Two very different appeals
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:14 pm
I wish I'd come across this excellent site about a year ago...
We have recently attended our first appeal (for a Surrey GS) and are now counting down the days to our second, which is for a Catholic school.
I cannot get over the contrast between the two appeals; for the former, academic ability was the key point in question (it was a non-qualification appeal, with oversubscription as a matter of course). For the latter, it boils down to the matter of our Parish Priest's reference, with academic ability being of no consequence whatever.
Does anyone else have experience of sitting an appeal for a Catholic School? Does the appeal panel have a wider remit than would appear at face value?
We've also realised that the clerk to the appeal panel is the same for both panels (the members are different) - is this likely to be of any consequence??
Any comments or assistance welcome!
We have recently attended our first appeal (for a Surrey GS) and are now counting down the days to our second, which is for a Catholic school.
I cannot get over the contrast between the two appeals; for the former, academic ability was the key point in question (it was a non-qualification appeal, with oversubscription as a matter of course). For the latter, it boils down to the matter of our Parish Priest's reference, with academic ability being of no consequence whatever.
Does anyone else have experience of sitting an appeal for a Catholic School? Does the appeal panel have a wider remit than would appear at face value?
We've also realised that the clerk to the appeal panel is the same for both panels (the members are different) - is this likely to be of any consequence??
Any comments or assistance welcome!