Asking on behalf of a friend and hoping to get some advice.
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@prh47bridge*;^@admissions; *@panelchair^;**@tiggytape
I wanted to pick your brains on the school appeal process. I wondered on what grounds an appeal could be upheld by Hertfordshire council. My circumstance is detailed below.
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I have a daughter who was refused 6th form admission as she did not make the entry requirements for her secondary school. She fell short of the requirement by not meeting the required grade for English Language.
However, she suffered from anxiety from when she started to take the GCSE mock exams in Year 10 and Year 11. This led me to ask the school to apply for extra time for her GCSE exams.
The school made me understand the exam board does not grant extra time for anxiety except there is an inherent ability. I then asked them to test her for inherent ability (evidence available) but they did not. When i received the GCSE result and having consulted with a few specialists, i decided to run this test privately. The test shows my daughter has Dyslexia which means she could have been provided with the extra support i initially asked for and this would have made a big difference. In addition to this, she is terrified of flies and she had a case of flies in her English exams which further impacted on her concentration span.
It is also important to let you know that she had counselling sessions to help her with anxiety while in school. She also found it hard settling in school making friends and feeling comfortable around the teachers. In year 8 and Year 10, she had to move forms and class respectively. This was to enable her concentrate on her studies. In addition, due to the grade she had in English the state schools she can apply for are certain colleges where smoking is permitted in school compounds as adults also study there. This environment is causing her more anxiety.
Thank you