Janita wrote:
most people have a substantial amount of physical evidence in the form of papers/reports/certificates.
Don't worry too much about certificates - most of them tend to be for effort, behaviour, or swimming 100m., and therefore not relevant.
Of course, if your school happened to be one of those participating in the Primary Maths Challenge, then the panel might easily have been impressed by something like a gold certificate.
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Do I need any more proof than the actual letter from the school? (which is other than stating all the relevant scores - which we feel is most important- like the head, plain and straightforward).
My view would be that what he has written is very good because the focus is kept on academic evidence.
It is remarkably concise. I would just make three points.
1. Perhaps there could have been something about
attainment at the end of Y5 to show that progress has been consistent and that the predictions are all realistic.
Or, if there has been some inconsistency, perhaps the predictions could have been justified in terms of "
greater maturity" and "
recent rapid progress".
However, if progress has been consistent, you might be able to demonstrate this yourself by producing the Y5 report. It depends what the Y5 report says.
2. It's good to see "
Gifted and Talented" in an academic subject like Maths, but note that
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Note 2: If the school has a ‘Gifted & Talented’ register (it’s optional nowadays), then being on the ‘Gifted & Talented’ register for an academic subject would be worth a mention. However, it’s difficult to say exactly what this means because the standard has always varied from school to school – but ‘Gifted & Talented’ in a high performing school ought to be quite a strong recommendation, especially if it fits with the rest of the academic evidence (well-above average attainment).
https://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appea ... cation#b11
• If this is a high performing school, then ideally the head would have mentioned it to provide a context for "Gifted and Talented".
• It's possible the panel will know anyway, because panel members are usually familiar with local schools.
• Alternatively, you might be able to cover the point yourself - for example, if the school is high up in the league tables, you could draw the panel's attention to this fact.
3. Good to see the words "
would thrive in a grammar school environment", but the head doesn't say why this particular grammar school would be a good match for your child (e.g. "
It has a very strong maths department").
To be fair, most heads probably don't go into that sort of detail.
Reasons for wanting a place at a specific school tend to be left to the parent.
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Would our presentation and his letter (here) be strong enough academic ability? Or do we need more?
Difficult to say because it's entirely up to your individual panel to decide what they consider strong enough.
To be on the safe side, the more evidence you have - the better.
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appeal ... school#b11