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School Appeals Services

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Kattherine · 29/04/2024 23:58

Hello,
does anyone have a good experience with school appeals services?
We were removed from our home, as a result of long term domestic abuse, and have been in temporary accommodation for over a year now. They use the hostel address as a home address obviously. I want my son to go to a school in the area we used to live. My daughter goes to a primary there and I work in there, we have all the support (friends) in the area… It is the only stability he has so I want him to stay within the community. I don’t know what my chances are but for his emotional wellbeing, after everything he has been through, I will do what I can not to make the situation even worse for him.
i was ready to use my credit card and pay £1250 that the appeals services charge. However, after reading some of the posts here I am not sure now whether that is worth it. Any insights will he greatly appreciated 🙏 Thank you

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blooskae · 30/04/2024 08:00

The appeals service you talk about will not be able to give you better advice than you can get here. Save your money.

Is there just one school in the area you used to live or more than one?

TeenDivided · 30/04/2024 07:32

I think you should save your money and ask the kind admissions experts on here if they can advise you instead. That money could be used as a deposit on rental accommodation for example.

To get you started, as well as the emotional stability, what else about the school might be particularly beneficial? e.g. Extra curricular options?

What is the chance of you getting permanent residence back in your old area? How far away is it? (Thinking if you can say this is only temporary it might help maybe?)

Are you sure it wouldn't be better to make friends in new area? How 'safe' will your DC be wandering around in old area (if your ex still lives there?)