Twins appeal 1 successful 1 not
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:48 pm
HI All,
I'm looking for a little advice and help please,
twin1 passed the GS exam and twin 2 didn't. We've been advised from the GS to appeal. Does anyone have any experience of this type of appeal relating to twins and was anyone successful winning an appeal of this sort?
We've already been through so much upset with twin2, we're wondering if to go through with the appeal at all, or just separate them into different schools. This in itself would be a logistical nightmare because one school is in a different LEA area to the other and at the opposite end of the city. Therefore the school holidays are different to each other too! One twin would have to get the bus and one would be taken to school as it's on my way to work! The one using Public transport would need to be out of the house just after 7 in the morning due to the lack of public transport and bus routes in the area.
Twins 2 score was about 10 under the pass mark, on the day of the exam he said two naughty girls (his words) were very disruptive which threw him off and distracted him in the exam. Twin 1 witnessed their names being added on numerous occasions to a piece of paper from the examiner, so I mentioned this in the local review appeal. This was turned down and we were told there was no evidence of this happening?! Twin 2 is a very high achiever in school and the current scores in sats tests were 5A maths, 5b reading, 5c writing and 5b science. Also they are both being put in for level 6 this year in maths. His teacher advises he would have no problems with GS.
Does anyone feel we have a strong enough case to go forward with an appeal and I'd also appreciate any help form any one with twins or multiples already having been through this very traumatic experience.
thanks all
I'm looking for a little advice and help please,
twin1 passed the GS exam and twin 2 didn't. We've been advised from the GS to appeal. Does anyone have any experience of this type of appeal relating to twins and was anyone successful winning an appeal of this sort?
We've already been through so much upset with twin2, we're wondering if to go through with the appeal at all, or just separate them into different schools. This in itself would be a logistical nightmare because one school is in a different LEA area to the other and at the opposite end of the city. Therefore the school holidays are different to each other too! One twin would have to get the bus and one would be taken to school as it's on my way to work! The one using Public transport would need to be out of the house just after 7 in the morning due to the lack of public transport and bus routes in the area.
Twins 2 score was about 10 under the pass mark, on the day of the exam he said two naughty girls (his words) were very disruptive which threw him off and distracted him in the exam. Twin 1 witnessed their names being added on numerous occasions to a piece of paper from the examiner, so I mentioned this in the local review appeal. This was turned down and we were told there was no evidence of this happening?! Twin 2 is a very high achiever in school and the current scores in sats tests were 5A maths, 5b reading, 5c writing and 5b science. Also they are both being put in for level 6 this year in maths. His teacher advises he would have no problems with GS.
Does anyone feel we have a strong enough case to go forward with an appeal and I'd also appreciate any help form any one with twins or multiples already having been through this very traumatic experience.
thanks all