SHOUTY tutor in Year 7. Normal or not?

[OrmRenewed]

DD is still having a bumpy ride at secondary school. She seems to get a bit better but then something knocks her back. One of the main problems for her is that her tutor shouts at the group a lot. Someone forgets a pencil case and she loses her rag and shouts at all the pupils. According to DD it appens all the time. I have 3 DC and struggle not to shout sometimes but isn't part of being a teacher the ability to deal with a group of children calmly and coherently (at least most of the time)?

Now I do accept that secondary is different and DD is going to have to get used the environment but she is such a well-behaved obliging little girl. She was so very happy and succesful in primary but the light has gone out of her and she dreads going to school. She is used to having a good relationship with the adults in the school and she is finding it very hard to like her tutor or deal with her at all.

What can I do? Should I speak to someone? Is it normal to have a tutor who loses her temper so often and so loudly with her group?

[deaddei]

DD has all sorts of teachers at secondary school, and definitely has less respect for the shouty ones.
The ones who shout tend to be the ones who can't control the class- or can't deal with the girls not understanding the work. I bet she punishes the whole class instead of finding out the culprit.
I would definitely have a word with either the tutor or head of year.

[OrmRenewed]

"I bet she punishes the whole class instead of finding out the culprit" yes.

Thanks

I will have a word with the head of year perhaps. Even DH reckons it's not on and he teaches kids with behavioural difficulties.

[webwiz]

My DCs all had very calm year 7 tutors who were patience personified - mine would have been upset by a shouty teacher at that stage as well. I think I would mention it to the head of year.

At my DCs school they have a set of year 7 tutors who always have year 7 and so are used to the issues that arise in the transfer to secondary school and then whichever tutor you get for year 8 you keep till year 11. This means the year 7 tutors are usually especially nice!

[OrmRenewed]

web - that was the situation until recently. Now she's stuck with Shouty-woman until she leaves

[loopyloops]

I would have a word with the head of ear as you say - they can monitor the tutor but also I'd imagine they wouldn't be used for a year 7 tutor group in the future, it is important I think with the littlies not to be shouted at (too much).

[deaddei]

DD has a lovely tutor who she will have till yr 11. She has been a godsend in understanding dd's problems, and she has so much more patience than me.
But equally, some of her friends have Little Miss/Mrs/Ms/Mr Shouty.

[OrmRenewed]

I just spoke to DH on the phone. He works in the special school attached to DD's school. He was chatting to one of the TAs who tells him that DD isn't the only child whose struggling in this tutor group atm.

I think a chat with head of year is called for.