11+ Selection Review Bucks
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:16 am
Hi my son got 120.75 in the 11+ so we are doing a Selection Review. Unfortunately the Interim Head has said she will not support the Selection Review because they did not expect him to pass. She said he is academically able but his effort/behaviour are not good. He has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, ASD, Dypraxia & SLD. He also has Sensory Processing Disorder. None of this was known prior to the test so he did not have any extra time & was not in a separate room for the test. There was also a distraction during the test, which Bucks CC were made aware of by the school. We believe our son is academically able for Grammar school with SEN support. The school have provided me with some, but not all of his assessments. Which are the most important to include in the Selection Review? In his year 5 report he got 5S for writing, 5S for Maths and 5S+ for Reading. What are these scores and are they strong enough? I also have some CATS results from year 3 & 4. The only Year 5 results I have been given are the ones I have detailed above. It feels like the school are being deliberately difficult. I am not going to include the Headteachers Assessment because she has only been at the school for two terms so I don't feel she knows my son well enough to make an accurate judgement. What are the chances of him getting through the Selection Review without the Head's Assessment? I plan to include the extenuating circumstance, a letter of support from his consultant detailing his conditions, a letter of support from an Occupational Therapist detailing his Sensory Processing issues and a letter of support from his Year 5 teacher. My son will also be doing a WISC test so I hope to be able to include this too. Is there anything else I can do to strengthen his case? I have a meeting with the Head & SEN next week. I will be asking whether the Head still stands by he decision not to support my son's Selection Review. Any advice would be much appreciated.