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Year 4 and 5 Secondary Transfer meeting July 2014

Information regarding the secondary transfer process for Year 4 and Year 5 students, including important dates, application forms, and choosing the right school.

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Year 4 and 5 Secondary Transfer meeting July 2014

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  1. Year 4 and 5 Secondary Transfer meeting July 2014 Julia McCrossen, Head of School Michael Roach, Executive Head teacher

  2. Where do our Year 6 go? • Prendergast Vale College • Prendergast Hilly Fields • Haberdasher Askes News Cross • Trinity • Deptford Green • Thomas Tallis • Eltham Hill • John Roan • Greenwich Free School • Chislehurst and Sidcup • Beths • Dartford • Townley Grammar • Colfes • Blackheath High School • Dulwich College • JAGs

  3. Common System to coordinate entry • This is the ninth 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) • Fill out the form for the borough where you pay your Council Tax • Local Authorities are encouraging parents / carers to use their online application system rather than the form. • You can use both in 2014.

  5. The Process….. • Meeting with SLT in October to discuss choices • If selective schools then best to make appointment after Monday 17th October so we know for certain whether some pupils have passed selective tests. • Completed forms deadline Wednesday 31 October 2014 – tbc • You are encouraged to submit before half term i.e. Friday 24th October 2014 • Make sure supplementary forms are filled in e.g. forms for Church schools etc

  6. The process cont…. • Lewisham writes to Lewisham residents to confirm schools applied for – late November • Mid December - Last date for accepting any applications from those who have changes address since 31 Oct 2014 • National Offer day March 1st 2015 ( posted out) • Letters with offers hit the mats on 2nd March 2015 • If registered online you will receive an email on the evening of 1 March 2015 informing you of the place offered • Any late forms received after Mid December will not be considered until after 1st March 2015.

  7. The process cont…. • Parents must return acceptance slip for the place offered to their home authority by mid March 2015 • The school will receive notification of all Lewisham residents applications in November 2015. 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 usually held in June 2015

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Secondary banding tests • In May of Year 5 all pupils sit a secondary banding tests. • The tests equate a banding score 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3 to raw scores in reading and writing • The bandings are then used to ensure that secondary schools maintain a comprehensive mix Distance is from door of school to door of house in a straight line!

  11. 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

  12. Last year’s offers, applications and appeals • Check out back of the Lewisham booklet. You will get a copy from us or you can find these in the admissions sections of the LA websites. • Tells you how far out the offers were made for each band and appeals for each school that had them

  13. 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

  14. The admission criteria is applied to all of your choices You get a place in the highest preferred school where you meet the criteria and they have a place

  15. NEVER JUST SELECT ONE SCHOOL!!! If you don’t get this school you will wait until all other offers are made and then get what is left!

  16. Entrance tests for Kent County schools (DGS, Wilmington, Judds) and Bexley Grammar Schools(Beths, Townley, Chis ‘n Sid,) Registration must be completed in July 2014 Tests in September 2014 As in previous years non verbal ,verbal & maths writing There are possible changes happening in Bexley re the kind of tests children take IT IS THE RESPOSIBILITY OF PARENTS AND CARERS TO FIND OUT ABOUT AND REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR THE TESTS - SEE THE COU NCIL WEBSITES. WE DO NOT TUTOR FOR THE 11+ Admissionto Kent & Bexley County Schools

  17. 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

  18. Grammars – read the small print • Passing the test is the first hurdle. • Once a child is deemed selective then they still have to meet the criteria i.e. distance from the front door • Only in the super selectives such as Newstead Woods and St Olave’s does passing the test mean that the children are guaranteed a place

  19. HELP!!!! We will write to you re an appointment system with Mr Roach or Ms McCrossen in September

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