Supporting your child through the change to secondary school
Starting secondary school is a significant milestone in a child's life. It marks a passa...
Children can achieve better at school when their family and friends take an interest in their school and schoolwork. Getting involved, even in the sim...
Choosing what subjects to do for GSCEs may have already got you thinking about the future with your child - whether they continue with their...
With all the pressure of school work, puberty, social life and other commitments playing their part, it's understandable that your child might sometim...
The move to high school can come as a shock to both parents and children. You may feel your child isn’t ready to take the responsibility for wha...
Waiting for exam results can be an anxious time for young people as they may feel that so much is at stake depending on their exam results.
After the exams
Immediately after the hard work and pressure of exams, parents and young people may feel relieved and relaxed. This may soon give way...
When your child gets their GCSE or A-Level results back, it is likely they will go into some form of further education or training. Nearly 80% of youn...
Mysie Weir (not her real name) has been volunteering with school admissions appeal panels for 10 years, regularly as Chairman. Like all serving panel ...
Panel members are trained volunteers, and the appeal hearing is refereed by the Clerk who also has extensive legal training. The panel’s decisio...
Preparing
I’m going to call you ‘parents’ in this article. But you might be a guardian, or grandparent, or uncle, or even a neighbo...
Here are some questions, a few of which might help you make your key points:
Does your child feel in danger, which going to this school would remov...
Stage One
The Chairman of the panel will ask the school to explain their case. There shouldn’t be any big surprises there, if you’ve read...
It’s best to wait for the Chairman to invite you to ask any questions you may have, rather than just jump in – even if a Panel member has ...