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So our review will be focussed solely on academic grounds. My question really is what do I write in section 4, the grounds for selection review? At the moment I feel like I will just be repeating the head teacher’s review!
I agree with you - it's likely to be repetitive.
You could adapt the letter for Mary, changing it from an appeal to a review.
https://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appea ... aneous#e11Use bullet points, and keep it very brief.
What matters is what the headteacher has written, not what you write!
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There are no extenuating circumstances
I'm afraid they might turn down your review for this reason - but I understand the problem. If you haven't got any extenuating circumstances, then you haven't got any extenuating circumstances, and you can't make them up because you would need supporting evidence of the impact on the child.