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  • 1

    Welcome Information

    • Schools Appeals Guidance

    • Online Portal Navigation

    • Contents
  • 2

    1. Appeals' Procedures

    • The Admissions Authority

    • Selecting A School

    • Admissions Criteria (detailed)

    • The Schools Appeals Code
  • 3

    2. Early Preparation For Your Appeal

    • Gathering Evidence

    • Preparing For Your Appeal

    • Other Information To collect

    • Selecting A Solicitor

    • Appeals' Procedures Summary (Grammar Schools incl.)
  • 4

    3. Structuring Your "Grounds for Appeal"

    • Submitting Your Appeal Form

    • Seeking Information From The Admissions Authority

    • Structuring Your Grounds For Appeal (general advice)

    • Appeal Submission Contents

    • Appeal Hearing Changes (due to COVID-19)

    • Structuring Your Grounds For Appeal Summary (Grammar Schools incl.)
  • 5

    4. The Appeal Hearing

    • Attending The Appeal Hearing

    • The Appeal Panel Members

    • The Powers of an Appeal Panel

    • The Clerk To The Appeal

    • Should You Be Accompanied

    • The Day of The Hearing
  • 6

    5. The Law and How To Use It To Your Advantage

    • Using The Law Introduction

    • Prejudice and Infant Class Size Appeals

    • Did The Admission Authority Act Unreasonably

    • Chances of Success – Infant Class Size Prejudice Appeals

    • Prejudice Appeals – All Other Year Groups and (KS1 where the class is less than 30)

    • Evidence Collection To Make Arguments Against The Admission Authority’s Prejudice Case

    • The Balancing Stage

    • The School Admissions Code 2014 and possible implications for your appeal

    • Potentially relevant sections of the School Admissions Code 2014

    • Children of UK Service Personnel
  • 7

    6. The Five Options After Appeal

    • Notification

    • a) The Waiting List

    • b) Another Appeal

    • c) Complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO)

    • d) Complaints to the Education Funding Agency

    • e) Judicial Review
  • 8

    7. The Human Rights Act and its Implications For School Admission Appeals

    • The Human Rights Act

    • What Rights Are Incorporated Into Our Legislation

    • Section 6 - Acts of Public Authorities

    • Article 2 of Protocol 1

    • Whose Convictions Count

    • Article 6

    • Article 8

    • Article 14
  • 9

    8. Conclusion

    • Conclusion
  • 10

    9. Template Letters and Detailed Examples of Appeals

    • Appendix A - Sample Letter Template (to be sent on receipt of offer letter)

    • Appendix B - Sample Letter Template (to secure relevant information from Admission Authority)

    • Appendix C - Full Example of Grounds of Appeal 1 - Bullying Case

    • Appendix C - Full Example of Grounds of Appeal 2 - Standard Case

    • Appendix C - Full Example of Grounds of Appeal 3 - Standard Case

    • Appendix C - Full Example of Grounds of Appeal 4 - Grammar School Case
  • 11

    10. Further Examples of Appeals (Grammar Schools incl.)

    • Academic Reasons

    • Health Reasons

    • Circumstantional Reasons

    • SEN Reasons

    • Late Transfer Reasons
  • 12

    11. Taking Your Appeal Further

    • Appendix D - Developments In School Admisions Caselaw

    • Example Letters to the Ombudsman (Grammar School incl.)

    • Appendix E - Ombudsman Case Summaries
  • 13

    12. Extra Guidance & Reference Materials

    • Croydon Admission appeals - Parents guide

    • Merton Schools admission appeals: FAQs

    • DFE School Admissions Code

    • DFE School Admission Appeals Code

    • Appendix F - Glossary of Common Terms