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Horrible cover teacher

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HHN · 22/02/2024 16:30

So there’s a teacher in my children’s school she covers reception - year 4 one day a week. My son is in year 2 never had any issues with her he’s pretty laid back and nothing phases him. My daughter is in year 1 last year in reception she would have this teacher every Tuesday & every Tuesday she would get upset we spoke to her teacher a few times but nothing seemed to happen. She’s never got wrong off the teacher just the teacher shouts at people really loud when they’re naughty and even though she’s never shouted at my DD she scares her still. Beginning of year 1 her day with that teacher changed to a Wednesday & so every Wednesday she was getting upset we didn’t bother the teacher this time we went straight to the head teacher had a meeting and explained it all to her. She was lovely and ever since that nasty teacher has been nothing but overly nice to my DD she still shouts but I think she makes more of a friendly effort with my DD so she isn’t so scared anymore. Anyway after speaking to a few people in the school yard my DD isn’t the only one who this teacher scares her class on has 18 pupils and 6 of them I know have also had to complain about this teacher. Why is she allowed to get away with screaming, shouting and scaring 4 & 5 year olds.
What else could we do about this situation?

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Crazycrazylady · 25/02/2024 09:04

Honestly op.
I think you might be possible that your child is being over sensitive here. Sometimes teachers have to use loud voices to be heard over the class. Some do raise their voice when they're asking someone to stop poor behaviour. You are going to come across teachers like this over your school career abs given your son had her last year without issue , chances are it's your daughter who is a little sensitive.

umar123 · 25/07/2024 12:17

Shetlands · 22/02/2024 18:19

The only thing you can do is to follow the school's complaints procedure as it relates to your own child. If other parents are unhappy then that's what they have to do too. You can't complain on behalf of others. The headteacher will also be constrained by the complaints procedure so you could thank her for resolving the issue with your own DD but that the teacher shouting at others is also upsetting your own child so it's resolved fully. Ask the headteacher to explain to you how many parents out of 18 children would have to complain before the teacher is forced to change her behaviour? Ask the headteacher if she recommends that you have a meeting with the chair of governors about this issue (this might even be helpful to the HT). Don't discuss it further with other parents as they might expect you to be their mouthpiece!

Going into the class as a volunteer is probably not worth it as the teacher is unlikely to 'misbehave' in front of you and if she doesn't want volunteers in her classroom, I'm not sure anyone could force her. Good luck!

Teachers can't just decide that they don't want volunteers in their classroom. If the school puts a volunteer in their class then that's that lol

QuillBill · 25/07/2024 12:20

Teachers can't just decide that they don't want volunteers in their classroom. If the school puts a volunteer in their class then that's that lol

Not in my experience. I've never worked in a school where someone other than the teacher 'puts a volunteer in their class'.

User56785 · 25/07/2024 12:23

umar123 · 25/07/2024 12:17

Teachers can't just decide that they don't want volunteers in their classroom. If the school puts a volunteer in their class then that's that lol

Bollocks. I might have the odd work experience young person in my classroom that I don’t particularly want or need for a week but other than that you don’t get assigned random volunteers that you don’t want.

Gladtobeout · 25/07/2024 12:38

@HHN

Over the summer holidays, offer to have those 18 kids, all day for only 1 day a week. Keep them all focused and on task for all but 15 mins in the morning and 30 mins after lunch. After only a few week's, ask the parents what their child has come back and said about you.

Then re-evaluate how much the perception of a 5 year old differs from fact.

ChilliSquib · 25/07/2024 12:39

Teachers can't just decide that they don't want volunteers in their classroom. If the school puts a volunteer in their class then that's that lol

I've just read your past posts @umar123 and you don't work in a school in any capacity. Confused

DeclansAFeckingDream · 25/07/2024 12:43

umar123 · 25/07/2024 12:17

Teachers can't just decide that they don't want volunteers in their classroom. If the school puts a volunteer in their class then that's that lol

You've either never worked in a school, or worked in a poor school. I have two children in my class who would respond very negatively to strangers in the classroom. A school won't just shove some random in a classroom under the guise of 'volunteer'.

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