Difficult teacher

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Hi,

I would really appreciate your help. My daughter has just started year 5. She has been in the same school for 2 years now and she is very happy. The school is nurturing and very stimulating and we are both happy.

This year though her teacher comes from a different school and my daughter seems quite unhappy already.

she comes back home saying that the teacher keeps shouting to everyone all the time. My daughter comes home quite stressed out every day.

I am of course not happy especially because the class and my daughter are not exactly a problematic class.

i would lime to bring up the issue with the school but not sure how to go about it. Shall I speak to the teacher but then I would not know what to say or shall I speak to the Headteacher? And what would I say?

Also, I met the teacher and she did not seem to know anything about my daughter.

I am a bit lost but I really want to bring this to the school attention as I can see my daughter is really unhappy.

Thank you!

I went from teaching in the state sector, to a job in the private sector, and I found the transition quite difficult. There are many adjustments to be made, and it takes time.

Maybe your daughter's teacher is still in the adjustment phase, and perhaps needs guidance on her teaching style.

If I were you, I would let the head teacher know of your concerns. You are a paying customer and you need to be happy with the 'product' being offered.

If this were my child, I would be hinting at removing her. Schools can't afford to lose their clients, so probably some action would be taken.

And the thing with not trusting the children - in many (most?) schools it's absolutely standard to practice to check and double check every single thing that a child tells you! It's a mix of genuine concern for the children's safety, and also fear of an increasingly litigious society.

Thank you so much. This is a lovely class of gentle, bright girls, nobody has ever created any problem
How do you know this?

I have only just come to this thread so wonder if the matter has been resolved as you have progressed through the term. One thing that occurs to me, what about the other girls in the class? Have you spoken to any other parents? If the whole class is suffering, it is a matter for the Head but if it is just your daughter, it may be better talking to the teacher. Keep the conversation non-threatening and in a spirit of how best to help your daughter.

Update

Thank you to everyone for your help, I am happy to say that this has now been resolved after talking to the teacher. She was very responsive and admitted she came from a very different context/school. She immediately changed her approach. Thanks again to everyone for the very useful comments.