49-year-old Katharine Birbalsingh a founder and Headteacher of Michaela Community School has set herself on a collision course with colleagues and unions by telling parents they can't trust schools to properly educate their child because they will be 'lucky' to get a brilliant teacher.
Ms Birbalsingh said in a tweet to her almost 100,000 twitter followers, 'Parents! Don't assume they are being taught well at school. You might get lucky. Great! But don't assume it. Teach them after school. Daily. Always. Other parents do. They just aren't telling you'.
Headmistress Katharine Birbalsingh
Michaela Community School
'Schools, even the BEST schools, can only do so much Parents can do 1-1 instruction and can revisit before bedtime or provide different 'instructors' for the same thing. The power of the family is HUGE. Yet all we do is say, 'schools should teach that!',' she added.
She also continued to state that because of the pandemic and successive lockdowns there 'has never been a better time to teach your children at home'.
The headteacher became chairwoman of the Government's Social Mobility Commission in October and has repeatedly using her Twitter platform to criticise the 'woke culture' damaging Britain and its education system.
Despite her comments infuriating teachers, many parents tweeted their support, saying they 'agree 100%' with her views and advice. Some educators also admitted they agreed.
She has also talked repeatedly about the importance of family in education, and the need for traditional values such as eating with your children each night.