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Managed move

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He1pme · 05/10/2018 18:58

Hi is anyone in the world of managed moves, I have a child whom I removed from his school due to issues fine school excepted my request to off role him. I then applied for a new school went on waiting list to be given a place under in year admissions to a school I wanted. A month after offer they now want to do a managed move and have gone ahead without my consent to do this... I'm very confused as he was not on role at old school I have email to prove this but now a managed move is being forced... any help welcome.

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friendlyflicka · 05/10/2018 21:03

I expect both schools are academies, but could you speak to your education department at LEA? Or, probably better, send copies of your proof he is off role, to the governors at new school, with a copy to LEA.

I think you should get this moved to secondary ed board because there are some very knowledgeable people who have helped me immensely.

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He1pme · 05/10/2018 20:53

Hi thanks, well the story is so bad, because the admissions are overiding the evidence I have and said they except he is still on role. Even tho I have email to prove that's not true and letter from LA stating I'm doing home school. So they are forcing a managed move without my consent. I'm not doing it the old school is getting away with being dishonest.

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friendlyflicka · 05/10/2018 20:28

I have been through this with a daughter out of school because of anxiety disorder. I was trying to find her a new place and it was so difficult because of her attendance figures. A managed move takes all communication away from you and goes through the 2 schools. And if you are not with a school they can't do that.

If they have a place, as far as I understand, they have to give it to you. If you know they have a place then persist.

SBDB · 05/10/2018 20:17

Hi
I was involved in these frequently. A managed move is a way for a secondary to take someone on a temporary basis/with conditions. This means if the young person doesn’t settle and things go wrong they can basically send him back and it prevents either school having an exclusion on their books.
The new school can’t do a managed move if the child is off role at the previous school. If off role and the school is not full then they have to accept new applications regardless of what they may have heard about the student elsewhere. If you have given notice to the previous school to take them off role then inform the new school that a managed move is not acceptable.
Your school area will have an admission office who you can call for information. I hope the above helps

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He1pme · 05/10/2018 20:07

Hi no my son has been on home ED. I removed him from a school, they off rolled him to allow me to home ED until I could find new school. Got new school offer but can't start as old school put him back on role, and wants to control the move to new school. It's very confusing

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sd249 · 05/10/2018 19:44

I am very confused.
Has your son been attending the new school and it is the new school who wants to do a managed move?

Walkingdeadfangirl · 05/10/2018 19:20

You are better off posting this in the secondary or primary education sections as their are lots of experts there that will help.

peppaminttea · 05/10/2018 19:12

Sorry I'm not an expert but didn't want to leave your post unanswered. It's my understanding that a managed move is voluntary. There is a lot of information on the child law advice website (Google child law advice managed moves). Does your child have SEN? If so, get some advice from IPSEA or SOSSEN.

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