Hello parents,
I am a parent of a child, who sat the Trafford Consortium exams last year, in 2018. Although it might show that I've just joined this site, I was an active reader of the wealth of information on this site for at least two years - I forgot all my login details, so rejoined to share my experience (and my daughter's).
My daughter had missed the pass mark by 1 point for one school and 12 points for two other schools. I received Local Review forms for two schools but not for one of the schools where she missed by 12 points, presumably because that school was out of catchment.
After my initial shock, I scoured the internet looking for information on what to submit for a Local Review, only to find the information right here on this site. Although, I found information for submitting an appeal, I felt that surely there'd be information relevant that I could use. As a result of my Review application, I can happily say that my daughter's marks for both schools were changed to a pass mark (334R).
Here's a quick rundown of what I did:
1. I contacted the school (Headteacher and Class Teacher) asking if they could provide a supporting letter. I gave them a copy (of this link) from the Appeals section on this site. I was leaving nothing to chance - I wanted the Head to include all necessary details
https://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appea ... cation#b48We received the results on a Saturday, at the start of school holidays, so I emailed them, which I knew they'd see at the start of the new term, then went to see them at the start of term.
2. This link from the site was also very useful:
https://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/appea ... cation#b113. On the Local Review form, I backed up all my reasons with evidence, giving reference to something I had enclosed e.g some detail from the Year 5 School Report, the Headtecher's predicted grade etc.
4. I ensured that my information was clear and concise:
I used bullet points and stuck to the facts. I remember reading a post which had said that a review panel has so many applications to go through. I figured then that having lots of forms and a limited set time to go through them, it's possible that any long and drawn out form, which doesn't get straight to the point will be off-putting to the panel.
My daughter had been predicted Greater Depth and her report said Above for Attainment in all subjects. She also didn't have any extenuating circumstances to mention.
At the time I did the Local Review, I couldn't find any info about it from Trafford Consortium parents who'd been through the process, so I hope our experience can help another family. I hope the original poster also had success with their Local Review. xx