Like achickencalledkorma I felt the same situation could easily arise in the other possible school, we are rural, there aren't many schools around.