change in format for bucks iap appeals 2013/2014
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 8:45 am
I have just been reading last years review/appeal messages and threads.
Am I right in saying that last year the non qualification appeals were separate from the over subscription appeals and held before them? Did each school therefore have two potential appeals per child?
This year is a merged appeal, which may result in a long delay in finding out if the qualification part was successful, not the five days of last year, but until all the appeals have been heard and a decision has been made on each case. I hope to think they will break fown the two elements in the decision letter....but who knows as imo it is all a bit blurry.
This will sound daft, but surely this does not account for people who just wish to appeal on non qualification and go on the waiting list as soon as possible if successful. Also it puts those appealing just on oversubscription at a big advantage, as they are already on waiting lists whilst they are waiting for all hearings to be completed.
I feel that I will be asking questions about this in our personal appeal, that I should have the answers to beforehand.
Is there someone somewhere I could write to, ring, or e mail to get answers now?
I know there are very few who needed to go to an iap without submitting a review....mostly those who were seeking clarification of medical conditions or who felt they really needed to speak to someone, but I do feel we are being given a bit of a dud hand, by not having separate qualification appeals.
I sincerely apologise if this sounds v grumpy, I have got a tummy upset and a splitting headache (dehydration) so probably should not be seen, heard or read in public at the moment.
Am I right in saying that last year the non qualification appeals were separate from the over subscription appeals and held before them? Did each school therefore have two potential appeals per child?
This year is a merged appeal, which may result in a long delay in finding out if the qualification part was successful, not the five days of last year, but until all the appeals have been heard and a decision has been made on each case. I hope to think they will break fown the two elements in the decision letter....but who knows as imo it is all a bit blurry.
This will sound daft, but surely this does not account for people who just wish to appeal on non qualification and go on the waiting list as soon as possible if successful. Also it puts those appealing just on oversubscription at a big advantage, as they are already on waiting lists whilst they are waiting for all hearings to be completed.
I feel that I will be asking questions about this in our personal appeal, that I should have the answers to beforehand.
Is there someone somewhere I could write to, ring, or e mail to get answers now?
I know there are very few who needed to go to an iap without submitting a review....mostly those who were seeking clarification of medical conditions or who felt they really needed to speak to someone, but I do feel we are being given a bit of a dud hand, by not having separate qualification appeals.
I sincerely apologise if this sounds v grumpy, I have got a tummy upset and a splitting headache (dehydration) so probably should not be seen, heard or read in public at the moment.