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Is anyone else having trouble with their child's school placement. My friend has 8 year old twins at the school in our village, she has been told her 4 year old has not been given a place at foundation and has to go to the nearest school which is 4 miles away to next village. How on earth can she be two places at once to take them |
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"Is anyone else having trouble with their child's school placement. My friend has 8 year old twins at the school in our village, she has been told her 4 year old has not been given a place at foundation and has to go to the nearest school which is 4 miles away to next village. How on earth can she be two places at once to take them"
Most schools have siblings, as first preference after those who have Special Educational Needs or are looked after children. Is their policy different at that school? I guess it is. |
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"Is anyone else having trouble with their child's school placement. My friend has 8 year old twins at the school in our village, she has been told her 4 year old has not been given a place at foundation and has to go to the nearest school which is 4 miles away to next village. How on earth can she be two places at once to take them"
She might be able to get a place at the local school later on in the year. Makes sure she gets on the waiting list for one. It's not nice for the child to switch schools though. 
Can a friend with kids at the same school take the twins? |
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"Is anyone else having trouble with their child's school placement. My friend has 8 year old twins at the school in our village, she has been told her 4 year old has not been given a place at foundation and has to go to the nearest school which is 4 miles away to next village. How on earth can she be two places at once to take them
She might be able to get a place at the local school later on in the year. Makes sure she gets on the waiting list for one. It's not nice for the child to switch schools though.
Can a friend with kids at the same school take the twins?"
I have said I will take them but my kids are up and just about finished school so thought that was all behind me. She has appealed to County Hall but they have said it wont make any difference to their decision |
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"She has, there are 43 kids who want to go to the school in question and only 30 places so huge problem"
Sometimes appeals do work!! Get on the school or County website to see what the admission criteria is & fight for a place.
She should be entitled to free transport for the youngest as such a large distance from home to school.
Alternatively, move the twins so all 3 in 1 school. Not ideal but an easier life for everyone x |
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"She has, there are 43 kids who want to go to the school in question and only 30 places so huge problem"
Did she make the application for a place good and early.
No good applying after everyone else has.
First choice generally goes to those with siblings. |
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"She has, there are 43 kids who want to go to the school in question and only 30 places so huge problem
Did she make the application for a place good and early.
No good applying after everyone else has. Yeah Granny , it was made as soon as the applications were due
First choice generally goes to those with siblings."
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I've got twins and my local school originally only offered a place to one of them, luckily (well in a way) my twins suffer from separation anxiety from each other so a quick doctors note and my own relentlessness has got my other child placed or I would have likely had them same problem and we can't split ourselves in two |
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