New teacher ( VP) blaming children on lack of progress

[RonaldMcDonald]

My daughter's class have been being taught by the new VP
He came in in November and since then there has been a distinct lack of work or movement in their learning.
He teaches them until lunch time each day and then has a series of cover teachers look after the class as he does VP work.

The parental interviews are upcoming.

Yesterday he told the class that if their parents were unhappy it would be because they are such a badly mannered class they can't learn anything.

My daughter is in floods of tears. She is very well mannered and conscientious ( no, really )

What should I say to him. It feels utterly unfair

Well working with the school is obviously the first choice but I had to move a shy quiet child at start of year 6 in fact she missed first few weeks of term due to house/work move across country.

I dreaded it as a she was just starting to come out her shell - but it's been astounding how well she has coped - well actually thrived.

The places we could get were at less desirable school but teachers are brilliant and they seem able to offer her better differentiation - well to all our children which was a surprised they are really being stretched and loving it.

So as a last resort I wouldn't dismiss it - though I'm sure if he's a good teacher he'll take on board how his comments have upset your daughter and modify his methods.

My DD was in "that class" always shouted at told off punished together (yes because she could stop P throwing chairs and G swearing and being racist )

She had no control over anyone's behaviour but her own she hated the playground she hated the constant HT coming in she hated being referred to as "that class"

She had a complete meltdown.

I moved her - she is also smart has made loads of new friends and is very happy to be in a class that the teacher can leave to get on - she has surpassed her sisters grades which were 6+ when she left juniors.

Get the behaviour policy and see where is talks about group punishment??

i am weirdly nervous about speaking with him. I hope that he is coping okay and is able to listen and come up with some thoughts around the problem.

Thanks for all your help and I will genuinely consider a move if nothing can be resolved

'She has always had very glowy reports and scores miles ahead of the rest of her year group'

There is your evidence that the problem does not lie with your child. Bring her past reports along to the parental interview and ask him to comment on them.