Test Confirmation
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Worried Father
fm thank you for that info. Finally received this morning! Thank you for all your help. Good luck to you and yours for Sat!
By the way, page 14 of the Birmingham Secondary Education 2008 book, states that a benefit of online admissions is, 'An email confirming the school that your child has been offered will be sent out at 00:01 am on 4 March 2008.'
Page 10 tells us that on, '3 March 2008, letters will be sent by first class post and should arrive at your home address by 4 March 2008.'
Have we done the right thing applying online?!
By the way, page 14 of the Birmingham Secondary Education 2008 book, states that a benefit of online admissions is, 'An email confirming the school that your child has been offered will be sent out at 00:01 am on 4 March 2008.'
Page 10 tells us that on, '3 March 2008, letters will be sent by first class post and should arrive at your home address by 4 March 2008.'
Have we done the right thing applying online?!
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Guest
Hi all
By way of further clarification, if you are sucessfull in getting a place to one of the KE Foundation Grammars you will receive 3 letters on the 4th March:-
One from the LEA addressed to the Parents/Guardians confirming the allocation
One from KE Grammar addressed to the parents conforming details ete, and
One from the KE Grammar addressed personally to your child
Unless of course you live in out of Birmingham in Worcs; as the LEA offer letter is sent 2nd class post on the 4th March!!
On a separate point regarding the various KE exam centres - the admin and logistics do vary quite dramatically from centre to centre. Not sure where you ghild is taking the exam but please make sure your child if briefed for potential chaos.
My son did the exam at Camp Hill Boys a couple of years ago and the admin arrangements were very stressful. Families were allowed into the school to wait with the child in the hall before they were called into their exam room. In some cases there were extended families of up to 6 people sitting with some children doing last minute prompting - hardly an ideal environment.
Camp Hill Girls on the other hand was very good as parents are only allowed as far as the front door and then current puils escort your child to the correct admin desk. KE Five Ways is similar I think.
Best of luck
Ken
By way of further clarification, if you are sucessfull in getting a place to one of the KE Foundation Grammars you will receive 3 letters on the 4th March:-
One from the LEA addressed to the Parents/Guardians confirming the allocation
One from KE Grammar addressed to the parents conforming details ete, and
One from the KE Grammar addressed personally to your child
Unless of course you live in out of Birmingham in Worcs; as the LEA offer letter is sent 2nd class post on the 4th March!!
On a separate point regarding the various KE exam centres - the admin and logistics do vary quite dramatically from centre to centre. Not sure where you ghild is taking the exam but please make sure your child if briefed for potential chaos.
My son did the exam at Camp Hill Boys a couple of years ago and the admin arrangements were very stressful. Families were allowed into the school to wait with the child in the hall before they were called into their exam room. In some cases there were extended families of up to 6 people sitting with some children doing last minute prompting - hardly an ideal environment.
Camp Hill Girls on the other hand was very good as parents are only allowed as far as the front door and then current puils escort your child to the correct admin desk. KE Five Ways is similar I think.
Best of luck
Ken
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Guest
Depends if the post has sorted itself out by then. First class letters seem to be taking over a week to arrive in some cases at the moment, so I think an email arriving at 00.01 am on 4th March would be a better option.Worried Father wrote:fm thank you for that info. Finally received this morning! Thank you for all your help. Good luck to you and yours for Sat!
By the way, page 14 of the Birmingham Secondary Education 2008 book, states that a benefit of online admissions is, 'An email confirming the school that your child has been offered will be sent out at 00:01 am on 4 March 2008.'
Page 10 tells us that on, '3 March 2008, letters will be sent by first class post and should arrive at your home address by 4 March 2008.'
Have we done the right thing applying online?!
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countdown queen
KenR
A big thank you to KenR for all the useful info! Forewarned is forearmed!
Son has recently sat for BVesey where a poor child was distressed enough to be in tears. Also taken another test at a local technology college where a couple of girls were also reduced to tears.The stress is very real for them all. On a more positive note, they did all calm down sufficiently to actually take the tests!
Older siblings have take same tests/exams in previous years and fortunately not experienced this. Also, this year, son's friends taken the same tests but at different times/locations and have not experienced anyone being upset.
As son is taking exam at Camp Hill this Sat. I really appreciate KenR's valuable comments about the potential chaos. If son is expecting this at least he can brace himself! It seems a little unfair that they don't all have the same pre-exam experience ie; calm and orderly, but it is, as we all know now out of our hands!! Thank you again KenR!!
Son has recently sat for BVesey where a poor child was distressed enough to be in tears. Also taken another test at a local technology college where a couple of girls were also reduced to tears.The stress is very real for them all. On a more positive note, they did all calm down sufficiently to actually take the tests!
Older siblings have take same tests/exams in previous years and fortunately not experienced this. Also, this year, son's friends taken the same tests but at different times/locations and have not experienced anyone being upset.
As son is taking exam at Camp Hill this Sat. I really appreciate KenR's valuable comments about the potential chaos. If son is expecting this at least he can brace himself! It seems a little unfair that they don't all have the same pre-exam experience ie; calm and orderly, but it is, as we all know now out of our hands!! Thank you again KenR!!
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fm
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Very stressed mum
Re: Letter!
Me too, the post is a disgrace.countdown queen wrote:Don't give up, lots in same position. They will fax you a copy whe you finally make contact. Went in person to collect our copy this morning and guess what, it arrived in the post this afternoon,- postmark 24th October, Ist class stamp! Good luck!
