No response from school regarding appeal
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No response from school regarding appeal
I have my Appeal Monday week. I have yet to receive the schools objection / prejudice.
Does that mean the school we not be able to raise any objection at the hearing as obviously I will not have had time to consider a response?
From the Handbook issued by our LEA
A copy of the admissions policy and the admission authority’s statement will be posted to you at least seven working days before the appeal, unless you have agreed to a shorter period than this. The statement will summarise why it has not been possible to offer a place. Either that:
to admit another child would “prejudice efficient education or the efficient use of resourcesâ€
Does that mean the school we not be able to raise any objection at the hearing as obviously I will not have had time to consider a response?
From the Handbook issued by our LEA
A copy of the admissions policy and the admission authority’s statement will be posted to you at least seven working days before the appeal, unless you have agreed to a shorter period than this. The statement will summarise why it has not been possible to offer a place. Either that:
to admit another child would “prejudice efficient education or the efficient use of resourcesâ€
You are meant to receive all the appeal papers approx. 10 days before the hearing. The precise wording in the current Code is as follows:
Secondly, if you say at the hearing that you received the papers late and have not had sufficient time to consider the authority's case, they will inevitably adjourn the hearing to a later date.
Bougalou's clerk/panel were quite clever - they took the precaution of getting a waiver to pre-empt any possible complaint. I'm not sure most clerks/panels would think of doing this. If the hearing goes ahead with nobody raising the issue, and you are unsuccessful, you could then complain to the ombudsman about a breach of the code.
You would be asked why you hadn't raised the matter at the hearing, but most parents wouldn't have known exactly how much notice they are meant to have of the authority's case.
There are two separate issues here, and Bougalou is right about both of them. First, in case the papers have got lost in the post, it would be wise for you to check with whoever is organising the appeals when the papers were posted.Clerks must send out appeal papers to parents, presenting officer and panel members at least 7 working days before the hearing (not including the date of the hearing or of sending out the papers).
Secondly, if you say at the hearing that you received the papers late and have not had sufficient time to consider the authority's case, they will inevitably adjourn the hearing to a later date.
Bougalou's clerk/panel were quite clever - they took the precaution of getting a waiver to pre-empt any possible complaint. I'm not sure most clerks/panels would think of doing this. If the hearing goes ahead with nobody raising the issue, and you are unsuccessful, you could then complain to the ombudsman about a breach of the code.
You would be asked why you hadn't raised the matter at the hearing, but most parents wouldn't have known exactly how much notice they are meant to have of the authority's case.
Etienne
I have received some papers but it is just photocopies of the process and maps of the school.
Our friends, albeit a different school, received a letter from the school saying there would be a prejudice as there would be insufficient PC equipment for IT classes and the gym was not big enough to accommodate more children.
I was expecting something similar....
Our friends, albeit a different school, received a letter from the school saying there would be a prejudice as there would be insufficient PC equipment for IT classes and the gym was not big enough to accommodate more children.
I was expecting something similar....