Original thread here:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/adoptions/2176229-Adopting-a-school-age-child-in-term-time?msgid=50528087#50528087
... but in a nutshell, we have an outstanding primary school, whose playground actually backs onto our garden - I can look out of the window and see the children in the playground. It's a very diverse school, with a counseling service, really understanding staff, and a lovely headteacher. I've had a chat with her a couple of times, and seen all of the school.
I've had my daughter, aged five, home for two and a bit weeks now, and with half term before that she's been out of school for three weeks, and to honest I'm struggling, and she's struggling - she's missing friends her own age, and desperate to go to school, and we need to set some kind of routine (probably half days to start).
Anyway, our LA has been really obstructive and unhelpful when we've chased the inyear application, so we had to get the placing authority involved. They've now come back saying the school is full, and are going to offer us one further away (a perfectly good school, but NOT the one I want her at).
We've been asked if we want to appeal, which obviously we do, but what do we put as a reason that they will accept? Other than quoting their own code back at them that says she's a looked after child and therefore an exception to class size regulations...
We never expected this to be a problem, after being told we would have our choice of schools as a matter of course!
Many thanks if you got this far! I'd be grateful for any advice.
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Could anybody help me with an in-year appeal for adopted child?
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MyDogEatsBalloons · 05/11/2014 14:53
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