worriedmum's appeal result
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worriedmum's appeal result
Hi to everyone who has been following this thread. to recap - we had a terrible experience with school who rated dd as a '4' - unsuitable for grammar. (she scored 117 and 115) We subsequently got 2 x private assessments done to challenge the Head's assessment (one by a teacher and one by an ed psych - which showed that dd was 'average' cognitively, with a talent for Maths and some previously unrecognised learning impairments). There were also 2 different sets of extenuating circumstances. Guess what? We were successful!!!!
I have absolutely no doubt that without the excellent support and guidance of S-A and Etienne we would not have got there. So a big THANK YOU to them! It is very difficult to overturn an HT assessment, especially since all the academic evidence pointed to a child who would be lower end of the ability range for grammar, so we have done incredibly well. In hindsight the Panel were already dubious about the HT since they kicked off by grilling the LEA representative about the assessment - they obviously thought it was absurd to have a non recommendation, given dd's SATS scores, settings and predictions. They were also very critical of the school not providing supplementary information. So in a sense the HT almost dug her own grave although I had plenty of ammunition too. If I can help others in the same situation I would be delighted to. Once again thanks to all who contributed to my case - I wish you could have seen the huge beam on dd's face when I told her the news!!
I have absolutely no doubt that without the excellent support and guidance of S-A and Etienne we would not have got there. So a big THANK YOU to them! It is very difficult to overturn an HT assessment, especially since all the academic evidence pointed to a child who would be lower end of the ability range for grammar, so we have done incredibly well. In hindsight the Panel were already dubious about the HT since they kicked off by grilling the LEA representative about the assessment - they obviously thought it was absurd to have a non recommendation, given dd's SATS scores, settings and predictions. They were also very critical of the school not providing supplementary information. So in a sense the HT almost dug her own grave although I had plenty of ammunition too. If I can help others in the same situation I would be delighted to. Once again thanks to all who contributed to my case - I wish you could have seen the huge beam on dd's face when I told her the news!!
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