Grammar School offer withdrawn
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 11:52 am
Hi all, I'm new on here but some who have recommended this site will recognise the story.
Yesterday, I submitted our appeal to have a grammar school offer reinstated after it was withdrawn. My eldest daughter is in year 8 at the same school. It would seem that we have a very strong case. This is the background in brief:
Daughter was formally offered a place by telephone on Friday 26th April 2013 and by letter same date. The place was verbally accepted, LEA withdrew her place at 3rd choice school and appeal to her 2nd choice school. Written acceptance of the offer sent on 27th April.
Five days later (1st May) I had call later afternoon from our home LEA Admissions Director that the admissions authority had 'made an error' in offering the place. He was trying to get an explanation and was attempting to ensure the place was kept open and the matter quickly resolved. No mention of withdrawal of offer.
Six days later (2nd May) in the afternoon, another call from same admissions director that the actual admissions authority was withdrawing the offer; and he was to notify us to that effect. Incidentally, he has told the other LEA that should this go to appeal we have a v strong case (maladministration).
On 3rd May (by a letter of the same date) – a full week after the place was offered – we received formal notification of the withdrawal of the place. No explanation of the nature of the error has been given.
The physical/mental/emotional impact on our daughter is obvious – and hard to witness. She had a good 5 days of ‘legitimate expectation’ that this place was hers, that she was going to that school (for instance, trying on her sister’s uniform, talking about it with her, looking forward to induction evening etc etc).
It’s been suggested that the authority/school concerned will see the strength of our case and reinstate the offer/place without it going to appeal. Thoughts welcome!
Yesterday, I submitted our appeal to have a grammar school offer reinstated after it was withdrawn. My eldest daughter is in year 8 at the same school. It would seem that we have a very strong case. This is the background in brief:
Daughter was formally offered a place by telephone on Friday 26th April 2013 and by letter same date. The place was verbally accepted, LEA withdrew her place at 3rd choice school and appeal to her 2nd choice school. Written acceptance of the offer sent on 27th April.
Five days later (1st May) I had call later afternoon from our home LEA Admissions Director that the admissions authority had 'made an error' in offering the place. He was trying to get an explanation and was attempting to ensure the place was kept open and the matter quickly resolved. No mention of withdrawal of offer.
Six days later (2nd May) in the afternoon, another call from same admissions director that the actual admissions authority was withdrawing the offer; and he was to notify us to that effect. Incidentally, he has told the other LEA that should this go to appeal we have a v strong case (maladministration).
On 3rd May (by a letter of the same date) – a full week after the place was offered – we received formal notification of the withdrawal of the place. No explanation of the nature of the error has been given.
The physical/mental/emotional impact on our daughter is obvious – and hard to witness. She had a good 5 days of ‘legitimate expectation’ that this place was hers, that she was going to that school (for instance, trying on her sister’s uniform, talking about it with her, looking forward to induction evening etc etc).
It’s been suggested that the authority/school concerned will see the strength of our case and reinstate the offer/place without it going to appeal. Thoughts welcome!