Your first year in teaching can be tough. By the time you have wrestled with a class of 30 sugar-rushed year 8s, deciphered numerous interpretations of what constitutes “completed homework”, and learned the uncanny ability to drink coffee cold, you may think you’re ready for anything. And then you meet the parents.
Don’t get me wrong, the vast majority of parents are not to be feared. I would estimate that well over 80% of the parents I deal with are lovely, lovely people – generally supportive and grateful for all that teachers do. Moreover, parental engagement can be effective in raising student outcomes (EEF, 2018; 2025).
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