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What to do if your application was unsuccessful

By John Chard On 24th January 2017 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
The wait for parents and children transferring to secondary school in September is nearly over. On 1 March 2017 most prayers will be answered with roughly 9 out of 10 applications being successful. However, for those parents and children who are unsuccessful the statutory appeal process may provide some relief. My advice would be to [...]
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Secondary School Appeals

By John Chard On 15th April 2016 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
There will be many parents involved with making and preparing appeals for a place at secondary schools in September. For some the closing date for lodging an appeal has passed or is coming up shortly. If you have missed the closing date do not panic; by missing the closing date you do not lose the [...]
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3 Days and counting

By John Chard On 15th April 2016 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
For those parents whose children are due to start school in September the wait is almost over with the outcomes of admission applications being available on Monday 18 April. Completed applications received by 15 January 2016 will find out on Monday whether their applications have been successful. And for the majority they can start to [...]
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The wait is nearly over for reception places

By John Chard On 4th April 2016 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
April 16 2016 is National Offer Day for reception class places. But as it falls on the weekend this year it will be 18 April 2016. This is the day that hundreds of thousands of parents and children finds out which school they will be attending in September 2016 and if their school admission has [...]
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Are the proposals in the White Paper the final nail in the coffin for local authorities involvement in the provision of education

By John Chard On 1st April 2016 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
The announcements in the White Paper recently propose that all schools will become academies or have started the process by the next election. The government seems determined not only to marginalise local authorities’ involvement in the provision of education in their areas but to irradiate it completely. Curiously, though, the government seems that whilst it [...]
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Proposed changes in how education is delivered

By John Chard On 19th March 2016 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
This week the Government published a White Paper that sets out proposals as to how education will be delivered in the future. I suppose the main proposal is the requirement for all schools to convert to academy status by 2020. The vast majority of secondary schools have already taken the opportunity to benefit from the [...]
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What is the future for Academies?

By John Chard On 5th March 2016 · Add Comment · In Uncategorised
When Academies were first introduced by the Labour Government they replaced what were deemed to be failing schools. When the Conservative Government came to office in 2010 they changed the emphasis so that schools that were deemed to be outstanding or good schools by Ofsted could convert to Academy status. The carrot that was dangled [...]
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Don’t panic – Captain Mainwaring

By John Chard On 27th February 2016 · Add Comment · In School Appeals
If you do not receive the school admission of your choice on 1 March do not panic. There is plenty that you can do to reverse the decision. You will be given details of how you can appeal against the decision. The School Admission Appeals Code provides that you must be given at least 20 [...]
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National Offer Day for secondary admissions arrives shortly

By John Chard On 26th February 2016 · Add Comment · In School Admissions
Many parents are awaiting 1 March 2016 with mixed emotions as they learn which school has been allocated to their children from September 2016. Based on historical data the majority will secure a place at the school of their choice but for the 10% that do not the period of anxiety is likely to continue [...]
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How to organise a successful appeal for a Grammar School

By John Chard On 17th February 2016 · Add Comment · In School Appeals
You will need to know why your application was unsuccessful. Was it because your child passed the 11+ tests but missed out due to the admission criteria or they didn’t pass the 11+ tests? If it was due to the former then the appeal will be dealt with as a normal prejudice appeal, which will [...]
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