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Appeal advice needed

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Zingy123 · 17/04/2014 08:40

What information will the panel have on the day?
I want to use parts of the Schools Admission Code and the School's own admissions policy. Do I need to copy these and send them with my appeal or will they have them already? In my written submission I have copied the relevant paragraphs.

Waiting lists
Can I just check I have this information right please. Any rejected places must go to the child at the top of the waiting list the day the rejection is received and not whoever is top of the list the day the reoffer is made. I believe they gave places to children at the top of the list 4 weeks after original offer day in the second round (still have no proof of this as school is shut for two weeks and they refused this information before when I asked)

Do the school get sent my appeal submission information including my evidence?

School is shut until 28th April.
Clerk is away until 29th April.
Clerk wants information in by 30th April.

Surely the school and clerk should be available to help now, it doesn't leave much time to get information to clerk who is based in another town miles away.

Thank you for any help

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Zingy123 · 17/04/2014 13:53

Thanks. The schools own policy states places will be allocated as they become available.

The school is an academy but the LA offer the places on their behalf.

The LA has information on their website stating that people applying or people changing their preferences from 1st November to 17th March will be entitled to places reallocated in the second round. This was done 31st March. Responses had to be back by 17th March.

We were 5th place from 3rd March-24th March. On 31st March they reoffered 8 places but they had moved us to 10th place so missed out on an offer.

I want information from the school on the dates of people declining their places and date of application.

I have sent information to the clerk and want confirmation she has received it.

Appeal is 19th May but clerk asked for information to be in by 30th April.

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prh47bridge · 17/04/2014 13:37

The panel will be familiar with the Admissions Code. How do you want to use it? Do you think a mistake has been made?

The panel will also be familiar with the school's admissions policy.

Regarding places on the waiting list it depends what their admission arrangements say. In the absence of anything specific then yes, places should go to whoever is top of the waiting list at the time the place became available.

If the school is not an academy or VA school they may not be involved in the appeal process at all. Whoever is representing the admission authority will be sent your submission and your evidence. You will also receive their submission and evidence.

Do you have a date for the hearing? If not the 30th April deadline is not your final chance to get information to the clerk.

What help do you want from the school and clerk?