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The kid will encounter problems regardless of the school they're at, do you think these 'better' schools don't have bad kids in them like? Naive if you think so, were you not a kid once?
 


Is there no such thing as catchment areas nowadays like? When I was a kid you went to the nearest school and that was that. Now, the bairns go to redby and there are kids there from Carley Hill. Lowering the tone.
 
Dave Herbal said:
Is there no such thing as catchment areas nowadays like? When I was a kid you went to the nearest school and that was that. Now, the bairns go to redby and there are kids there from Carley Hill. Lowering the tone.
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yes there is, South Tynesides is

LAC
Home Address
Sibling Link
Home address outside catchment area

A 'Looked After Child' or a child who was previously looked after
but immediately after being looked after became subject to an
adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. See Note 1
below.

(b) Parental home residence within the defined catchment area of the
school.
(c) Concurrent sibling link (an older brother or sister attending the
school at the same time and residing at the same address, to
include adoptive siblings, half siblings, step siblings and long term
fostered children).
(d) Shortest distance measured as a straight line, from the Ordnance
Survey coordinates for the parental home residence (including
flats) to the school main entrance, using South Tyneside Council’s
Geographic Information System (GIS), with those living closer to
the school receiving higher priority
 
j.w said:
You can appeal but need good grounds to do so

We are waiting to see if my daughter gets in the same school as my son, wish the postman would hurry the fuck up
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I thought that was a formality, unless you've moved LAA?
 
Source http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpH...ssion to Secondary School Booklet 2014-15.PDF

The admission criteria for Community Schools is as follows:
(i)
‘Looked-after’ child – a child that is ‘looked-after’ by a Local Authority, in accordance with

Section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989(b) and a child who was looked after, but ceased to be
so, because of adoption (or become subject to a residence order or special guardianship
order).
(ii)
Attendance in Key Stage 2 (age 7-10+) at a designated cluster junior or

primary school.
(iii)
A sibling link – an older brother/sister or older child (including adoptive or step-children)

that shares the same parent/carer and lives at the same address, who will still be attending
the preferred school at the time of admission.
(iv)
Exceptional medical or psychological reasons (you must include a medical or

psychological report, prepared by a professional, to confirm information which you include
in this section. This report should explain why only this school can meet your child’s medical
or psycological needs. Common childhood medical conditions such as asthma or giving a
child’s nervousness at starting a new school as a psychological reason for choosing a
particular school are unlikely to be accepted as exceptional.) If you intend to use this criterion
when expressing a preference, please contact the School Admissions Team before
completing the application form. (Eligibility under this category will be considered by a
meeting of Senior LA Officers).
(v)
Pupils for whom preferences are expressed on grounds other than those

outlined above.

Within each of the above categories, places will be offered on the basis of distance

from the centre of the home to the main entrance(s) of the school with priority

being given to those living closest to the school. Distance is measured by the

shortest safest walking distance, using a Geographical Information System (GIS).

Where a pupil has a statement of special educational needs naming a school, a

place will be offered at that school (subject to confirmation by the SEN Unit).

Parents who are refused a place have a statutory right of appeal. Further details of

the appeals process will be included with the notification letter but are also

available from the Schools Admission Team.
 
People place far too much emphasis on what school they get their kids in imo.

My sister is always banging on about it, the little brat cannit even read or nowt. If she'd spend more time actually with the kid herself, reading etc. the school he went to wouldn't make that much difference.

Whatever school a kid is sent to I think having good attentive parents will make a hell of a lot more difference on their education,
 
Some ridiculous replies on here, of course it matters which school they go to. We got turned down for our nearest primary school (outstanding by Ofsted), they tried to send him to a notorius bad school, I appealed, had to go in front of a committee of about 5 education types who qizzed me for 20 minutes, won the appeal and the school had to cater for an extra half a class. Pleased he got in this school as for education they are very good, but not a very sporty or fun school which I think is also important. For the appeal I had to write the reasons why I thought he should go that school and what affect it would have if he didnt etc etc fart on, but worth it.
 
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