Kent Appeal Please Help!!!All advice is greatly appreciated!
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:31 pm
Good morning
I have found your appeals information very insightful and have read all the background information regarding the process of appealing.
A little bit of background information ....
- My DD passed the Kent test.
- We are out of county and she has been allocated a girls comprehensive school.
- The grammar schools that she liked are both 2.4 miles and 2.7 miles in distance.
- My DD has no medical conditions, no older siblings and is not on pupil premium.
QUESTIONS:
- In the appeal, do the panel members know what school my DD has currently been offered?
- Is there any need to point out last year's distance.... in the first round of allocations last year the distance criteria was further than this year...this year the distance has halved...is there any need to point this out on the appeal form? .... would I immediately be put on the back foot by mentioning the distance last year compared to this year?
- We have no extenuating circumstances or medical reasons, will this work against us? We are applying on the basis of over subscription, academic reasons and reasons for wanting a place.
- Would it be beneficial to make my points in the Appeal form as bullet points rather than paragraphs of writing?
- Sorry if I sound vague, this is the first time I have ever been through the appeal system. I have sent an email to the AppealsBox, please can you take a look at my notes and advise whether the appeal is balanced and whether the evidence and reasons are strong enough for an appeal to be upheld?
If you can offer your assistance, I would greatly appreciate you help.
Many thanks
happymum77
I have found your appeals information very insightful and have read all the background information regarding the process of appealing.
A little bit of background information ....
- My DD passed the Kent test.
- We are out of county and she has been allocated a girls comprehensive school.
- The grammar schools that she liked are both 2.4 miles and 2.7 miles in distance.
- My DD has no medical conditions, no older siblings and is not on pupil premium.
QUESTIONS:
- In the appeal, do the panel members know what school my DD has currently been offered?
- Is there any need to point out last year's distance.... in the first round of allocations last year the distance criteria was further than this year...this year the distance has halved...is there any need to point this out on the appeal form? .... would I immediately be put on the back foot by mentioning the distance last year compared to this year?
- We have no extenuating circumstances or medical reasons, will this work against us? We are applying on the basis of over subscription, academic reasons and reasons for wanting a place.
- Would it be beneficial to make my points in the Appeal form as bullet points rather than paragraphs of writing?
- Sorry if I sound vague, this is the first time I have ever been through the appeal system. I have sent an email to the AppealsBox, please can you take a look at my notes and advise whether the appeal is balanced and whether the evidence and reasons are strong enough for an appeal to be upheld?
If you can offer your assistance, I would greatly appreciate you help.
Many thanks
happymum77