Difficult parent (also a teacher) - thinking to move schools

[MirabelleYourVoice]

Hi,

Not sure if anyone has experience of this. One of the fellow parents in the village school is also one of the teachers. Prior to this, her children were at some of the better private schools in the area and she's hinted that she doesnt like this school and it's a step down for her. Truthfully it probably is but it's still a kick in the teeth to the rest of us.

This is all fine and im ok not really liaising with her personally. Everyone is still invited to the same parties. However this parent will be teaching some of the key classes going forward and seeing how she is, i've been quite put off and am thinking whether it's worth looking elsewhere. She's quite obnoxious and now she will be teaching my child. Am i being mad here?

Yes. Her personality will in all likelihood have no relation to her teaching ability. I have worked with people I dislike intensely who are also perfectly good teachers and very pleasant with the students.

Perhaps she’s had to tighten her belt financially and is now miserable over it.

However, the school must be pretty good otherwise why would she allow her own kids to go there?

If you don't like her, don't invite her to your parties. I can assure you if you knew all the teachers in the schools your children will be attending over the next years, there will be a few you won't be keen on. It won't make any difference to their teaching ability.

Ours is a private village school where everyone gets invited and I'm fine with this. I just worry that her attitude to the school and also her being extremely standoffish would mean certain children being potentially marked down. There are two children already who have complained about her daughter bullying them.

If she has these feelings why did she send her kids there? If I were you talk to her or talk to the head discretely.

@Schooldinners1 it's likely financial, this school would be free for her, the other is hugely expensive. I doubt the head would care, because there will always be children wanting to join if others left. But I also don't want to be the one to raise concerns because I don't want my own children marked down.

Do you really think kids are marked down for this sort of thing?