Secondary school appeal update

It does Welshwife this is what happens when schools turn into academies and are allowed to write their own admissions criteria.

I have said to my DDiL just this morning that if/when we lose (I don't mean to sound so defeatist) I feel that I will have to take this somewhere. It won't help my little GD at all but this really needs to be brought to the attention of people in high places.

This sort of thing needs to be publicised and stopped - and also the distance and problems there are with getting your DGD to school safely on a daily basis. I assume you have discussed all this with the local MP?
The whole thing stinks!

Me too Norah it's getting us all down. My poor little granddaughter is so stressed she is making herself ill with worry.

Thanks Rigby46 I have just spoken to the appeals secretary (she is from the next town?) who tells me that the reason for the appeal being strung over 2 days is that there are too many to be heard in one day. I asked her whether it would not be a fairer system to hear a few appeals per day over 2 or 3 days and each appellant could be given at least a day slot. Apparently not possible. I didn't want to say any more to her (or what I thought of their system) for fear of further jeopardising my granddaughters chances.

I'm sorry this has not yet resolved, gillybob.

I only have experience of the two appeals my niece attended. In both cases, she was given a specific time for each. Academies are supposed to follow the same code. Making someone be available for two whole days ( with all the anxiety that must entail whilst waiting) sounds like an abuse of process to me - I'll pm you

Sadly it is an academy Rigby46 so they are a law unto themselves and can dictate the terms of the appeal procedure. just like they can manipulate their admissions criteria to suit.

gb I am beyond on your behalf. Who is actually organising the appeal? Is it a la school or an academy?