what do all the abbreviations mean?

old-bag · Post by **old-bag** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:47 pm

hi im very new at all this! so please bear with me pls.

what are cats? pan? rv? i think, age standardisation?

i want to appeal at a grammar school (birmingham) my child was 6 pts off, getting in and is 49th on the waiting list?. but i don' t know where to begin and what all the jargon is.
can anyone help jargon busting?

regards
'old bag'

lottie · Post by **lottie** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:51 pm

Hi

The deadline for most appeals in Birmingham has now gone - have you missed these deadlines or have you already sent in your appeal?

old-bag · Post by **old-bag** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:58 pm

my hubby's posted the paperwork for the appeal, but hes left me to take care of everything... and you really couldn't put a more incompetent person in charge as i really am clueless! and there seem so much to read through and where to begin!!

A scared old bag!

Guest55 · Post by **Guest55** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:02 pm

CATS are cognitive ability tests- some schools do them, some don't - you can use high scores to show your child is able.

PAN - planned admission number - how many the school 'says' it has room for in each year group.

Read the stickies at the top of this section - they really are very helpful! Don't worry we were all new to this one

old-bag · Post by **old-bag** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:07 pm

whsb's?

is there any live chat avaliable? on appeals so you can contact other parents going through what we are?

thank will start to work the stickies!

old bag

AMEX · Post by **AMEX** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:44 pm

WHSB is Westcliff High School for Boys in Essex.

fm · Post by fm » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:38 pm

To Old-Bag,

You might want to ask KenR on the Birminghan forum about advice particular to the King Edward Foundation which isn't run on the same lines as many of the grammar schools down south.

Looking on the King Edward Foundation report for 2007, I'm afraid it states that of the 165 appeals, only 4 were granted in 2006. Not great odds.

I'm not sure academic evidence will be enough unless it is exceptional. It is so hard to gain a KE school that many level 5 children don't pass the entrance.

Best wishes, anyway.

old-bag · Post by **old-bag** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:31 am

thanks all for responses!

our son is at King Edwards Camphill!,
and they had a new boy start well after september!
I know it's going to be a hard!! and emotionally i am going to be a wreck! but i have no other options!- she has absolutely no schools to go to, and hasn't been offered any!

i blame the lolly-pop man!!!

regards
old bag

ps how does one get in touch with kenR?

banksy1 · Post by **banksy1** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:56 am

Hiya I think if you go on the birmingham link he is a moderator on there and will reply if you put a post on. Hope this helps and good luck

old-bag · Post by **old-bag** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:02 pm

just got in touch with KenR.- V helpfull!

so much to do!!!
i feel like the rabbit in alice!

old - bag

what do all the abbreviations mean?

what do all the abbreviations mean?

Appeal to King Edwards

thanks