Extenuating circumstances - illness & Welsh education system
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 2:21 pm
Hi
We are in the process of moving to Gloucestershire from Wales in April and my DD has just sat the late 11+ exam in March. She didn't get in and we would like to appeal on grounds of extenuating circumstances. Academically we believe she is capable of the standards required for GS - she is predicted level 5's for KS2 and in top group for English and Maths in her class.
However, 2 years ago my DD was hospitalised for a month with a life threatening illness, has had 2 operations and it has taken 2 years to recover. She is better now though the whole experience has been left with significant anxiety issues regarding the threat of future illness and struggles with any kind of change in circumstance medical or otherwise. We found out we need to relocate in January this year and so the process of identifying and applying for schools has been quick to say the least. We did managed to get her into late exam for the GS we thought looked the most appropriate for our DD. We currently live in Wales where we do not operated the GS system, nor do we have SAT's, CAT or other forms of testing mentioned here. There is a National Welsh test which came in a couple of years ago. Is it best to focus on her academic achievement but also highlight the underlying emotional and psychological issues that will have effected her on the day? Any advice greatly received. Many thanks
We are in the process of moving to Gloucestershire from Wales in April and my DD has just sat the late 11+ exam in March. She didn't get in and we would like to appeal on grounds of extenuating circumstances. Academically we believe she is capable of the standards required for GS - she is predicted level 5's for KS2 and in top group for English and Maths in her class.
However, 2 years ago my DD was hospitalised for a month with a life threatening illness, has had 2 operations and it has taken 2 years to recover. She is better now though the whole experience has been left with significant anxiety issues regarding the threat of future illness and struggles with any kind of change in circumstance medical or otherwise. We found out we need to relocate in January this year and so the process of identifying and applying for schools has been quick to say the least. We did managed to get her into late exam for the GS we thought looked the most appropriate for our DD. We currently live in Wales where we do not operated the GS system, nor do we have SAT's, CAT or other forms of testing mentioned here. There is a National Welsh test which came in a couple of years ago. Is it best to focus on her academic achievement but also highlight the underlying emotional and psychological issues that will have effected her on the day? Any advice greatly received. Many thanks