Post by dimps on Jun 24, 2007 18:50:40 GMT -5
Responsibility for allocation of places in Greenwich primary schools has shifted from schools to the Council.
In the past, parents applied to the school/s of their choice and either got a place for their child or did not. Criteria for an offer included: Older siblings already attending; distance from school; special needs/circumstances, etc. If the child was not offered a place because the roll was full and sent their child to an alternative school, the parents could choose whether or not to stay on the waiting list of the school of choice.
I have been told by a local school secretary that now that the Council has taken over the process, if the school of choice is full (or, rather, the year phase applied for), the child will be offered an alternative. If the alternative is accepted, they are taken off the waiting list for the school of choice. Children are now traveling ridiculous distances across the borough to attend primary school.
1. Are parents aware of this?
2. Does this mean that parents have even less choice than before (contrary to government/council spin)?
3. Can parents apply to put their child's name back on the list of their original choice?
4. How does this fit in with the Walk to School policy?
In the past, parents applied to the school/s of their choice and either got a place for their child or did not. Criteria for an offer included: Older siblings already attending; distance from school; special needs/circumstances, etc. If the child was not offered a place because the roll was full and sent their child to an alternative school, the parents could choose whether or not to stay on the waiting list of the school of choice.
I have been told by a local school secretary that now that the Council has taken over the process, if the school of choice is full (or, rather, the year phase applied for), the child will be offered an alternative. If the alternative is accepted, they are taken off the waiting list for the school of choice. Children are now traveling ridiculous distances across the borough to attend primary school.
1. Are parents aware of this?
2. Does this mean that parents have even less choice than before (contrary to government/council spin)?
3. Can parents apply to put their child's name back on the list of their original choice?
4. How does this fit in with the Walk to School policy?
