Guest55 wrote:
Strangely their PAN is 174 yet there are 30 desks in each classroom! I've never understood this.
Yes, but they are very
small desks, G55, and we all know that children these days are getting bigger!
Seriously, though, with all the space being freed up as a result of the new block and the promise of further development in the future, I think an appeal panel would be sympathetic to the idea of allowing a few over PAN. It's certainly worth asking the question at Stage 1, but of course you still have to make a strong individual case at Stage 2. The school might argue that it needs that extra space in the classroom in case a support worker is needed for a disabled student, which is fair enough, but this is unlikely to be the case for all six tutor groups.
Good luck with your appeal, Ernc!