Ribston/SHS
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Re: Ribston/SHS
Well, Stroud High at least, come Y8, splits into classes of 22 for most things. Whilst that may be larger than the private sector, the teachers are not having to teach to the whole range of abilities that many school private teachers have to.Alice in Underland wrote:And of course parents send their kids to private schools for smaller class sizes;range of extra-curricular activities,
As for extra-curricular stuff, mine are both rather tied up with various out-of-school activities, most of which are not provided by state or private sector, so if they'd gone private, they would have missed out. Also many private schools still have Saturday Morning school to totally fowl up weekends away (unless you pay for ad-hoc boarding, of course).
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Re: Ribston/SHS
Hi Capers,capers123 wrote:I feel sorry for that panel, then!rollercoaster wrote:They are hearing about 50 appeals (again probably not exact, but in the right ballpark)
There maybe 50 appeals but if rollercoaster is correct and there are only 74 allocated places, then they would be able (if they thought it appropriate) to allow 40 appeals without even going over pan.
Would this make it easier for the panel? (Apart from the actual sitting through each one)
Re: Ribston/SHS
Good question. Without seeing all of the paperwork for all of the appeals, I can't give a precise answer. As these appeals are non-qualifications, it's purely down to if the panel can find reason that they should have done better on the day of the exam, and if academic evidence presented shows that they are academically suitable for a grammar; the panel are not, of course, allowed to assess academic ability but only to look at evidence from those who are able to assess academic ability (such as teachers, Ed. Phsyc reports, CAT / SATs).ofsoundmind wrote:Hi Capers,
There maybe 50 appeals but if rollercoaster is correct and there are only 74 allocated places, then they would be able (if they thought it appropriate) to allow 40 appeals without even going over pan.
Would this make it easier for the panel? (Apart from the actual sitting through each one)
Capers