Report of the Director of Children’s Services.
Minutes:
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8.1 |
Request for Prioritisation on Waiting List and/or Fresh Right of Appeal |
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8.1.1 |
The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report and commented upon a case where parents had expressed a wish for their child to be admitted to a secondary school of their choice. The Director stated that places at the primary school had been identified by the City Council, in accordance with the published admission criteria, and it had been agreed that the Director would provisionally allocate places at the school where there were places available, up to the standard number/admission limit. The Committee was requested to consider prioritising the pupil on a waiting list, within the catchment category, for admission if and when a place becomes available. |
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8.1.2 |
The Committee gave consideration to all the supporting evidence and information provided by the pupil’s parents and, arising therefrom, it was:- |
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8.1.3 |
RESOLVED: That the pupil be neither prioritised within their admission category of ‘catchment’ prior to the allocation of places or given a fresh right of appeal, on the grounds that there are no exceptional educational, family, financial or medical circumstances demonstrated (Case No. ODV1). |
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8.2 |
Request for Prioritisation on Waiting List |
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8.2.1 |
The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report and commented upon a case where parents had expressed a wish for their child to be admitted to secondary school of their choice. The Committee was requested to consider prioritising the pupil prior to the allocation of places on the National Allocation date, within the applicable admissions category prior to the allocation of places, on the grounds that there are exceptional educational and medical ??? circumstances. |
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8.2.2 |
The Committee gave consideration to all the supporting evidence and information provided by the pupil’s parents, including evidence and advice provided by voluntary or professional bodies and organisations and, arising therefrom, it was:- |
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RESOLVED: That the pupil be prioritised prior to the allocation of places, within their respective admission categories, on the grounds that the Committee considers that there are no exceptional educational and medical circumstances ??? demonstrated (Case No. OP1). |