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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Amber O'Connor

'I'm a school secretary - there's always one parent that everyone's petrified of'

A school secretary has opened up about what it's like to work in education in the UK and the types of parents they meet in their role.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's one particular type of parent the employee was keen to talk about. Specifically, the secretary has revealed all you need to know about the head of the PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) a figure they claim sends other parents 'running in fear'.

Everyone has probably come across a parent like this during their time at school, but the secretary delivered a behind-the-scenes scoop on the stereotypical person who holds this role, dishing the dirt on the reality of life inside British schools.

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