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Does being a young carer help in a Year 7 school appeal?

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busySunflower · Yesterday 16:00

Does being a young carer adds any advantage in secondry school appeal process ? for year 7 entry ?

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busySunflower · Today 20:48

Lougle · Today 19:21

I think you're thinking too much about it @busySunflower . It isn't as granular as you are making it. The panel has to make an overall assessment of whether your case for admission outweighs any prejudice to the school, and then if there are more cases that succeed in this than the school could take without creating a serious prejudice, which cases are strongest.

Some panels will want the parents to present oral evidence. In my LA the chair tended to say: "Is there anything that you'd like to add to your written evidence, that we have read carefully?" A parent is completely within their rights to read out their case, to read out a summary statement, or to simply say 'No'. It has no influence on the panel.

The panel will be deciding whether the school has established that they would be prejudiced by taking any other child, then, if they wouldn't, how many other children they could reasonably take, then (if that number is lower than the number of potentially successful appellants) which appellants have the strongest case.

In your case, they will be looking at whether being a young carer means that this school in particular is necessary for your child, and whether they will suffer prejudice by being denied a place.

All schools should provide support for young carers but if you have evidence that this one is particularly good, and perhaps evidence of why your child needs particularly good support, that will strengthen your case.

If this is alone is good enough we must definitely win this appeal, may be I am overthing about it.

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NeverDropYourMooncup · Today 21:07

So, what data did you present to them and how was it obtained?

Lougle · Today 21:28

busySunflower · Today 20:48

If this is alone is good enough we must definitely win this appeal, may be I am overthing about it.

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It's impossible to say at this stage. For example, if a school could squeeze one pupil in and there is a pupil with safeguarding issues that make this school essential, a young carer isn't going to win. If a school could squeeze one pupil in and there is a young carer who needs the special programme run by a school, then a pupil who would benefit from the drama club is probably going to be disappointed.

All you can do is trust that the panel has the best interests of all appellants and all pupils already at the school in mind as they deliberate, and they come to the best decision they can with the information given. They don't take these decisions lightly and when they turn appeals down, they don't take delight in it.

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busySunflower · Today 21:51

Thank you so much that kind of answers my questions

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