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Post by esty (archive) on Sept 15, 2014 19:57:25 GMT
I'm not at all sure what to do about next school but have narrowed it down to two. My first choice is a Catholic one. We are not religious in any way. Would our ex LAC status get him a place?
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Post by twoplustwo on Sept 15, 2014 21:01:30 GMT
It might help. Here is the priority order taken from a couple of catholic schools admission policies.
At any time where there are more applications for places than the number of places available, places will be offered in the following order of priority:
Looked after children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order
Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area.
Other baptised Catholic children.
Other looked after children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order
Children of other Christian denominations, or of other Faiths, and whose application is supported in writing by a minister of religion or an appropriate religious leader.
Any other children.
Catechumens are to be given priority next after baptised Catholics in each of the above categories.
Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to over-subscription the following terms will be applied.
The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time when the younger child starts school will increase the priority of an application within each category. (see notes)
Tie Break
Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the available places will be offered to those living nearest to the school. ‘straight line distance’ wi
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Post by lovelybee on Sept 15, 2014 21:02:11 GMT
Have a look in the schools website it should have their admission policy, Our local catholic girls senior school has the following admission priority criteria:
1. Looked after and previously looked after baptised children who live with catholic families
2. Girls who are baptised and practicing Catholics (then broken down by how often they attend church)
3. Other looked after children or previously looked after children
4. Girls who are practicing Christians
5. All other applicants
The school is popular and oversubscribed so not sure if a non- catholic adopted child would get a place.
Hope you find the info you need.
Good luck
LB x
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Post by twoplustwo on Sept 15, 2014 21:02:51 GMT
If Bp's were catholic (even nominally) you might be able to use that as well.
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Post by lovelybee on Sept 15, 2014 21:03:08 GMT
Oops posted at same time!
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Post by esty (archive) on Sept 16, 2014 12:31:11 GMT
Thanks all. Will have a go - who knows???
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Post by kanga2 on Sept 17, 2014 13:47:46 GMT
If it is your favourite, then put it first.
Faith schools can put faith above LAC, but all other schools have to have LAC first as far as I know.
Given that you are guaranteed to get a place at your other non-faith choices you really have nothing to lose.
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Post by janpan on Sept 25, 2014 22:08:50 GMT
I teach in a Roman Catholic school and my DD is now there too (after much consideration) and we are not RC, nor do we go to C of E Church though I would say we are Christian.
I've checked our admissions policy. All RC children will get in over and above all non RC kids. In other words if you/ your child is Catholic, you will go to the top of the queue. If not, it will be top of the non Catholic queue (which is quite a long way down in our case - even below children of staff of any denomination). But, our school is also very popular and is always over subscribed but the proportion of Catholic children to other Christians is about 50:50 so I'd say you had a decent chance.
I have to say, I never thought I would want to teach at a faith school nor have my child at one, but I have found the pastoral side of school to be fantastic. Not everybody in school, of course, but the general ethos of inclusion seems pretty good, teamed with a pretty switched on SENCo and support team.
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Post by esty (archive) on Sept 28, 2014 9:22:43 GMT
For me it's the Pastoral care, the fact that there are a number of children there with a good learning ethos and most importantly no-one or possibly one child from his primary will be going. This means he can start as Little Minnow Smith with no preconceptions as he didn't start half way through the school and then have a name change. He also was struggling with the loss of his elder brother when he started present primary. Now he'll be able to go in as more himself. He has a lot of potential to be a middling pupil and I want him to have that chance. At the other choices there will be many children from similar backgrounds as his birth family and I think he would follow the learning is stupid vibe without much persuasion. He's downstairs doing homework!!! And with very little persuasion just a reward of going out to our friend's at the end of it.
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