A question...

FatVonD

Is there some kind of central database whereby teachers can access the school records for children from other schools?

GwylimT

No, the only thing we can access, which the general public can also access are school results, however the only time you can find out the results of an individual child is via the local press if they live in an area where all results are individually published.

Bennifred

I'm not a teacher, but have worked in school admin for eight years. I don't believe other schools' records can be accessed - even within one school information is only accessable on an "as needs" basis, so not all school staff can access all information.

itsanne

No. Schools do talk to each other, though. Information usually follows a child from one school to another.

FatVonD

Thank you all, I was wondering whether my DS's GF's (teacher) parents irrational hatred of him was because he's not as academically gifted as she is but it must just be because he's a teenage dirtbag :rotfl:

GlasweJen

My friend works on programming the school databases for Scotland and only programmers at his level have access to all records. If a record is opened a footprint is left showing who accessed it, when and what happened. It's usually stuff like moving it from one schools role to another or printing it if a parent or grown up student has requested it. If anyone accesses a record without good reason they'd be sacked on the spot apparently.

Mojisola

FatVonD wrote: »

Thank you all, I was wondering whether my DS's GF's (teacher) parents irrational hatred of him was because he's not as academically gifted as she is but it must just be because he's a teenage dirtbag :rotfl:

Teachers often know each other from joint training sessions, union meetings, having worked together before, etc. It's quite possible that a teacher in one school could informally chat to a teacher at another school and ask about a student. It shouldn't happen but it does.

TeamLowe

FatVonD wrote: »

Thank you all, I was wondering whether my DS's GF's (teacher) parents irrational hatred of him was because he's not as academically gifted as she is but it must just be because he's a teenage dirtbag :rotfl:

Isn't it the oldest cliche in the book that parents hate the boy who's dating their darling baby girl?

It's daft of them to show it, though. All they'll be doing is making him seem like an exotic bad boy and the whole situation more romantic and romeo/julietish (in her eyes).

Although my husband was the first boyfriend my mother expressed an opinion of ('he's a keeper') as she thinks that anything she likes, we must rebel against and hate :rotfl:

FatVonD

TeamLowe wrote: »

Isn't it the oldest cliche in the book that parents hate the boy who's dating their darling baby girl?

Yes, it is! They are very extreme though, he was invited to her 16th birthday party and the only time they spoke to him was to ask him what time he was leaving. Since then they have told her that a young couple who were friends of my son and have now become friends of hers too and were invited to the party are 'chavs' (they aren't!) and that they 'reflected badly on DS'.

FatVonD

I've edited the thread title just in case her mum posts on here!

marisco_2

If their daughter is a rebel then the fastest way to make your son even more attractive in her eyes, is for her parents to keep painting him in a bad light.

Then again she would have to be pretty special to make it worthwhile him putting up with nightmare parents like that. A clear case of 'Run Forest, run.....'