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elizabethswan
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Independent assessment

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Does anyone know how to go about getting an assessment on my daughter, I want to appeal to SGS but her headteacher is unsupportive so I need some form of academic attainment to show as evidence to the appeal otherwise we are sunk! We already have medical evidence. If anyone could help would be grateful!
TIDDLYMUM
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Re: Independent assessment

Post by TIDDLYMUM »

You can get an EP assessment- go on the appeals section they will tell you more. I don't think it's cheap though.

How disappointing that head is unsupportive- why?
elizabethswan
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Re: Independent assessment

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the head thinks my daughters levels are not good enough for a grammar school, although she had a reading age of 14.5 at 10 yrs, levels 5 in maths and literacy and her writing was a 4a at the beginning of year 6, I think that's fine, i have a daughter at SGS who's levels weren't quite as high at the same age, and her reading age was much lower, but she passed the test so it wasn't a problem. the head won't even write a decent letter, so I am a bit stuck, the EP's I've contacted only test children for SEN usually for help with the statementing process, so I don't have strong enough academic evidence without support from the school.
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Re: Independent assessment

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I am not an expert. There is nothing set in stone that children have to be 100% level 5/6 to be grammar school material. I would suggest you go on the appeals section as it seems to be relatively common to use EP Reports for Gs appeals.
elizabethswan
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Re: Independent assessment

Post by elizabethswan »

thanks for the advice tiddlymum, I did look on the appeals section and there was a list of EPs, some of which were in the north west, so I will call a few of them tomorrow. I'm not sure if it will be affordable or viable evidence for the appeal panel though, and don't know if I should put the letter in from the head and explain that she doesn't support the appeal, but that I disagree or if I should just leave it out altogether. Because otherwise won't the panel think it strange to not have evidence from the school?
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