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a8mint · 19/08/2016 05:08

On their website news section have put that dd missed her step grades and Cambridge offer. Firstly I don't believe it was their information to share and secondly this should be valanced by the information that she got 4 a* s

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Ditsy4 · 21/08/2016 06:13

Acasualobserver

Ha ha! I didn't know there was such a thing!

I work in a primary I know how the secretaries sort mailWink

LynetteScavo · 21/08/2016 07:08

YANBU!!! Shock

TheSilverChair · 21/08/2016 07:47

No, YANBU.

When the GCSE results came out the press (and the head) wanted photos of DS1 waving them about. DS1 is quite modest and introvert and wouldn't oblige. T still splashed his results all over the paper. He and I and feelings on this clear to the head.

The same thing happened with his A level results. He refused to pose for a photo but his results were still headline news. The head didn't give a stuff about his feelings, he just wanted publicity for school.

I never got a satisfactory answer to my question about whether or not his results were public domain.

TheSilverChair · 21/08/2016 07:47

*He and I and made our feelings on this clear to the head.

VanillaSugar · 21/08/2016 08:05

As a former marketing manager in an Independent school, the stock answer would be "Upon acceptance into the school, you signed a piece of paper which agrees to the school's use of photos and information for publicity purposes."

On results day, I would always use the names & grades of the top 5 high achievers but ONLY if they'd got into their first choice. In your case, I would have phoned first / collared you at school to see if I could mention the grade success whilst carefully avoiding the Cambridge issue.

One year we had triplets taking A levels. One had stunning success, one missed out completely and one achieved her first choice.

I didn't put them on the website as I thought that focussing on one success might upset the sibling who missed out completely. However, I met the mother the following week at GCSE day & she asked why I hadn't mentioned her uber successful child. I explained & she said it wasn't a problem, so I revised the listing.

I am now, as a mum, going through this with DD who got stunning A level results but just missed out on her first choice by a whisper. The school has listed her as a high achiever, but in DD's eyes, she feels that she's got nothing to celebrate.

OP - speak to the school. If they won't remove her name, then at least tell them to stop publishing the negative aspect and to focus on the positive - 4 A* - bloody brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FlowersFlowersFlowers for both of you. It's a strange week, isn't it?

a8mint · 21/08/2016 08:09

Thank you for your kind responses, the ht was very apologetic and immediately reworded the item.
In answer to other peoples pounts,because gcses and a leveLs are public exams , the results are public and can be published without your consent

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