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I'm panicking that secondary application may not have been submitted

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Friskyandhustley · 03/03/2018 15:14

My DH made an online application. We should have received an e-mail on 1st March informing us which school DS has been offered. He didn't receive anything and can't find any record of the application, a confirmation or a six digit code that our local authority mentions you need to log in to your account. Nothing in the post either (although it says letters are sent by second class post on 1st..and with the snow we possibly wouldn't have that by now anyway). It hasn't been possible to speak to anyone at the council to check.
Other parents have all had the e-mail. I'm pretty convinced that for whatever reason DH didn't submit an application properly.
In the interests of not drip feeding, we have put down a school as first choice that we were not expecting to be offered, but were planning to appeal. I'm now really worried that we may not even get the second choice school.
Does anyone know what happens if you apply after the deadline and what the implications are likely to be? Any advice much appreciated.

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ChaosNeverRains · 03/03/2018 18:04

Sounds like DH forgot.

LIZS · 03/03/2018 17:57

Does he have form for overlooking stuff? Thinking of another poster who had a thread last autumn where her dh had not registered their ds for 11+ exam but eventually was accepted under mitigating circumstances - wonder if he got his preferred place? Hope it is a glitch op.

OldHag1 · 03/03/2018 17:52

My daughter was given a letter at school with the code on it.

Has he checked junk folders in the email. I can’t believe he would forget it is far too important.

Can you contact another parent at school and ask if they have heard anything?

Good luck.

ImaginaryCat · 03/03/2018 17:50

Primary heads received a list on Weds afternoon to help manage disappointed parents on Thursday. I'd contact your current head before anyone else on Monday morning. Perhaps even send an email now. He/she might just check over the weekend and respond out of hours to put your mind at rest.

Gileswithachainsaw · 03/03/2018 17:38

Unless he is being a bit dim and used a different email account

Gileswithachainsaw · 03/03/2018 17:36

I reckon he forgot personally

He would have had to submit the address evidence so what are the chances of 2 confirmation emails not appearing plus at least 2 or three others that councils sent out. All not appearing.

galwaygrand · 03/03/2018 17:33

It's all a bit sensitive - he doesn't want to discuss it any further until we've been able to talk to the council to see what's actually happened.

This is a bit concerning for me... I wonder if he forgot...?

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Friskyandhustley · 03/03/2018 17:20

Feral - I normally am too, but had been moaning about always having to be responsible for this sort of thing! So I suppose I can't have it all ways. Why couldn't it have been one of the endless less important things that went wrong though...forgotten trip money or world book day costume or one of the other 73 things on the ever regenerating list of minor domestic admin?

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feral · 03/03/2018 17:04

I'm a control freak and would never leave something like this to my DH for this reason so I feel for you OP. I hope it gets resolved!

Leaspr · 03/03/2018 16:49

I got an email confirming my submission with Peterborough Council. Try searching 'school application' in your emails?

prh47bridge · 03/03/2018 16:47

As long as you make the deadline for submitting appeals, your appeal will be heard along with any other appeals. The fact you applied late (if that is the case) will mean you can't argue that a mistake has been made but it won't stop you from winning your appeal. You can win by showing that the disadvantage to your son from not being admitted to this school outweighs the problems the school will face from having to cope with an additional pupil.

TigerBreadAddict · 03/03/2018 16:46

How far back does your internet history go? Can you check for evidence the portal was accessed that way?

Celeriacacaca · 03/03/2018 16:44

Have you checked your spam folder?

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Friskyandhustley · 03/03/2018 16:38

Some really great advice on getting to the bottom of all the IT stuff and the importance of being able to show that we submitted (if we can). Very grateful for the appeal info - thanks tiggy. That's made me feel like there will be a route to sorting this out, rather than the only option being a school 20 miles away.

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TSSDNCOP · 03/03/2018 16:36

Sorry, I mean confirm e mail if your online school request.

TSSDNCOP · 03/03/2018 16:34

If you’re in Kent you will definitely have got a confirm e mail, they sent the school places out on 1st by e mail too. No letters yet, but the snow is woe here. Has it maybe gone to DH’s junk folder.

tiggytape · 03/03/2018 16:27

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SoupDragon · 03/03/2018 16:26

Rather than having used a different email, could he have mistyped it ? This would mean you would not have received the confirmation or subsequent offer email.

Gileswithachainsaw · 03/03/2018 16:15

Has he checked the recycle bin in case he deleted it?

What did he say about the address evidence

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Friskyandhustley · 03/03/2018 16:14

And thanks for all the helpful advice and support. Hope those of you also waiting get a good outcome. Can't remember the last time I actually waited for the postman!

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Kidssendingmenuts · 03/03/2018 16:14

Are t u sure he hasn't used a different email perhaps? Seems strange that you wouldn't receive and email and you can't log in either. Once all the schools have been input all you do is review and submit and boom gone.
Men been men sometimes don't think and he may of used an old email or work email without thinking about it? X

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Friskyandhustley · 03/03/2018 16:09

There's a message on the portal saying that because of the way the system stores details they can't help with lost passwords. The alternative is a six digit login that he would have received with the confirmation email, which he also can't find. I do think that if he'd submitted it properly there would be a trail of some sort. I'm so pissed off.
I really wish I'd done it myself, but DH is normally very good with stuff like this. To make it worse it's all tied up with massive tension between us about whether we make every effort (appeal) to get DS into the more academic school. That's probably going to be impossible/ irrelevant now, we'll be lucky if we can get him into our second choice. Or anywhere near or decent. I have no idea how this could impact.

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spiney · 03/03/2018 16:04

The admissions portal didn't accept my log in details ( that they gave meHmm) but that has happened to a few I know. And no lost password facility. But I don't think these council websites are thAt great.

But just served to make me doubt myself. Still waiting on postal outcome.

Nixen · 03/03/2018 16:04

Hate it to say it OP but sounds like your DH has dropped the ball and knows it, hence the ‘not wanting to discuss it until we know what’s happened’

spiney · 03/03/2018 16:01

I am in a similar situation to you - no email and everybody else with emails. I was really worried.

After trawling through my emails I found a submission acknowledgement. BUT I had opted ( god knows why ) to hear by post.....

We are snowed up here SO no post at all.

Could that be the case with you?