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Has ds been treated unfairly? Entrance exam for school

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Penguinpairs · 27/01/2024 14:04

Ds sat the 11+ entrance exam in Sep 2022. He didn't quite reach the pass mark. The school allow anyone who is within 10 marks of the pass grade to submit work along with a statement from their primary school teacher for review. Some children are then offered a place at the school. Ds is very capable at maths so this would not have been an issue, however his written work isn't as good as it might be due to his diagnosed dyslexia. His primary school teachers felt he was working to grammar school standards though. I have recently discovered that while the review panel were told he is dyslexic, there was no Senco or similar person there to explain the impact dyslexia can have on written work. I am concerned that ds has been measured unfairly against his peers. I have spoken to the school at his subsequent Sats and they have said that he will need to re take the exam this year. I don't think he was treated fairly though when they did his review.

Could anyone tell me if they think he was discriminated against? Thank you in advance

OP posts:
Anjea · 01/02/2024 21:07

No way would I want a borderline child of mine to go to grammar school.

Mine went and the ones they knew who scraped it really didn't enjoy it at all.

They were tutored to within an inch of their lives then fed to the wolves.

Let it go, OP.

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