2 class teachers in year 2

tyllwyd

I think all kids have years when they do well, and years when they don't seem to progress as quickly - I think it is as much down to the children and the way they are developing as it is to the teacher. I don't like job share teachers as much, but certainly in my kids' primary school it is a fact of life. A settled job share is certainly a lot better than teachers coming and going on sick leave etc.

cottonhead

Thanks everyone. I suppose its just the playground talk that has worried me. I know of someone whose daughter ( 2 teachers ) was not reading well at all in comparision to how her son was doing at her age ( with 1 teacher) and another mum of twins who had 1 in each class with the one in the class of two teachers not doing so well and it worried me.
I guess I just need to keep doing extra bit with my son to ghet him up to speed. He is a bit behind and I am worried that 2 two teachers the problem might worsen rather than improve.
Like you all say if the teachers are good and the communication between them is good hopefully there wont be an issue.

cutestkids

It really depends on the teachers, my older child had two teachers in year 5 one was a male teacher and he did really well that year and has continued to prodress well,

On the other hand my younger child had two teachers last year one of whom was terrible and is currently subject to several complaints from both parents and members of staff.

My saving grace was that the teacher he had the rest of the week was fabulous and did her best to try and make sure the children were not impacted too much by the terrible one.

All in all I think it can be a good thing as long as both the teachers are capable of the job.

bestpud

cottonhead wrote: »

Thanks everyone. I suppose its just the playground talk that has worried me. I know of someone whose daughter ( 2 teachers ) was not reading well at all in comparision to how her son was doing at her age ( with 1 teacher) and another mum of twins who had 1 in each class with the one in the class of two teachers not doing so well and it worried me.
I guess I just need to keep doing extra bit with my son to ghet him up to speed. He is a bit behind and I am worried that 2 two teachers the problem might worsen rather than improve.
Like you all say if the teachers are good and the communication between them is good hopefully there wont be an issue.

If you had the chance to speak to every parent in the school, you'd probably find others with the opposite experience as there is many factors that affect how well they do.

Best thing you can do if he is behind is help him at home but in a different way to what they use in school. Find out what topics they are covering and search the internet for different (fun) ways to cover it with him at home.

It's possible they aren't covering work in the style that suits him best and/or they don't have time to repeat topics over and over but some children need the repetition.

Lastly, try not to compare kids so much - the playground sounds awful at that school - they are individuals and will progress at different rates.

emweaver

My daughter has two teachers, it hasn't affected her learning at all.

emweaver

gingin wrote: »

It's common in DD's school. The only problem I have had is that DD has one lovely teacher and one not so nice, which means she really doesn't look forwards to the days that she has the not so nice lady. I don't know whether if she had that teacher the entire time she would be more resigned to it - if that makes sense.

Sounds like my DD's teachers and the neither her or us like is the one she has the most.

kingfisherblue

Both of my sons had two teachers in year 6. One of my sons has learning difficulties and he learned more that year than any other time in the school. Both children thrived.

It was a slightly different situation, as both teachers worked full time and were senior management. Both spent some time in the classroom and both spent some time on management. One also spent time on pastoral care, which greatly benefited my lads. The two teachers worked well together and I felt that they had progressed very well in Y6 - which is also a SATS year.

If your son is a little behind, try some fun stuff at home. Measuring ingredients can help with maths, reading cereal packets is still reading, making things means that your son learns to follow instructions (especially good if he is reading them). let him choose a book about a subject he enjoys - it might cost a bit more to buy from your local bookshop, as they don't get the bigger discounts that online retailers get, but they should have a decent choice, and a child is more likely to read a book that they have chosen. Boys often prefer non-fiction.

There are lots of online games to help with learning - try this one:

http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentict/content/games/index.htm

There is also a rather nice advent calendar on here for later in the year

FBaby

My son moved from a very good school only ever had one teacher to a school that was on remedial measures just a few months before he started with two teaches on a job share...this was his best year so far (yeast 4). The two teachers worked brilliantly together and he has progressed fantastically. He said he really snowed having 2 teachers.

pinkclouds

peachyprice wrote: »

I can't see any problem with it at all, as long as both teachers are good teachers.

^My MIL is a teacher and that's what she says. It will either work wonderfully or it will be a major failure. It may be reassuring to find out if they have already been job-sharing for a while, rather than this being the first "experimental" year.

marisco_2

I work one to one with children who have special needs within a class. There have been two teachers doing a job share this year. Not something I had worked along side before and I was sceptical as to how well it would work to be honest. I have been pleasantly surprised at what a positive experience it has been. I think this arrangement being successful is very much dependant on how well the teachers communicate with each other.

The children in the class have not seemed put out by it at all and go with the flow. The teachers appear fresh and motivated each lesson and full of energy. In some of the classes that I have worked in over the years, the teachers have been almost on their knees by friday. I have not noticed this at all this year. Our class has had the benefit of two dedicated people who have different approaches to teaching, different strengths to bring to the lessons and encourage the children in all kinds of ways. The atmosphere in the classroom has been stimulating and the children have responded well to it.

I dont think you need to worry about this at all and recommend it is something to embrace. If the status quo were that your childs' class stood to have supply teacher after supply teacher then that would concern me. A job share arrangement though is not a bad thing in my experience.