Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:39 pm
Thanks Etienne and hello.
I have a few questions if I could borrow more of your time and expertise:
I spoke to dd's teacher today who said she would fully support our appeal and predicts level 5's across the board for next year's SAT's. She also mentioned that dd relies on her natural ability and could do with a push which she feels dd would get at grammar school - if I mentioned this would it go against her as dd would appear lazy?
My dd only had two months preparation for the 11+ with me, is it worth mentioning this?
After the first test (score was 120) she said a girl kept looking over at her work during the exam and she had to keep covering it up, is this worth mentioning as well?
I am not sure how to explain her second test score of 113, she thought she had done quite well afterwards?
She also was on antibiotics for an ear infection, which wasn't bothering her at the time of the tests should I include this in the appeal?
My colleague and friend at work died in a drowning accident the week before dd's test and I have been a bit distracted and upset at home, would it be inappropriate/unnecessary to include this information?
There is also the issue of the standardisation of the two test one's which I am trying to find out about at the moment, (Bucks council very unhelpful and secretive) do you think if they were not standardised altogether in one group this would have disadvantaged my dd?
Finally (phew!) dd's birthday is 30 January, would her test's have been standardised with children born almost a month earlier i.e 1 January? Ideally if we could find one point from somewhere that would be great!!
Thank you x
I have a few questions if I could borrow more of your time and expertise:
I spoke to dd's teacher today who said she would fully support our appeal and predicts level 5's across the board for next year's SAT's. She also mentioned that dd relies on her natural ability and could do with a push which she feels dd would get at grammar school - if I mentioned this would it go against her as dd would appear lazy?
My dd only had two months preparation for the 11+ with me, is it worth mentioning this?
After the first test (score was 120) she said a girl kept looking over at her work during the exam and she had to keep covering it up, is this worth mentioning as well?
I am not sure how to explain her second test score of 113, she thought she had done quite well afterwards?
She also was on antibiotics for an ear infection, which wasn't bothering her at the time of the tests should I include this in the appeal?
My colleague and friend at work died in a drowning accident the week before dd's test and I have been a bit distracted and upset at home, would it be inappropriate/unnecessary to include this information?
There is also the issue of the standardisation of the two test one's which I am trying to find out about at the moment, (Bucks council very unhelpful and secretive) do you think if they were not standardised altogether in one group this would have disadvantaged my dd?
Finally (phew!) dd's birthday is 30 January, would her test's have been standardised with children born almost a month earlier i.e 1 January? Ideally if we could find one point from somewhere that would be great!!
Thank you x