Can I ask for some advice on the below situation?
My daughter is in reception at a really lovely school, where she also attended nursery, and her older brother also attends.
Throughout nursery her main teacher was off sick for lots of periods of time... mostly this was covered by TA’s / nursery nurses, but eventually after May half term teacher was signed off long term sick, so they brought in a substitute teacher until the end of term to give the kids some consistency.
Now this same teacher has been moved and is now her reception teacher, when we were advised of this move a few of the parents raised concerns about the teachers sick leave history, and we were assured the school would keep a close eye on it.
Well since starting school in September the teacher has only managed to complete 3 whole weeks, with many 2/3 day absences here and there and then 2 weeks before Christmas she was signed off sick until middle of Jan. All of these absences have been covered by floating staff within the school and usually a different teacher everyday - they have had the same TA throughout the whole time.
My concern is the lack of consistency the kids are getting in a teacher, they don’t know one day to the next who they will be getting that day. They also don’t appear to be progressing with their education, my daughter only gets read to and book changed about once a week in school.
Would this concern you? Or do you think as it’s only reception (which is still learning through play) that I should let it go?
Thanks