National offer day for secondary schools is on the 1 March 2018 and the media is likely to be quoting that thousands of children did not get their 1st choice secondary school. Parents/carers will be urged to consider appealing this decision. The School Admissions Appeal Code states that schools
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Notice to all Schools Admission Authorities (AA) must determine their admissions arrangement for the academic year 2021/22 by the 28 February 2020, even if they have not changed from the previous year and a consultation has not been required. The policy must be published on the AA’s website
The Daily Mail reported on: Grammar schools favouring children from poorer backgrounds. It is good to hear that children who are eligible for pupil premium (PP) now get priority admission for the majority of grammar schools. Could this be seen as a poly by the
Every year there are reports about the problems that parents/carers face trying to get their child into a good school. The TES reported last month that there is a “growing fear that a school admissions review will be dropped” Yes, the admissions system can seem