How was your panel?!

Consult our experts on 11 Plus appeals or any other type of school appeal

Moderators: Section Moderators, Forum Moderators

11 Plus Platform - Online Practice Makes Perfect - Try Now
reeyah
Posts: 530
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:14 am

How was your panel?!

Post by reeyah »

Just thought I'd ask what others thought of their Appeals Panels?

I had a lovely, friendly female in the middle ( lay person ) and two Education Members, one of whom didn't even make any eye contact or exchange any pleasantries at all! He even continued to look down when he was introduced, which I felt was quite ignorant :roll:

How was your experience? :)
MarbleRun
Posts: 114
Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:56 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by MarbleRun »

Like talking to a wall. :roll:
UmSusu
Posts: 1015
Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:42 pm
Location: Birmingham

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by UmSusu »

Hello Reeyah :D

You are becoming a stranger :( , so it is good to get an update.

Did you manage to put everything together? When do you hear the outcome?

All the best,
UmSusu
UmSusu
pheasantchick
Posts: 2439
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:28 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by pheasantchick »

What did they ask you?
Des
Posts: 24
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:30 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by Des »

Hi MarbleRun
I thought I was talking to a wall as well lol, maybe it was as not more then one a year win at our appealed school.
daz
Posts: 5
Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:02 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by daz »

reeyah wrote:Just thought I'd ask what others thought of their Appeals Panels?

I had a lovely, friendly female in the middle ( lay person ) and two Education Members, one of whom didn't even make any eye contact or exchange any pleasantries at all! He even continued to look down when he was introduced, which I felt was quite ignorant :roll:

How was your experience? :)
Hi I had exactly the same experience recently at an appeal hearing. I was quite upset with the other two, who seemed they were really bored! and not at all interested in what I had to say. I have got another two appeals to go through and I was wondering wether I should bother at all now. :(
MarbleRun
Posts: 114
Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:56 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by MarbleRun »

Don't let the walls put you off - I know someone who successfully appealed against non-qualification AND oversubscription last year and they agreed completely with the wall description. I expect the panel pride themselves on their inscrutability!!

(I'm hoping they were bored because they couldn't pick holes in our water-tight case !! :lol: )
mystery
Posts: 8927
Joined: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:56 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by mystery »

I don't think you should judge anything by the demeanour of the panel. It's like an interview really - some interviewers come across as really not listening but you still get the job.
twinkles
Posts: 514
Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:23 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by twinkles »

Well my experience a couple of years ago was of 2 nice members and one not very nice member, he was just soo horrible and kept on and on and on asking me the same question over and over.

However, my friend had her appeal last week and said the panel were very pleasant.
Stocky
Posts: 391
Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:12 pm

Re: How was your panel?!

Post by Stocky »

I agree totally with mystery. I found our panel last week polite and professional. The chair was extremely friendly, the other two professional and quite 'hard'. Looking back though - they probably don't want to 'give anything away'. They were extremely challenging (looking back strengthened our case as they couldn't dent it). I went in feeling positive and came out feeling like we had no chance - it was upheld.
Post Reply
11 Plus Platform - Online Practice Makes Perfect - Try Now