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Cross sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:42 pm
by watford87
Draft rules for next year's intake include cross sibling rule:
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Re: Cross Sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:48 pm
by WP
They are also re-instating priority for children of members of staff.
Re: Cross sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:42 pm
by Daogroupie
Bizarre! They take stuff away for a few years and then bring it back? DG
Re: Cross sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:58 pm
by WP
Daogroupie wrote:Bizarre! They take stuff away for a few years and then bring it back? DG
Because now they can - they didn't give it up willingly.
Re: Cross sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:51 pm
by Red Dog
Had a feeling they would once they became an Academy. Currently have a DS at the boys and DD has just sat the test. So, feeling slightly frustrated, but trying to be positive.
Re: Cross sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:43 am
by Cutting42
Red Dog wrote:Had a feeling they would once they became an Academy. Currently have a DS at the boys and DD has just sat the test. So, feeling slightly frustrated, but trying to be positive.
I hear you, I have opposite, dd in WGGS and waiting for results for ds to wgsb, very annoyed as I know some of the parents who called the adjudacators in and got the cross sibling policy removed in the first place. It was done on the basis they had a better chance to get their kids in by reducing the number of sibling placements. However it backfired. The extra places went to distance rule instead and meant that parents with diff sex children were disadvantaged compared with parents with single sex kids.
I resent having to do this twice but I did it with my eyes open, could have chosen different schools but ultimately the schools are excellent and worth the extra effort
Re: Cross sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:40 pm
by Red Dog
I do feel sorry for the schools because they were forced to withdraw the rule and I can understand - to a certain extent!- why those parents felt they had to do what they did (we all want the best for our DC), but it all seems so farcical now.
Re: Cross sibling rule for WGSG and WGSB
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:41 pm
by herty
I'm very pleased they're changing back even though I don't plan to send my ds there! Nicer for families not to be separated.
Children of staff criterion at Watford Grammars
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:40 pm
by Hera
The proposed change to the admissions arrangements for the Watford Grammars may well mean that they never get down to allocating any sibling places for the schools. It relates to all staff, not just teachers and includes staff at both the girls and the boys schools. Could this not mean that out of the 125 community places they may only allocate down to number 3. So you get looked after children, the 10% living closest and then kids of staff. All siblings will have to apply under the exam criterion too? Am I reading this right?
Re: Barnet Selective school exams for 2013 entry
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:50 pm
by WP
bel wrote:The proposed change to the admissions arrangements for the Watford Grammars may well mean that they never get down to allocating any sibling places for the schools. It relates to all staff, not just teachers and includes staff at both the girls and the boys schools. Could this not mean that out of the 125 community places they may only allocate down to number 3. So you get looked after children, the 10% living closest and then kids of staff. All siblings will have to apply under the exam criterion too? Am I reading this right?
That's possible in theory, but they had this criterion (chidren of permanent employees at either school) in their arrangements until 2007, and between 2004 (oldest data I have) and 2007 neither school admitted more than 5 children under this criterion in any year.