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thatsthewayitgoes · 09/03/2016 18:18

So amazing teacher left my year 3's class at Xmas (retired). New teacher doesn't start til after Easter. Supply teacher is dire. I've ignored most stuff but yesterday ds1 came home from school and told me he was stuck on maths. He asked supply teacher for help (this is a real big thing for him) and was told "we covered that yesterday. You should know it" and left it there. Lovely TA offered to show ds1 but supply teacher wouldn't let her.

I spoke with TA today who knew what I was going to say before I said it. She said she was going to speak to head anyway about it as she was not happy. She did this today. Head went up to my son and told him he was right to ask questions. No apologies given. He is going to speak to supply teacher.

It is parents evening tomorrow night with supply teacher. I am still livid 24 hrs on. My son does not want her teaching him tomorrow - he "hates" her.

Would I be unreasonable to speak/email headteacher before parents eve and ask for supply teacher to apologise to ds, or do I just wait until tomorrow night and have it out with her myself? If I do that, she won't apologise I'm sure tomorrow and as she's not in on Friday it'll all be "forgotten about" by Monday. I think my son deserves an apology. Getting him to school is going to be enough of a struggle tomorrow. Thoughts? X

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SueLawleyandNicholasWitchell · 10/03/2016 21:45

And the TA is outrageously unprofessional. I hope she is spoken to.

CockwombleJeff · 10/03/2016 22:07

Slightly off topic OP but having worked in Camhs the reality is that your DS will need to learn that adults are not right 100% of the time - they make mistakes and are only human.
This is reality.
I think you need to slightly adjust your mindset as this teacher is leaving anyway - and focus on teaching your DS to become resilient and learn to cope with these types of situations.
I am a true believer that most people try their best most of the time - it's not fair or healthy to be all guns blazing over this one incident.

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