Taking your child into the class room

[kraftymiles]

My child starts school in Sept, he's a July baby and pretty confident but his mum isn't !. The school are really discouraging us taking our child into the class room from day one. We are expected to leave them in the playground to be collected. How will I ever get to see my childs learning environment or check he's happy ?. This is being done under the OFSTED blanket of safeguarding but is it really necessary. I've had a look at the OFSTED websites and Direct.gov to check but cant find the answer. Anyone experiencing something similar or can shed light on the 'proper' way to do this ?

portability
With the home office confirming "those who take up two positions that both require a CRB check (for example, a full-time job and a weekend or voluntary position) may be able to avoid making two applications to the CRB"

I can see that some CRBs have to be portable, as in your case where you are a supply teacher. I do know though that a CRB check which a parent may hold for our school would not be suitable in another, and vice versa.

I totally agree that the system is ancient and often unworkable, and agree that a monthly check would be a much better idea!

Exactly Feenie - which is why the Scouts are having to pay for another set of CRB checks for me and dh, six months after we had them done for school...

oh god let them go in alone
parents dont half confuse the issue

The last thing you need is parents in the classroom in the morning

New teacher did this for first term when DD started reception and it was a nightmare. No room, parents fussing, bookbags swinging, toddler siblings howling - god knows when the school day actually got under way. By second term parents had to leave dc's at the door which was better for all

At DS1's school in reception year parents are encouraged to go into school and read with/settle their DCs until the bell goes at 9.
I think it was great for the first few weeks but now it is a nightmare, as another poster said, a total scrum, esp when I have to take DS2 who is 3 (he often gets trampled on).

There is one family where both parents come in with their DD every week (plus younger sibling) IMO this is dreadful and this kind of thing makes the classroom/cloakroom really crowded and stressful.

Am hoping that in Yr1 we will be told to drop and go...

we have to leave them in the playground and we i think apart from open evening which is ten mins long never visit our children;s classrooms we are not encourage to go into the school buildings as all apart from the playground. All down to health and safety.

Ixia ...being able to chat to Teacher /TA very chilled clutching a cup of tea
This would not happen in our school. Went in as a parent helper when DDin Reception used to be customary to have a cupof tea when children coming in on morning- new head banned all cups of tea other than in staff room where no children-

Sorry that reads wrong! New Head didnt just ban cups of tea banned all hot drinks in the classroom/school playground(some teachers used to take one with them when on yard duty)

When my children started school, there was no Ofsted Safeguarding, yet we were still encouraged to leave them at the door to the school and not come in.

Five of mine just skipped into school and only one cried (for half a term), but she was fine the moment she crossed the threshold. Had I gone in with her, I would only have prolonged the agony.

At my school, parents can come in (they have to sign in and get a badge), but most just kiss and run.

We were allowed to take them in on t eh first day only.

Having seen parents fuss and mither making a nervous child even worse I think it is the best policy. Let the teacher do what they are best at.

At my dc school they have occasional parents go in an join in with a set activity and you get to see the "learning environment on a visit before they start.

Much better for the children parents are out of the way