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hermanmunster
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Re: SEN and Birmingham 11+ exam

Post by hermanmunster »

This is from the Camp Hill admissions info for last year - I expect the others are the same :
"In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, King Edward VI Grammar Schools
will consider requests for adjustments to the entrance test from
parents/carers of a disabled pupil who wishes to attend the school. Parents
must approach the Foundation Office with information on the child’s disability
and will be provided with a form to complete. This must be returned to the
Foundation Office, accompanied by a supporting letter from the child’s
current school and any detailed medical evidence, by 19 June 2019. A
specialist panel will consider the information submitted to decide whether
reasonable adjustments should be made for the candidate. Where the school
has been named on a child’s Education, Health & Care Plan (EHC) the child
will be admitted. The naming of the school is undertaken after a statutory
consultation with the school so as to consider whether the school is suitable
for the child’s age, ability, aptitude or special educational needs. The school
would require and expects to see cogent evidence that the child’s ability is of
the requisite academic standard as part of that process. Usually this will be
evidenced by the child having achieved the qualifying score in the admission
test.
This is not an oversubscription criterion but the Admission Number will
reduce accordingly for all other applicants."
Looks like the naming of the school comes after the discussion with the school +/- taking the exam ?
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Re: SEN and Birmingham 11+ exam

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Ues the child would almost certainly still have to sit the entrance test, but should expect to have the adjustments which are their normal working practice e.g. quiet room, extra time, large print or whatever.

I think there is one website which rather nauseating refers to an EHCP as a golden ticket, but it isn't as simple as that - the school does have to be suitable.
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Re: SEN and Birmingham 11+ exam

Post by Nella »

Hi 11plus123

The contact details are below for queries about ‘any aspect of the admissions process’. They will be the people to provide the specific information and advice.

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Re: SEN and Birmingham 11+ exam

Post by hermanmunster »

@toadmum -

looking at the policy from Camp Hill it looks like the SENDCo discusses it with the school and the child takes the exam (with adjustments if required) and if they pass the exam then it could be put on the EHCP.
Presumably if they don't pass then another school will be put down instead (following consultation)?
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Re: SEN and Birmingham 11+ exam

Post by Fastdruid »

11plus123 wrote:For asd/ adhd/ dyslexia children,
What provision can be made available in Birmingham/ Warwickshire 11 plus exam? Anyone had any experience?
Extra time, priority ( which category they come under on current admission criteria)? , would they come under looked after children CAT1 or 2?
Any input will help! Thanks.
My son has adhd and we had a fantastic chat with the SENCo at KEFW when we visited (thankfully in year 5 otherwise we'd have missed out).

I wont re-go over the previous helpful details others have posted but as said they still need to sit and pass the exam, when you apply however you must tick the box saying you're asking for special arrangements and contact the admissions office and ask them for a special arrangements form. This needed to be in by the 17th June last year.

This last year was a 5 page form which amongst the normal details asks for

1) Evidence of your child's disability - "Any evidence submitted should be no more than 12 months old. If documents are older than 12 months, they may not be considered"
2) What reasonable adjustments are you seeking for your child in the entrance exam.

The 4th and 5th pages are for the school where they will state if they're on SEN/EHC and describe the difficulties.

Not applicable to the OP but it is worth mentioning here for anyone else reading this later who is in a similar boat that we had to go outside of the school via our GP to get an actual diagnosis, despite being on SEN as our son was doing well academically he was right the way at the bottom of the list for seeing the Educational Psychologist etc. Without the actual _evidence_ it may be tricky to get the additional support they need. It took a _long_ time to get an "official" diagnosis. So for those parents I would advise getting things moving outside the school to ensure you've got the evidence.

In our case we asked for him to sit separately as well as extra time. We were granted the sitting separately, not the extra time.

As far as everything else is concerned you're in the normal categories, the only thing being that if your child is on a EHC then as mentioned it needs to be discussed with the school before applying to ensure the school is suitable for their needs. This isn't the case if its just SEN although I would still advise speaking to the SENCo at the school you're interested in first to ensure would be happy with the support they'd get.

Good luck and all the best to them.
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