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Secondary appeals - Panel composition

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ZD1 · 24/03/2024 11:45

Hi all - quick clarification question. Does anyone know whether the appeals panel for secondary schools is school specific, or the same panel used across all schools in the local area? Our local area is Herts in case thats useful. Thanks.

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rupertthebairn · 24/03/2024 11:53

There is nothing in the appeals code to say that panels have to stick to one school, and it would be a terrible waste of money to train a panel then assign them to a single school that might only have one appeal.

The code does say that if one school has multiple appeals they should ideally all be heard by the same panel. But I know that's not what you meant.

ItsNotAPoolBasedHoliday · 24/03/2024 12:06

Neither I would have thought.

There will be a pool of panel members, not the same three poor buggers for every appeal and not a specific panel per school.

The panel aren't allowed to have a connection with the school. I mean, they might have a cousin with a son there but they won't be a member of staff or a parent or anything.

PatriciaHolm · 24/03/2024 12:33

ZD1 · 24/03/2024 11:45

Hi all - quick clarification question. Does anyone know whether the appeals panel for secondary schools is school specific, or the same panel used across all schools in the local area? Our local area is Herts in case thats useful. Thanks.

As above - one panel is likely to sit on appeals for multiple schools. And a panel doesn't sit as that set of 3 panelists all the time - the individuals will sit as individuals. It's possible you might get a panelist more than once if you appeal for more than one school.

ZD1 · 24/03/2024 14:54

Thanks all - super helpful 🙏

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