Key dates for your diary

Y6 Transfer to Secondary School

http://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/secondary-school-places

Y7 Transfer Booklet

Open Days

S.C.C.Open Evening: Thursday 2nd

October: 6:00pm – 8:30pmHead of school’s address at

6:15pm and 7:30pmOpen Mornings:Daily tours from 6th – 17th Oct 9:00 am – 10:00am and 11:00

am to 12:00pmPlease call to book a place –01795 472449

Highsted Thursday 9 th October 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Borden Grammar Open Evening : Tuesday

7th October 6.00 p.m. Open Morning: Friday 10th

October 10am - 11.30am

Westlands Wednesday 1st October

6.00 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. Head teacher address 6.15

pm, 7.30 pm Open Mornings: 6th – 17th October, 9am –

10am and 11am – 12 noon please phone to book 01795 477475 – limited to 50 people per tour.

Fulston Manor Wednesday 8th and

Thursday 9th October 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon and 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Top Tips

Visit as many of the schools as possible

Have questions ready to ask at the visit

Gauge your child’s reaction to each of the schools

There is no first preference any more.

There is not a tactical game to be played.

Kent Test assessment decisions posted to parents:

Results will arrive to parents on Wednesday 15th October by email and by post on 16th October.

SCAF FORMS SCAF Forms to be completed

and handed in by Thursday 31st October

PLEASE HAND IN BY Friday 31st OCTOBER

NB: Kent have a ‘reasonable allowance’ up to the 5th Nov

On-line applications

Parents can now make their applications on-line. www.kent.gov.uk/ola

The advantage is that you edit your form until the 31st October (5th November KCC), when the form is submitted.

You can’t submit your forms both electronically and in paper form.

Last years On-Line applications went extremely well.

Headteacher’s Appeals

Appeals will only be made where the children have missed out narrowly by one or two marks.

Key Dates:

Offers Sent to parents on:

2nd March 2014(via e-mail)

3rd March 2014 (Via letter) On the 5th March Secondary schools will

send out welcome letters to parents 18th March Waiting list requests to schools Places to be accepted or refused by the

20th March Appeals up until 31st March

WAITING LISTS

Waiting lists have now replaced re-allocation.

Schools will hold waiting lists prioritised in accordance with their subscription criteria.

Grammar schools can only put pupils on the waiting list who have passed the Kent test.