Complaining to EFA regarding appeal
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 6:28 pm
I am new here following an appeal which was rejected for just a normal school -not grammar and I am thinking of complaining to the EFA for maladministration.
The summary is not a true represantation of what I actually said during the appeal.
In my appeal I said that my daughter was the only one girl not going to the school I was appealing for, however they twisted this to say that she was the only one allocated a place at a different school and that this was the cause of distress
They also mentioned that my daughter was out of school and remained isolated and distressed, however in the appeal I never said that but did tell them that I was home educating her, to help her regain self esteem.
The panel did say that they understood there was a place still available at the school she was allocated, which is not true as I had withdrawn the offer. The Admissions Authority had included all the emails I had written to them including the one acknowledging home education and withdrawal of offer.
in the summary they considered friendship as the main issue although my grounds were on continuity as all the other girls and vast majority of students from her school had been allocated places at that school. The continuity was important she had past problems, including receiving Art Therapy in year 5 which my GP had provided as evidence.
There was a GP letter giving evidence of what had happened in the past and emphasising the need for continuity, however nowhere was it considered.
Will it be wise to take this up with the EFA and if so how best can I present my complaint?
The summary is not a true represantation of what I actually said during the appeal.
In my appeal I said that my daughter was the only one girl not going to the school I was appealing for, however they twisted this to say that she was the only one allocated a place at a different school and that this was the cause of distress
They also mentioned that my daughter was out of school and remained isolated and distressed, however in the appeal I never said that but did tell them that I was home educating her, to help her regain self esteem.
The panel did say that they understood there was a place still available at the school she was allocated, which is not true as I had withdrawn the offer. The Admissions Authority had included all the emails I had written to them including the one acknowledging home education and withdrawal of offer.
in the summary they considered friendship as the main issue although my grounds were on continuity as all the other girls and vast majority of students from her school had been allocated places at that school. The continuity was important she had past problems, including receiving Art Therapy in year 5 which my GP had provided as evidence.
There was a GP letter giving evidence of what had happened in the past and emphasising the need for continuity, however nowhere was it considered.
Will it be wise to take this up with the EFA and if so how best can I present my complaint?