What will happen at the primary or secondary school appeal hearing?
The hearing will be as informal as possible and the chair of the Panel will try and put you at ease. However, certain formal procedures have to be followed to make certain everyone making an appeal is given a fair chance to present their reasons for wanting a particular school. The following is a summary of what usually happens after introduction: • The Local Authority (LA) Representative will explain why your child was not given a place at the preferred school. • You may ask questions. • The Appeals Panel members may ask questions. • You tell the Panel your reasons for wanting a place at your preferred school. • The LA representative may ask you questions. • The Appeals Panel members may ask you questions. • The LA representative will sum up. • You will have the opportunity to sum up and add anything you may have forgotten.
