hello
I wonder if anyone has any experience of appealing primary school admissions on infant class size grounds because of their own medical condition, rather than their child's?
In short, I had an injury during birth of second child, which left me with a lifelong condition with very unpleasant daily symptoms, which are worse in the morning, and which make pushing buggies long distance ill advised.
We applied for the 3 nearest schools and to our shock, didn't get into any of them. we didn't include info first time round on my condition as there's not been a problem with admissions for kids in our street before - it never occurred to me I needed to.
Learning Trust says I can appeal on grounds of my own condition, and I have letters of support from my GP & hospital nurse consultant.
But not sure what I can expect in relation to the appeal itself about this? We have a car but my husband needs it to get to work (he has to go in way before school start time). Even if I could have the car, the nature of the symptoms means a long car journey might be as much of a problem as a long bus journey.
Plus, how much detail will they want on my symptoms on the day? They're rather... ummm... embarrassing? I don't relish the thought of having to relay them in graphic detail, though if that's what it takes, so be it.
any thoughts most welcome. Apols for long post!
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appealing on grounds of mum's health condition, not child's
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sophlondon · 16/05/2010 09:49
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