Appeal - a little help please

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zeinab
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Re: Appeal - a little help please

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Yes, I thought so Etienne. Shall make it simple & to the point. Hope it's enough to tip the scales.

As always, thank you. :)
zeinab
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Hi Mods, have noticed that said grammar school does ICT at AS level, in year 9, then A level in 6th form. School offered does not have the same facility in yr 9, just A level in 6th form.

DC's yr 4 & 5 school report says under the ICT section that Dc is highly proficient & highly confident user of ICT, then goes into more positive comments.

Can I use that as one of the reasons why this particular school would be more suited, as he enjoys ICT & wishes to take the early exam, which the other school does not do?

Am I heading in the right direction, or climbing up the wrong tree?

Any help would be appreciated as deadline is fast approaching.
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It's worth a mention.

Some years ago Dejavu put together a strong case on the basis of particular subjects, and I don't think anyone would have doubted that there was real substance to it:
SHF has specialist science status. DD excels in maths and has a passion for science. She has always wanted to be a vet, and to realise these ambitions she would need to attain the very highest grades in sciences and maths. Appendices included letter from her Science Club teacher, marked SATS papers showing high levels for science and maths which DD had brought home from school (as current school would not provide up-to-date info about DD’s grades to support the appeal) – all the more remarkable as SATS are not age standardised and DD was late August born, Gifted and talented for maths, article from local press when interviewed about her high achievements in dog showing (long time interest in animals) in which it said in print “she has ambitions to be a vet”.
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zeinab
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Etienne :D , head teacher has confirmed in a handwritten letter that DS's concentration & focus did dip in the autumn term, which is about the time my Dad had his ops/ bad health & DS sat 11+. She mentioned predicted levels 6 in Maths & 5 for English & Science (didn't say a,b,or,c). She states, DS was very disappointed not to have been allocated a place & that he wanted to attend because his brother is already there.

Also have letters from the hospital detailing Dad's critical condition/ ops undertaken & dates, which covered 11+ exams.

Don't know if this will work to our favour, but DS was weighed at school with the rest of his year & have received the results which say that he's overweight They mentioned the obvious side effects including low self esteem, among other things. My GP has confirmed in a letter that DS is lacking
in confidence because of his weight.

Can I use some of the evidence above to our favour or shall I not overdo it.
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Can I use some of the evidence above to our favour or shall I not overdo it.
It depends what the argument is going to be - if his best friends as well as his brother are going to the school, and he would benefit from their support, then that sounds reasonable. Don't overdo it, though - just a sentence or two! :)
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zeinab wrote: Don't know if this will work to our favour, but DS was weighed at school with the rest of his year & have received the results which say that he's overweight They mentioned the obvious side effects including low self esteem, among other things. My GP has confirmed in a letter that DS is lacking
in confidence because of his weight.
Just thinking about this, not sure that it would help very much as when they measured all the year 6s in the country, 34% of the boys were found to be overweight! Obviously different people respond in different ways to it but suspect you don't want to add in something that is essentially quite a common occurrence,
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Herman makes a valid point. Weight alone wouldn't be an argument - the focus would need to be on low self-esteem & lack of confidence.
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zeinab
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Sorry, didn't make myself clear. Was going to focus on low self esteem & lack of confidence.

Would an EP help in any way?

Anyway enough for one week. At this rate don't think I'll last till the appeal. :lol:
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Herman makes the point that different people do respond in different ways.

I think an appeal panel will look carefully at how the GP letter is worded - has the GP identified this to be an issue, or is the GP just reflecting what he/she has been told?

Mention any concerns you have to the EP - they usually start by asking for background information.
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Looked at the Q&A's to see what would be strong evidence in Head teacher's letter. HT's letter states predicated KS2 levels. How DS was very disappointed not to be allocated a place to join brother, extra-curricular activities undertaken, as well as mentioning class teacher advised me of DS's dip in concentration & focus during the autumn term.

There's no indication that he's grammar school material or has huge potential in maths because she said that she didn't want to take sides. Which is understandable & also the fact she has a child attending the offered school.

Just feel the letter basically states the facts & that's it. Feel I'm just going around in circles with not enough compelling evidence. :(
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