CBT mentor is destroying me

[KKKKKKatie]

I am approaching the end of a 3 yr primary ed degree and 3 weeks into my 3rd placement ( although i have been coming in one day a week all year) twhich is 12 weeks in total. I am 21 and have lots of experience working with children in a non-school setting.Mt first 2 placements went really, really well despite being in very challenging classes
This teacher though is, I believe very ill-suited to being a mentor and if I am being honest, a teacher.. She gives me a non-stop flow of criticism, and the better I do the worse it seems to be.She has never given me one single positive comment.The children complete the work and I am on top of everything.I am not saying I am perfect, of course not, but I am sure if I would know if I was anywhere near as bad as she makes out. I have a strong relationship with the class and I think this is part of the problem as she is very cold for a year 1 teacher.
She continually changes the goal posts and contradicts herself and I now think she is actively trying to sabotage me.I also noticed that on one lesson she planned and taught, the kids didn't understand and couldnt do the work, she has written 'student' next to it in all their books!!
.She has also badmouthed her previous student who i understand has decided she now does not wish to teach. One of the other teachers in the school came to me because she thought i looked upset and asked if she could ask to co-mentor me
I spoke to the university about my CBT because i feal so utterly defeated, it is all and physical health. Someone must have had a word because she now goes out of the room during my input and refuses to give me any feedback at all.
I understand its her class but I am paying to be there and i think i deserve better. I have gone out of my ways to be nice and deferential to this woman.
Should i insist on a new placement. I really like the class butI cant continue like this !

when i say i am paying, i mean via my tuition fees

You should get out of there . Go back to the university and tell them it is affecting your mental health

You can ask your uni if you can be moved to another placement- they may or may not agree. If they don't agree, then all you can do is stick it out. She will need serious evidence to fail you at this stage.

Being a mentor is a difficult job, and mentors sometimes get it forced on them when they don't want it- not excusing her behaviour, but sometimes this can leave people in difficult situations in school.

All you can do is be polite to her, try not to get too hung up on what she is doing, and get through the remaining 9 weeks.

There is no situation in the world which would justify her behaviour.it is full on bullying and gaslighting Fortunately I have covid so that has bought me a few days.i am going to push the uni for another placement. The latest thing she has been saying is the mentorsv on my previous placement were incompetent and also she is saying how bad last years student was.
I don't thinkmi can literally stick out another 9 weeks becausevi have lost so much weight and although I have worked in some very harsh environments before I have never felt so completely defeated and helpless before in my life.sk I M going to have to go to the university and cite their duty of care and insist on another placement.i do not think anyway that 3cplacements within the same multi academy trust is good anyway

Are you okay? You’ve replied to yourself using @fUNNYfACE36 but it’s fairly obvious that you’re both @fUNNYfACE36 and @KKKKKKatie . It sounds like you’re having a really hard time and it might be helpful to reach out to your university’s student wellbeing services, or your GP?

Just a wind-up thread.