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Staff child priority request

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Yorkieorange · 22/10/2023 18:34

Hi all,

Was wondering if anyone could help.

I work in a primary school. It’s a different LA to where I live. I have registered my child for reception and put down the same school and clicked on option staff child priority. I have been working at the school for less than a year. Will they allow it? Does it depend on the school admissions or LA of where I live?

thank you

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MrsMurphyIWish · 23/10/2023 19:13

If your school is 40 minutes from where you live, your child then goes there but then you want to change schools yourself, it adds on another layer of logistics in future. New school could be close to home and then you’re commuting out for a school run. Probably not explaining very well. Just easier to choose a school close to home with good wraparound!

SadlyACupOfTeaDoesNotSolveEverything · 23/10/2023 19:17

TeenDivided · 23/10/2023 18:32

@Tuley Also consider parties, playdates etc. Going to school so far out of area would mean all her friends are way out of area too, so no links in local community.

Also you are then socialising with school parents and even if you don’t teach your daughters year group you could easily teach their siblings.

titchy · 23/10/2023 19:20

Yorkieorange · 23/10/2023 14:23

hi @MrsMurphyIWish it is relevant because the criteria says 2 or more years. So im asking if anyone got a space with less than 2 years of working.

If anyone with less than two years service was offered a place under the two years service criteria that would be illegal, so I would be fairly sure that no, that would not have happened to anyone.

That isn't to say of course that such children could have been legitimately admitted under a different criteria.

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ActDottie · 23/10/2023 19:23

Have a read of school admissions policy on their website, no one on here can tell you

ButterMyParsnip · 23/10/2023 19:25

TeenDivided · 23/10/2023 18:32

@Tuley Also consider parties, playdates etc. Going to school so far out of area would mean all her friends are way out of area too, so no links in local community.

My niece goes to the primary school where my SIL (her mum) is headteacher. It's a 50 minute commute but it was easier than trying to find a breakfast club open early enough in a local school that would still allow SIL to get to work on time. My niece manages to attend parties for class mates but also has local friends through her Saturday gymnastics club and from her Sunday swimming lessons.

Littlefish · 23/10/2023 19:56

Tuley · 23/10/2023 18:15

I’m in a similar situation. I have listed my school as the first choice for my daughter (DD), but I haven’t worked at this school for two years yet. I don’t know what to do. Since there are no schools nearby, I haven’t listed a second choice, and I live 40 minutes away, so I can’t list local schools.

any advice would be appreciated.

Do not leave your other choices blank. If you don't get your first choice? You will be allocated a place at any school which has places.

howdydude · 05/08/2024 13:54