Posted on Education but now posting here for traffic. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Background: I'll be accompanying my sister to a primary school appeal tomorrow. Nephew has leukemia, he has been extremely poorly and spent most of the first 3 yrs of his life in hospital. Around a year ago he finally started responding to Chemotherapy. He became well enough to attend school nursery and a lot of support and help was given to the school to help them deal with an imune suppressed child (he is still on chemo). Nephew is behind other children his age for obvious reasons and it's been a really difficult transition for him to be away from his mum. After a year he's finally starting to settle and progress.
DSis applied for a place in the school under special health grounds (category 2) and supplied evidence from the oncologist to prove nephews illness and treatment.
Nephew was not offered a place in the school and was not considered on special health grounds because the evidence did not say why this school would help. DSis didn't know there was additional proof required. Looked after children and siblings don't have to prove why the school chosen is beneficial, it seems only children with medical conditions have this additional requirement.
The appeal is tomorrow so any advice would be very much appreciated.