We have a TA who is a right b++ch, every moment she gets she is slagging off staff.
I have just been told I am to work with yr 1 next year as I have alot of skills I can bring to the classroom and it is a mess with a newly qualified, disorganised teacher in it.
I have been in yr 2 for nearly 2 years and loved every minute and work with a fantastic teacher so am a little apprehensive to say the least.

I have been told the reasons why I am going in there to help, as its best for the children and teacher but I am upset to be leaving my class as I have loved it in there.
All this TA can say is well its your teacher that agreed it she could have sent someone else,as she was at the management meeting, so she doesn't want you!!!
I know the only someone else was a new Ta who had never worked in a classroom before and it wouldn't be fair on her.Am I right or am I trying to justify it???
I feel let down I am moving but feel like I should take it as new challenge and as for this TA,what do i do,I try to ignore it but she just seems to be nasty everyday and alot of it aimed at me !!!

Luckily the manage ment are moving her out of ks1 up to ks2 so I won't have to deal with her every day.
I didn't think I'd be so upset to leave my classroom and teacher but I really am.

Read the title and thought you meant the cow of the mooing kind lol!

Im lucky to work in a school where all the TAs are nice and we all get on well. Unfortunately you seem to have one (hope its only her) who likes to put people down. If she makes any more comments about your move I would say something like "Well the teacher I have been working with last few years is so impressed with the way I work she thought it was time she shared me with the other teachers so they also have the benefit of my professional expertise!". Which is probably the truth, I expect your teacher is gutted to lose you too but sometimes its good for everyone involved to have a change and you sound like you will be an fantastic asset to the NQT.

Just try and ignore this nasty TA sounds like she has lots of insecurities and is using her comments to make herself feel better. If like me you find that difficult I would have a quiet word with her and ask her if I have upset her in anyway as she always seems to be making nasty comments and you would like to sort out the problem so you can both move on.

Hope you enjoy your new role xx

Thank you littlemiss,exactly what you said was what my teacher told me when I went in this morning.She told the head she wanted to keep me as I am exceptional at what I do (and that is hard for me to say, as I never think of myself being good,I just go in and do what needs doing to support the teacher and pupils.) Trouble is the head wanted to have me going all over the place to help all the other teachers and my teacher requested that at least I be in one class as I am just starting my NVQ.
This TA started on me at lunch duty again and I just have to ignore her as you say. She just doesn't like the fact that I am liked.I have never known any one like her.

Similar thing has happened to me, I was told I was staying where I was but then another TA kicked off and now I've been moved to Juniors. I'm working with a NQT and won't get to cover management time or do any planning despite the fact I want to be a Level 3.

At first I put a brave face on and took it as a new challenge but the more the days go by, the more I feel upset that I have had to move because of this other TA and she's started being very nice to me now (obv rubbing my nose in it by talking about September all the time).

The only thing you can do is to keep positive, you could really make an impact by being organised and they wouldn't of moved you unless they thought you were capable enough to do the job. It is really unfair but you might end up enjoying it .

OMG we have a TA who is just like that. She said something to me once (which had nothing to do with what we were discussing) well I explained forcefully and strongly that I didn't think she should speak to me that way.

Once she realised I wasn't a doormat she left me alone.

She loves to try and catch you out or imply to meant something one way when really you didn't.

I would tell her how she makes you feel & that you would appreciate it that if she had nothing nice to say to you that you would prefer she didn't say anything to you.

Also if you are always professional then you will have nothing to worry about.

I would take it as a compliment in our school the strongest LSA's are put with NQTs to help them settle in and to get the best out of the children without putting the NQT off teaching for life by putting them with an LSA who needs guidence herself!


It sounds to me like a certain someone is a bit jealous of your popularity and abilities.......

We are having real problems at work with someone who has spent the year gossiping (all untruths) about each of us in turn. She told some that I was being paid more money than I am, sothers that one of the tas was manic depressive (not true), has said that one of us is a bad mother (without her being present) and is generally getting on everyones nerves. She seems to be trying to set us all against each other, although thank goodness so far it hasn't worked.

i volunteer in school one day a week while i'm looking for work and we have a ta that is soooooooooooo two faced she will be your best friend one day and slag you off the next. She will also tell all the parents outside school all staff room gossip, she even told all parents how a teacher had a daughter that was still born. I could off slapped her , what about the confidentiality policy? How ever one day she was slagging the head teacher off when along walked behind her one of the parent governors who happens to be a friend of the head, ha ha ha what goes around comes around. A ll was quiet for a week then she was back to her old tricks again. Keep smiling and remember who you're real friends are forgot about the others sometimes the staffroom can be worse that the playground

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.


Rub her nose in it and apply to become HLTA, sounds as if the HT and your CT appreciate the work you do and your abilities. Jealousy can eat away at people and to me this is what she is suffering with.

Next time she starts, suggest she goes and takes it up with the HT, who you know wants you with the NQT so will support you.

She obviously has too much time on her hands so, as soon as she starts just move off and say sorry, I'm too busy to chat.

Keep smiling, don't let her get you down.

Thanks daisycat. Things have got worse,now 2 of my colleagues who do lunchtime duty with myself and this other TA have both resigned all because of her nastiness. I feel like giving up lunches too but I do it for the kids. I won't stand it much longer though if she carries on.Why can't the powers that be make it difficult for her to do lunchtimes and make her give it up instead.
She has been off sick the last 4 days, all fake of course, but the place has been a much nicer place to be with out her!!!

make a formal complaint about her, in writing, they have to address it then.

sorry you are having this to deal with at the moment

What a shame your colleagues have resigned and didn't go to the HT and lodge formal complaints about her behaviour. Your HT has lost two members of staff, may be three if you get worn down by her. Go and have a chat with your HT, you may be surprised what comes out of it. A lot of HTs aren't aware of this bickering that goes on, not because they deliberately ignore it but because they are so busy. Its not good for the remaining staff and definetely not good for you. By the sound of it you are bottling it up and you don't want to suddenly go bang, do you?

Keep your chin up.

You are very lucky to only have one troublemaker we have three!

Just seen this one.

There are several ways of dealing with people like this.

Go to the teacher and explain that so and so has said that that the teacher didn't want you and that is why you ended up being moved, and that you are dissapointed that they didn't feel that they could come to you with any problems. I will guarantee its BS, but a few more stories like that and SMT should start getting a little annoyed with her.

Your popular, and well known, go out of character when there is no one else around. People like this can dish it out but rarely take it.

Start a rumour, it can't be easy knowing that management want you out and are waiting for the right moment

Other wise play it straight, speak to your line manager and suggest that this TA could do with some additional training in team working.

I plucked up the courage to speak to my key stage leader/line manager at the very end of the summer.It was difficult as she never says a bad word about anyone and always sees the good in them.

However she knew about this girl and this is why she has been moved key stage and a teacher she never wanted to work with.
Unfortunately she still works lunchtime and in the first 2 days of term still started.
It only seems to be me and my manager even admitted that she doesn't like to see someone doing well and is only jealous.

I have said though if this carries on I will seriously consider giving up lunch times.
Hopefully though after she had told lies and was found out,she won't be trusted again and people will realise that alot of it is lies.