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APPEAL for secondary school stressed

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sham80 · 28/03/2014 14:51

hi my firsT post so stressed can anyone help me as am so stressed whith the whole thing a have a child who goes primary school in heaton mersey and we been given secondary school offer for priestnall my boys extremely upset being burgled twice his not happy travelling by bus and its more convenient for him to go priestnall high so a can pick both boys up you think a got chance of appeal we going through hell at the minute

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sham80 · 25/04/2014 13:22

thanks prh and slowcomputer have contacted secretary she might change it if not then submit letter thanks appeal date is friday may 2nd so monday will post all supporting letters btw how smart can you dress on appeal day or casual dress

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prh47bridge · 25/04/2014 12:46

The sentence "His mother has requested my support..." needs to be changed to say, "In my opinion he needs to be placed at a school where he will have...".

As the last poster says, you may find the GP is unwilling to do this. You can still submit the letter as evidence but the panel may not give it much weight.

slowcomputer · 25/04/2014 11:41

I'm a GP, the letter would need to say that in the GPs opinion your son should go to that school for these reasons. I have to warn you that the wording may not be accidental, unless I know the family very well I tend to write "the mother has told me that".remember that the GP has no knowledge of the school and is only going on what you tell him/her and may be unwilling to be more strident.

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sham80 · 25/04/2014 10:23

is the first paragraph ok so instead of saying his mother has requested my support in asking in asking you to place him at school where he will have support etc etc can you pls tell me which bit needs to change with what wording pls so a can ring em now

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prh47bridge · 25/04/2014 10:17

From the wording of this letter an appeal panel is likely to conclude that the GP is repeating your views rather than expressing a professional opinion. It would be much more helpful for you if it said, "In my opinion he needs to be placed at a school where he will have...".

Zingy123 · 25/04/2014 09:49

I think the doctor has to say in my opinion... Not the mother has asked me.

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sham80 · 25/04/2014 09:36

hi can someone pls get back to me urgently a just picked up supporting gp letter to me the second paragraph wording not right and i need to submit paperwork today it says. my son is a patient barlow medical he unfortunately has witnessed break in in his house leading to flash backs. hyper anxiety and behaviour avoidance.this has lead him to struggling with getting on a bus.the prospect of going to new school where he has to get a bus is causing the child significant anxiety and limits his function. His mother has requested my support in asking you to place him at school where he will have support of his primary school friends but also where she can drop him off .he is currently being refered to the child and adolescent mental health team where he will receive therapy .therefore i would like to support his mother in the request that he is placed at a school where his friends are and she can drop him off. WHAT YOU THINK OFF LETTER

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mummytime · 19/04/2014 11:39

They are all at least 30 in Surrey! They may though be taught in classes smaller than 30 (eg. DT and Science and PE).

tiggytape · 18/04/2014 22:48

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LucasNorthCanSpookMeAnytime · 18/04/2014 17:59

I think the paperwork is sent out 10 days before the appeal, not 10 days from the letter you got.

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sham80 · 18/04/2014 13:50

hi can anyone answer this my appeal date is may 2nd and it said on letter a would recieve some paperwork regarding appeal by recorded delivery in 10 school days i havent recieved anything a was waiting for that so a could submit my further supporting paperwork

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sham80 · 03/04/2014 19:46

prh much appreciated a got it from there prospectus think a will print it a also manage to print 2011 and 2013 there final pan and they final allocation of 261 pupils

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prh47bridge · 03/04/2014 16:15

Yes, this all helps. On the sport question there isn't really anything you can do other than raise it as a point in your appeal case. You can raise the support for low attainers in the same way. If there is anything on their website about this support I would copy it into your appeal. Make it clear that you are quoting from their website.

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sham80 · 03/04/2014 15:53

prh thanks a had a word with primary teacher and she said they dont like to get involved etc .and the school am appealing for gives great help to low attainers and help close the gap with peers etc that is what my boy needs because he just catched up and had help at school does this help and how can i put this point across and that he loves sport and this school big on that .

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prh47bridge · 03/04/2014 12:45

Tiggy has advised what the tutor could say - that they have noticed a change in your son's level of confidence and that in their opinion this means your son needs to go to the appeal school. Address it "to whom it may concern" or to you - it doesn't really matter. They don't send the letter to the appeal. You do that.

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sham80 · 03/04/2014 10:56

prh what can the letter state prh so a can tell the tutor and adress it to who and shall i have a word with school to a only want to send these letters if it helps appeal

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prh47bridge · 02/04/2014 22:17

Some primary schools are unwilling to help. If they are willing to do so tiggy's comments regarding a letter from a tutor would apply equally to a letter from a primary school.

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sham80 · 02/04/2014 20:58

tiggy what about primary schools can they help

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sham80 · 02/04/2014 20:20

thanks tiggy much appreciated x

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tiggytape · 02/04/2014 16:03

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sham80 · 02/04/2014 15:38

tiggy a mean a leatter stating that breakin affected him so a change will something like that help and what input can his primary school have can they help

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tiggytape · 02/04/2014 14:26

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sham80 · 02/04/2014 14:25

and can the primary school help or are they not allowed? and how can i get the pan info on group numbers etc

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sham80 · 02/04/2014 14:19

hi another thing apart from the medical side can any other letter help his tution were he goes twice a week willing to do a letter if that helps the appeal shal i get them to do letter and adress it to who etc

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sham80 · 01/04/2014 14:42

prh thanks much appreciated am on here to get lots advice just so stressed yes they said they will send recorded delivery before appeal as to why school was refused then atleast a can get suff ready and prepare

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