Exceptional Reason? (Bucks)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:15 pm
hi like most concerned parents i have been surfing these pages looking for some reassurance since receiving my son's 11+ results on Friday.
He achieved a score of 118 on his first test and 119 on his second paper.
I had expected him to achieve a score around 125-130 as he has had weekly group tuition for a year and i am really puzzled as to what happened. I realise the panel doesnt like you to refer to additional tuition scoring.
So heres the scoop. I have an appt with his head tomorrow (teacher training day today school closed - brilliant timing!) and i am in nervous trepidation as to what advance score she will have given him with regards to the 1:1. 1:2 and so on. That will be either reassuring or depress me even more.
At his recent parents evenings he was a 4a for English (i think it might have been a 5) and 5a for Maths and performing at a level 6 for Maths according to his teacher.
I've seen for the 2011 appeals that if you scored 120 - 90% were successful
119 - 70% appeals were successful
118 - 50% were successful
I am hopeful pending his advance score from his head that its looking hopeful.
But, would the below be regarded as exceptional circumstances to support why he received the score he did?
His father and I split up 6 years ago. He spends his time 50/50 between both houses.
My 14 year old daughter i.e his sister voluntarily left her fathers care in January of this year and now lives with me 100% as she doesnt like his new wife and because he's not the most supportive of parents emotionally or academically. At best he could be described as incompetent and at worst negligent. My son still spends 50% of his time with his sister when he resides with me.
His father and his new wife also had a new baby this year at the beginning of April this year.
My son has unfortunately, been witness to his father screaming at me over a sustained period this year on the doorstep as he refused to make voluntary payments for his daughters maintenance and i had to report him to the CSA
His father refused to take him to his 11+ tuition even when my son was in his fathers care, so i would have to pick him up from his fathers house and take him/collect him even when he wasnt with me
His father didnt do any 11+ practice tests with my son, he only did any tests practice when he was in my care
The result of the above has been is:
my son asked me to take him to a therapist in April this year as he was distressed about his sister leaving his fathers home and the birth of the new baby
the week of the 11+ tests my son spent only the night before the second test with me and had been kept awake the previous nights by the new baby crying (his father refused to allow him to stay at mine as he is paranoid that i will make a CSA claim against him)
my son had due to the reasons above very mixed and confusing messages from his parents on his 11+ (diligence from myself and no care from his father)
Evidence of above:
I have asked his doctor to write a letter saying my son came to speak to her in April about his distress
I have asked my daughters school to write a letter confirming that she wasnt performing last year (i was called in Nov last year) and since Jan this year until now she is excelling in her subjects (i will in my appeal ascert that my son only stands a 50% chance when in his father's care and the correlation with my daughter is because since Jan she has been 100% in my care)
His father didnt even bother to send back his form as to how he wished to receive my son's 11+ results (the school obviously can support this)
Do you think that his father's neglience with his 11+ and general attitude plus new baby and sister leaving home plus supporting evidence is likely to be viewed as supportive to my appeal?
Is his Maths working at a level 6 and level 5's likely to help?
Sorry for long detailed question but i will be managing this appeal alone (obviously!) and i have no-one else to ask
Thx for your advice in advance and fingers crossed for his head's recommendation tomorrow
He achieved a score of 118 on his first test and 119 on his second paper.
I had expected him to achieve a score around 125-130 as he has had weekly group tuition for a year and i am really puzzled as to what happened. I realise the panel doesnt like you to refer to additional tuition scoring.
So heres the scoop. I have an appt with his head tomorrow (teacher training day today school closed - brilliant timing!) and i am in nervous trepidation as to what advance score she will have given him with regards to the 1:1. 1:2 and so on. That will be either reassuring or depress me even more.
At his recent parents evenings he was a 4a for English (i think it might have been a 5) and 5a for Maths and performing at a level 6 for Maths according to his teacher.
I've seen for the 2011 appeals that if you scored 120 - 90% were successful
119 - 70% appeals were successful
118 - 50% were successful
I am hopeful pending his advance score from his head that its looking hopeful.
But, would the below be regarded as exceptional circumstances to support why he received the score he did?
His father and I split up 6 years ago. He spends his time 50/50 between both houses.
My 14 year old daughter i.e his sister voluntarily left her fathers care in January of this year and now lives with me 100% as she doesnt like his new wife and because he's not the most supportive of parents emotionally or academically. At best he could be described as incompetent and at worst negligent. My son still spends 50% of his time with his sister when he resides with me.
His father and his new wife also had a new baby this year at the beginning of April this year.
My son has unfortunately, been witness to his father screaming at me over a sustained period this year on the doorstep as he refused to make voluntary payments for his daughters maintenance and i had to report him to the CSA
His father refused to take him to his 11+ tuition even when my son was in his fathers care, so i would have to pick him up from his fathers house and take him/collect him even when he wasnt with me
His father didnt do any 11+ practice tests with my son, he only did any tests practice when he was in my care
The result of the above has been is:
my son asked me to take him to a therapist in April this year as he was distressed about his sister leaving his fathers home and the birth of the new baby
the week of the 11+ tests my son spent only the night before the second test with me and had been kept awake the previous nights by the new baby crying (his father refused to allow him to stay at mine as he is paranoid that i will make a CSA claim against him)
my son had due to the reasons above very mixed and confusing messages from his parents on his 11+ (diligence from myself and no care from his father)
Evidence of above:
I have asked his doctor to write a letter saying my son came to speak to her in April about his distress
I have asked my daughters school to write a letter confirming that she wasnt performing last year (i was called in Nov last year) and since Jan this year until now she is excelling in her subjects (i will in my appeal ascert that my son only stands a 50% chance when in his father's care and the correlation with my daughter is because since Jan she has been 100% in my care)
His father didnt even bother to send back his form as to how he wished to receive my son's 11+ results (the school obviously can support this)
Do you think that his father's neglience with his 11+ and general attitude plus new baby and sister leaving home plus supporting evidence is likely to be viewed as supportive to my appeal?
Is his Maths working at a level 6 and level 5's likely to help?
Sorry for long detailed question but i will be managing this appeal alone (obviously!) and i have no-one else to ask
Thx for your advice in advance and fingers crossed for his head's recommendation tomorrow