Ho Hummm
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Ho Hummm
Hello
Not been on for a while...
Got SATs results... DS missed 11+ by 3 points & we went through failed appeal...
Guess what...? He got 3 level 5s (English, Maths & Science) - and level 5 in teacher assessed English.
Ever feel like you're a dog being kicked when it's down...?
Roll on 12+
Have a good weekend.
Nicky
Not been on for a while...
Got SATs results... DS missed 11+ by 3 points & we went through failed appeal...
Guess what...? He got 3 level 5s (English, Maths & Science) - and level 5 in teacher assessed English.
Ever feel like you're a dog being kicked when it's down...?
Roll on 12+
Have a good weekend.
Nicky
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Re: Ho Hummm
Hi Nicky
With 3x Level 5 SATs you are in a very good place.
Best wishes
Sally-Anne
Yup. for a whole 18 months.nicaukids wrote: Ever feel like you're a dog being kicked when it's down...?
Roll on 12+
With 3x Level 5 SATs you are in a very good place.
Best wishes
Sally-Anne
Hi Nicky, just a quick line to show solidarity! Even though our tale has turned out OK- DD is now going to an independent school ( which we can only afford because I have taken a job there!) it is only through good luck that we have ended up where we are. It still bothers me that my DD got all level 5s for teacher assessment and the tests, and indeed received a certificate to show that she achieved the highest marks for English in the school (out of 45 students) and that I can't now use this to at least prove to the GS that we were right.
It is frustrating when you cannot convince appeal panels of your child's ability, but you still have the 12+, and there are people on here like Sally-Anne who have been through the process before and provide invaluable support.
All the very best to your family
Bougalou
It is frustrating when you cannot convince appeal panels of your child's ability, but you still have the 12+, and there are people on here like Sally-Anne who have been through the process before and provide invaluable support.
All the very best to your family
Bougalou
In the end, there are only so many grammar school places - they need a cut-off somewhere. And, at the risk of sounding like a right old misery-guts [this affects me directly as well ], achieving 3 Level 5's doesn't mean the child is automatically grammar school material. In fact, over 40% of Bucks children score a Level 5 in each of the 3 subjects. That is way above the 20% of state primary children who qualify for a grammar school place under the 11+.sarah wrote:But can't stop feeling they let lots of children slip thro' the net.
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Hi Tom's Mum
There are 2 Foundation Schools in South Bucks - Beaconsfield High School and Royal Grammar at Wycombe.
If all their places are not filled with successful 11+ candidates they can invite children to take the school's own entrance exam.
This definitely happened a couple of years ago with RGS, but I have not heard of it happening at BHS.
If it is any school other than those two, I would be most surprised.
Sally-Anne
There are 2 Foundation Schools in South Bucks - Beaconsfield High School and Royal Grammar at Wycombe.
If all their places are not filled with successful 11+ candidates they can invite children to take the school's own entrance exam.
This definitely happened a couple of years ago with RGS, but I have not heard of it happening at BHS.
If it is any school other than those two, I would be most surprised.
Sally-Anne