Heavy Handed Teacher of Seven Year Olds.

Not missing a line after the heading?! Oh dear, that’s SO important. I agree with EllanVannin.
Is he bullying Y3 children over tiny mistakes because he isn’t confident enough to face up to older children or adults? I taught for many years and feel that most staff members would have been concerned about a colleague who indulged in such unpleasant behaviour.

Another one in the wrong job.

If this was a relative of mine, the teacher would have a lot more to worry him than a child's English work. Please do something before another child has a similar experience. X

This sounds horrible. So many adults recount experiences like this, bullying, fear inducing behaviour from teachers that leave the child with less confidence and low level anxiety.

Your daughter responded well. This teacher needs to know his behaviour was noted

trisher, I was thinking exactly the same thing. My HT used to call in the jotters, as we called them at 10 minutes notice.
Now that was bullying! He would then keep them for days, making life difficult for staff.

I was forever advising young colleagues to keep their corrections up to date (as they should be) or there would be hell to pay.

He was like a forensic scientist when it came to monitoring forward plans.

I'm wonderig if this is nothing to do with your GD's work but the teacher being scared of the head? Some heads do rigorous examinations of books and some teachers are terrified of it. This isn't excusing his behaviour by the way just looking at the cause. I've seen some heads reduce teachers to tears because of an excersise book.

I've never forgotten the teacher I had at the same age, 72 years ago. She was a nasty bully too - not just to me.

My daughter had a similar experience at the same age and it really affected her confidence. Hopefully the teacher will realize that he totally over reacted and be more cautious from now on.

Well done your daughter, that was the best way to deal with it. He knows now that he needs to change his negative behaviour and ripping out pages in a jotter in annoyance is not acceptable.

I am certainly not condoning what the teacher did, it was totally wrong, but is he inexperienced , under a lot of pressure or just not coping? If so, the management team need to be supporting him.

I know there there were occasions I have looked back at my teaching career and thought: I can't believe I did that, I got that totally wrong.

Hopefully things will improve.

Thank you, everyone, for your support. My DD is a Deputy Headteacher elsewhere and Parent Governor at DGC's school so is understandably reluctant to react hastily. However, she emailed the teacher who tried to play down the incident. On Friday, DGD was awarded Star Of The Week. We both wonder about his motivation in choosing her....!

That’s disgusting we were taught to never tear pages out out books even if we made mistakes
Very aggressive behaviour I would not be happy with that at all complain to the head although she may not want you to she may want to just forget it and not make a fuss

see the head teacher as soon as possible. This is extremely poor abnormal teaching behaviour. If no joy and it happens again, speak to the head of govenors. My sister was a head governor and would not have tolerated this bullying

Poor little poppet. I bet she was embarrassed in front of her fellow pupils. I imagine little girls of that age do everything ‘right’ if they can to please the teacher anyway.

I'd be having a word ?with the teacher after school, well actually, it would be more than one.?

I am not a teacher, nor do I have young ones your little one's age coming on in our small family but .... I would ask to see the Head Teacher. That teacher's behaviour was unkind & uncalled for. In my opinion it was bullying and cruel. I hope her confidence has not been knocked back & she continues to do well. I'd be furious!