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Year 5 and 6 Secondary Transfer meeting September 2012

Year 5 and 6 Secondary Transfer meeting September 2012. John Ball Primary School Michael Roach, Headteacher. Welcome. Trinity school, Lewisham Prendergast Vale College, Lewisham International Academy of Greenwich. Common System to coordinate entry.

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Year 5 and 6 Secondary Transfer meeting September 2012

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  1. Year 5 and 6 Secondary Transfer meeting September 2012 John Ball Primary School Michael Roach, Headteacher

  2. Welcome • Trinity school, Lewisham • Prendergast Vale College, Lewisham • International Academy of Greenwich

  3. Common System to coordinate entry • This is the eighth year of a PAN London system introduced to make the process fairer and easier to manage. • It does not change the process for deciding whether a child is admitted to a particular school • Ensures that only one offer is made to a child

  4. The Process • Each Year 6 child will receive a Common Application Form (CAF) in September • Lewisham residents fill a Lewisham form (you may include schools from other boroughs) • Greenwich residents fill a Greenwich form (you may include schools from other boroughs) • Meeting with SLT in October to discuss choices • If selective schools then best to be after Monday 17th October so we know for certain whether some pupils have passed selective tests. • Completed forms deadline Wednesday 31 October 2012 • Make sure supplementary forms are filled in • You are encouraged to submit before half term i.e. Friday 26th October 2012

  5. The process cont…. • Lewisham writes to Lewisham residents to confirm schools applied for – 23rd November 2012 • 10am on 14 Dec 2012 - Last date for accepting any applications from those who have changes address since 31 Oct 2012 • National Offer day March 1st 2012( posted out) • Letters with offers hit the mats on 2nd March 2013 • If registered online you will receive an email on the evening of 1 March 2013 informing you of the place offered • Any forms received after 14th December will not be considered until after 1st March 2013.

  6. The process cont…. • Parents must return acceptance slip for the place offered to their home authority by Thursday 15th March 2012 • The school will receive notification of all Lewisham residents applications in November 2011. If you are Lewisham resident and haven't applied, the school will contact you. We won’t know for Greenwich residents. • All appeal hearings are held in June 2012

  7. How do I choose? Do your research. Visit schools at different times of day without your child. Select a limited number for your child to visit with you. Are the pupils motivated? Are you allowed to speak to pupils? Can you ‘feel’ the ethos ? What do they say about the school? Look at subjects offered at examination levels Look at the journey - could your child cope? Go with your ‘gut’ feeling not playground banter! Do not put your child under too much pressure - not too many tests or visits

  8. Select a school that historically has covered your home address If none of the schools can offer a place then your borough will have to find a school. This is likely to be a school which has been unable to fill their places Preferences cannot be changed once the CAF has been submitted Preferences do not guarantee places

  9. Admissions criteria • Every Lewisham school will offer an agreed number of places to each banding • Check out each school’s admissions criteria • Usually: • Children in public care • Children on the grounds of their or their family's acute medical needs • Siblings • Those living nearest the school – straight line as the crow flies

  10. Last year’s applications and appeals • Check out Pg 62 onwards of the Lewisham booklet • Tells you how far out the offers were made for each band and appeals for each school that had them

  11. The form / CAF - which Schools? Up to 6 schools can be entered in order of preference. Used for all state schools whether they are selective or not Your most preferred school must be put as choice 1 Be realistic in choice

  12. Lewisham Secondary Schools • Secondary Schools in Lewisham have achieved their best ever GCSE results in August 2012. Conisborough College, Prendergast Hilly Fields College, Trinity, St Matthew Academy, Bonus Pastor Catholic College, Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy and Addey and Stanhope School all exceeded their previous best performance. • New School opened Sept 2012 Prendergast Vale

  13. Entrance tests for Kent County schools (DGS, Wilmington, Judds) and Bexley Grammar Schools(Beths, Townley, Chis ‘n Sid,) Registration must be completed in July 2012 Tests in September 2012 As in previous years non verbal ,verbal & maths writing Admissionto Kent & Bexley County Schools

  14. How the scores translate to the schools • Selective schools – tests must be passed • Denominational Schools- additional information required with CAF • There is no guaranteed pass mark but broadly speaking age standardised scores indicate:- Scores of 108-112 realistic to consider Bexley selective tests Scores of 119 realistic to consider Kent County. Scores of 122+ realistic to consider Newstead/St Olaves

  15. HELP!!!! Book an appointment with Mr Roach Ms McCrossen or Tara Parkhouse Book one tonight or call in to school office from tomorrow morning

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