Choice Advice
Transfer to Secondary Education 2012-2013
If your child has a date of birth between 1.9.00 - 31.8.01 and is due to move up to Year 6 in September 2011, you may have been thinking about which secondary school you would like your child to go to in September 2012.
Application forms will be issued directly to families from 8th August this year and can you can either apply using the application form or online.
Local Authorities MUST consider on time applications before they consider any received after the closing date so make sure you apply by the closing date 31st October 2011.
Impartial Advice & Information about the admissions process is available from Nottinghamshire Choice Advice. We can help you make a clearer picture of issues such as:
• Where to apply
• When to apply
• Application closing dates
• The coordinated scheme
• Common Application Forms
• Supplementary Forms
• Catchment Areas
• School Admission Policies
• Ofsted Reports
• Aptitude Testing
If you would like to have a chat, we hope to be available at a number of schools across the county at their open evenings over the next few months. Alternatively, give us a call on 0115 8533283.
Welcome to Nottinghamshire Choice Advice, a service for parents and carers who are applying for a school place for their child.
The service offers impartial guidance, support and information to any parent and carer choosing a school for their child who lives in Nottinghamshire.
Parents and carers may find this service useful when their child is about to start primary school or are in Year 5 and 6 and moving to secondary school.
How can a Choice Advisor Help?
• To identify what schools are in your area
• When and how to register your child for a school
• What the admission criteria for a particular school mean
• Help you to fill in the forms
• Applying to schools which are not in your local area
The Choice Advice Service is also able to offer home visits or to meet at a place that is most suitable for you.
How does Choice Advice work?
A Choice Adviser can help you: -
• Understand how the school transfer and admissions process works
• Share impartial information about schools local to you
• Find out about schools that will best suit your child's needs.
• Talk to you about provision for children with special educational needs.
• Tell you about the various admissions policies for different types of schools in your area.
• Discuss options available to you if you are not offered your preferred school.
Contact Us:
0115 8533283
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Suite 7, Clarendon Chambers
32 Clarendon Street
Nottingham
NG1 5LN
