Starting to Freak Out Over Lost School Application..

[A4710Rider]

Hi, sorry, but I'm freaking out a little here.

My ex partner and I co parent, she's just rang to say that the Council had never received or has lost our son's primary school application.

He's in Reception at the moment and it's a Welsh language school, he'll be distraught if he as to get somewhere else and so will me and his mum.

Does anyone know what the next steps are? My ex has a really stressful job and I know she must be in pain because of the muck up.

Any advice would be greatfully received, thank you.

Not suggesting that you are a bad dad at all! It's just that specific terms are really important if you are preparing for an appeal

Thanks again, Bux

Home educate until next starting term and apply again.

Also what exactly is your AIBU OP or is this just a bizarre pro welsh thread?

Oblomov18 - what are you expecting the council to do if they investigate ? they never received the application, there will be no investigation they can do. Anyone can ring up and say I sent it on X date! They would have thousands of application forms coming in. An application or 2 is going to get lost via the postal system specially if not sent recorded, which by the sounds of the original post it wasnt.

I hope your child gets into the school they want op but it was very foolish of your ex not to send it recorded or at least call to check they had got it after it was sent.

Hi Sammy,

Can't really argue with any of your post.

Tip,

For traffic, "pro Welsh" eh?

Tip no, perhaps more School for you though.

Sammy901
That was my second post.
Read my first one. Where I said exactly what you said!!

Well.

So my ex has just phoned me and told me that after speaking to the council our son DOES have a place, she was given the wrong information before and that he's on the system and definitely in. Apparently the letter generating system crashing and the W's haven't received their letters yet.

I feel a bit of prat but thanks to everyone for being so cool.

Can't believe there's been a happy ending. My ex will be so happy.

Fab news!! Diolch byth!

Great news! Gosh she must be relieved!

Good news!!

Now that is good news. Well done Ex for getting the forms in for DS. for her OP.

Oh good news!

TSS,

Yes indeed, she's a fantastic lady.

Phew!

Cheers everyone.

Just come onto this thread. School applications are such a nightmare. So glad you got good news OP. You sound like a great dad, lovely that you can co-parent your son with your ex in such an amicable way, and well done for not blaming her and for being so empathetic with her distress.

Some rather nasty and picky and pedantic posts on here which is rather unnecessary- some of you might like to take a bit of a look at yourselves.

Oh, I love a happy ending.

I’m really pleased for your child, your ex and you.

Glad it’s sorted out (and just for clarification, the system isn’t any different in Wales, whether they are Welsh or English medium schools). Pob lwc!

Great news! (And lovely to hear someone being so positive about their ex and co-parent, that will benefit your son so much).

Calling Cymrag Welsh, but English Saes? :-D It's Saesneg, anyway.

Why take pride in a language that is dying a slow, boring death?

Almost a quarter of all Children in Wales are taught in Welsh, it's not dying, don't believe the hype.

Oh, and I'm not Welsh either.

www.itv.com/news/2017-09-04/back-to-school-but-not-an-english-one/

No offence but I guess you're one of those people intimidated by the language for some reason hence you've got to denigrate it.

Intimidated by it? Why would anyone be intimidated by it?