Is it non-qualification or over subscription or both?
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Is it non-qualification or over subscription or both?
We are appealing for a gs place the hearing is on monday.My son was not offered aplace because he did not get the necessary score.
We have full support from his current school - they have written a letter with predicted sats etc.
However on receiept pf the LA case it gives all the facts on scores and waiting lists but then goes on to give a "prejudice statement" and any increase in pupils "would be prejudicial to the efficiency and efficacy of....education...pastoral care...health and safety"
Our appeal purely concentrated on academic ability but at the hearing do i need to address over subscription as well and be able to put forward arguments for this?
Also we have not had notification of who the clerk is or panel members. Is this significant?
I get more confused by the minute!!
We have full support from his current school - they have written a letter with predicted sats etc.
However on receiept pf the LA case it gives all the facts on scores and waiting lists but then goes on to give a "prejudice statement" and any increase in pupils "would be prejudicial to the efficiency and efficacy of....education...pastoral care...health and safety"
Our appeal purely concentrated on academic ability but at the hearing do i need to address over subscription as well and be able to put forward arguments for this?
Also we have not had notification of who the clerk is or panel members. Is this significant?
I get more confused by the minute!!
I think if the school you are appealing for has already allocated all it's places, you will need to prepare a case for oversubscription as well as non-qualification. It seems to me that that is what the LA is getting at in their statement.
I think you should have had details of the panel by now though - perhaps you could phone the LA and ask about this.
Good luck with your appeal.
I think you should have had details of the panel by now though - perhaps you could phone the LA and ask about this.
Good luck with your appeal.
Thanks to you both.
Presumably it doesn't matter that we have given no arguments for squeezing him into school in our submission, we can give them at the hearing?
Since sep 2004 schools admission number has been set at 75. However they state that the physical capacity as set by Sec. of State is 84. They say they have limited numbers because of confinement of site and health and safety in ICT and DT.
They would give this information to all appellents. I don't know how else we can argue this as everyone will be saying the same thing ie. tecnhically there is room for 9 more!
Kelly1
Presumably it doesn't matter that we have given no arguments for squeezing him into school in our submission, we can give them at the hearing?
Since sep 2004 schools admission number has been set at 75. However they state that the physical capacity as set by Sec. of State is 84. They say they have limited numbers because of confinement of site and health and safety in ICT and DT.
They would give this information to all appellents. I don't know how else we can argue this as everyone will be saying the same thing ie. tecnhically there is room for 9 more!
Kelly1
The school we appealed for always takes 10 above their published admissions number, and say in their submissions that beyond that number they can demonstrate clearly a prejudice to the other students by admitting extra. It seems that your LA are making a similar argument so effectively there are 9 places up for grabs.
At our hearing we didn't ask any questions about this but one of the panel members then asked the school whether, in the last few years, it had filled all of these extra places (which they had). You could possibly put this question to the admissions authority at the hearing, just to demonstrate to the panel that they can take the extra nine , although they are probably aware of this anyway.
Beyond this you will need to demonstrate why this is the right school for your son. In the advice notes we were sent they listed possible reasons as being:
If the school has a specialism that is something your son has a real talent in, that might be worth arguing. Try looking through the school's prospectus or on their website for any other ideas about what makes this school particularly suitable for your son.
Good luck with this - you've got a lot of work to do!
At our hearing we didn't ask any questions about this but one of the panel members then asked the school whether, in the last few years, it had filled all of these extra places (which they had). You could possibly put this question to the admissions authority at the hearing, just to demonstrate to the panel that they can take the extra nine , although they are probably aware of this anyway.
Beyond this you will need to demonstrate why this is the right school for your son. In the advice notes we were sent they listed possible reasons as being:
- religious reasons
family circumstances
medical reasons
transport
family or friends and other links with the school
social reasons
your views on education and behaviour
reasons to do with different subjects and the subjects your child is good at or enjoys
how close you live to the school or how difficult it would be to get to another school
other factors to do with the school
If the school has a specialism that is something your son has a real talent in, that might be worth arguing. Try looking through the school's prospectus or on their website for any other ideas about what makes this school particularly suitable for your son.
Good luck with this - you've got a lot of work to do!
Is it non qualification or oversubscription
If you google "Schools Adjudicator" and go through all the warwickshire adjudications you will find one where KES wanted to increase their intake to 84 and were only allowed by the adjudicator to increase it to 75. If you plough through all the detail there is a very interesting reference to a letter from warwickshire education authority submitted to the legally binding adjudication.
In this letter the LEA say that they have conducted an assessment of the numbers KES can cope with and have concluded that it is 84!!!!
I do not know how they can now stand there during appeals and say the school cannot go over 75!!
If you cannot find the details PM me and I'll find it for you.
Good luck
In this letter the LEA say that they have conducted an assessment of the numbers KES can cope with and have concluded that it is 84!!!!
I do not know how they can now stand there during appeals and say the school cannot go over 75!!
If you cannot find the details PM me and I'll find it for you.
Good luck