I've started another thread (sorry) because there was quite a lot of identifying information in the last one and I was in a bit of a state.
I'm planning my appeal from now and starting afresh.
What will help? Are there good books to read? Anywhere online you recommend? Is it worth paying an Education Consultant who specialises in appeals to help us? Our local one has a good success rate and offers a free initial consultation.
It's an ICS appeal and we have exceptional reasons why our child should attend the school. These are not medical reasons but social.
I am in battle mode now and want to read, prep etc.
Is it better to go just with the exceptional reasons angle? I can argue that it's not only unreasonable but an actual risk for our child to be placed in a catchment school. Should I stick with that? Do I also mention that his older sister has been settled in that school for 5 years now and we're part of the school community? It is relevant because we would have to withdraw her too as we can't have two children in two different places AND it's important that both children are out of catchment. Do I mention that? I know they aren't interested in transport and childcare issues and all that jazz but do they care that the decision also impacts a year 5 child who would be forced to move? I don't know how much to include. I don't want to muddy the waters.
It's a VA school too. I understand that makes a slight different to who will be on the appeals panel. Is that right?
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