英国中小学留学怎么申请

　　1.Choosingschools

　　Contactyourlocalcounciltofind:

　　schoolsinyourarea　　admissioncriteriafortheschoolsyoureinterestedin　　Youcanalsocontactyourlocalcounciltoapplyforplacesinschoolsinotherareas.

　　Findoutaboutaschool

　　Youcanfindoutmoreby:

　　visitingtheschool-mostschoolshaveopendays　　readingtheschoolsmostrecentOfstedreports　　checkingschoolleaguetables,whichincludeexamresults　　talkingtootherparentsaboutwhattheythinkoftheschool　　Whatschoolsmustpublishontheirwebsite

　　Schoolswebsitesmustinclude:

　　theamountofmoneytheygetfromtakingunderprivilegedchildren(thepupilpremium),whattheydowithitandtheeffectitshad　　detailsofthecurriculum　　admissioncriteria　　behaviourpolicy　　specialeducationalneedspolicy　　disabilitypolicy　　linkstoOfstedreports　　linkstoperformancedata　　theschoolslatestkeystage2and4attainmentandprogressmeasures　　Youcanalsogetadviceaboutchoosingschoolsfromyourlocalcouncil.Allcouncilshaveteamstohelpparentsgettheirchildrenintoschools.

　　2.Admissioncriteria

　　Allschoolshaveadmissioncriteriatodecidewhichchildrengetplaces.Theschoolorlocalcouncilusuallysetthese.

　　Admissioncriteriaaredifferentforeachschool.Forexample,schoolsmaygiveprioritytochildren:

　　whohaveabrotherorsisterattheschoolalready　　wholiveclosetotheschool　　fromaparticularreligion(forfaithschools)　　whodowellinanentranceexam(forselectiveschools,eggrammarschoolsorstageschools)　　whowenttoaparticularprimaryschool(afeederschool)　　incareorbeinglookedafter(allschoolsmusthavethisasatoppriority)　　whoareeligibleforthepupilpremium　　Yourlocalcouncilcangiveyouabookletaboutschoolscriteriaandhowtoapply.

　　Childrenwithspecialeducationalneeds(SEN)

　　IfyourchildhasSENtheirstatementoreducation,healthandcareplanwillrecommendaschoolforthem.Ifyouapplythere,theschoolmustgiveyourchildaplace.

　　Complainaboutunfaircriteria

　　ContacttheSchoolsAdjudicatorifyouthinkaschoolhasunlawfuladmissioncriteria.

　　Youmustdothisby15May,beforeplacesareallocated.

　　3.Applying

　　Youmustapplyforaplaceataschool,evenifitslinkedtoyourchildscurrentnurseryorprimaryschool.

　　Thewayyouapplydependsonwhetheryoureapplyingfor:

　　aprimaryschoolplace

　　asecondaryschoolplace

　　YoushouldapplyinthesamewayifyouhavejustmovedtoEnglandorareapplyingfromabroad.

　　Contactthecouncilifyoureapplyingforaschoolplaceafterthestartoftheschoolyear(egchangingschools).

　　Privateschoolshavetheirownadmissionsprocedures.Applydirectlyifyouwanttosendyourchildtoaprivateschool.

　　Delayingwhenyourchildstartsprimaryschool

　　Youcanaskforyourchildtobeheldbackaschoolyearifthefollowingbothapply:

　　theywereborninthesummer(1Aprilto31August)

　　youdontthinktheyrereadytostartintheSeptemberaftertheyturn4

　　TheycouldstartschoolintheSeptemberaftertheirfifthbirthday.

　　Contacttheschoolsadmissionauthoritytomakearequest.Thisisusuallytheschoolorlocalcouncil.

　　Whenapplicationsopen

　　Applicationsopenondifferentdaysineachlocalcouncilarea-usuallyatthestartoftheautumntermoftheyearbeforeyourchildisduetostartschool.

　　Findoutfromyourlocalcouncilwhenapplicationsopenforprimaryorsecondaryschools.

　　Deadlinestoapply

　　Youmustapplyforaprimaryschoolplaceby15January.

　　Youmustapplyforasecondaryschoolplaceby31October.

　　Howtoapply

　　Whenyoufillintheform(onlineoronpaper)youllbeaskedtolisttheschoolsyoureapplyingforinorderofpreference.

　　Youmustapplyforatleast3schools.

　　Togetacopyoftheapplicationformonpaper,contactyourlocalcouncil.

　　Whenyoullfindout

　　Councilswillsendconfirmationsfor:

　　primaryschoolson16April

　　secondaryschoolson1March

　　Ifeitherdatefallsonaweekend,confirmationsaresentthenextworkingday.

　　Seeyourlocalcouncilswebsiteformoreinformationortofindoutyourresultsifyouappliedonline.

　　4.Appealingaschool'sdecision

　　Ifyourchildhasntgotaplace,contactyourlocalcouncilforschoolswithplaces.

　　Youllbesentaletterwiththedecisionaboutyourchildsschool.Youcanappealagainstthedecision.Theletterwilltellyouhow.

　　Youmustappealagainsteachrejectionseparately.

　　Appealsforinfantclasses

　　Inreception,year1andyear2,theclasssizeislimitedto30.Yourapplicationcanbeturneddownifalltheclassesalreadyhave30children.

　　Youcanstillappealifyourchildwouldhavebeenofferedaplace.Yourappealcouldbesuccessfulif:

　　theadmissionarrangementshaventbeenproperlyfollowed

　　theadmissioncriteriaarentlegalaccordingtotheschooladmissionsappealcode

　　thedecisiontorefuseyourchildaplacewasntreasonable

　　Helppreparingyourappeal

　　CoramChildrensLegalCentremaybeabletohelpyouprepareyourappeal.

　　Whenthehearingwillbe

　　Theadmissionauthorityfortheschool(usuallytheschoolitselforthecouncil)mustgiveyouatleast10schooldaysnoticeofthehearing.

　　Appealsmustbeheardwithin40schooldaysofthedeadlineformakinganappeal.

　　Whathappensattheappealhearing

　　Theresapanelof3peopleattheappealhearing.Thepanelmustbeindependent.

　　Theadmissionauthoritywillexplainwhytheyturneddownyourapplication.

　　Youllbeabletogiveyourownreasonswhyyourchildshouldbeadmitted.

　　Theappealspanelmustdecideiftheschoolsadmissioncriteriawereproperlyfollowedandarelegalaccordingtotheschooladmissionsappealscode.

　　Ifthecriteriaarelegalandwereproperlyfollowed,thepanelmustdecideiftheywerefollowedfairlyandthoroughly.

　　Ifthecriteriawerentproperlyfollowedorareillegal,yourappealmustbeupheld.

　　Ifyourappealhasnotalreadybeenupheld,thepanelwilldecideifyourreasonsforyourchildtobeadmittedoutweightheschoolsreasonsfornotadmittinganotherchild.

　　Thepanelwillsendyouandtheadmissionauthoritytheirdecisionwithin5schooldays.

　　Apanelsdecisioncanonlybeoverturnedbyacourt.Iftheresachangeinyourcircumstanceswhichcouldaffectthedecision,youmaybeabletoappealagain.

　　Complainabouttheappealsprocess

　　Youcancomplainaboutthewaytheappealwascarriedout,butyoucantcomplainaboutthedecisionitself.

　　Maintainedschools

　　ComplaintotheLocalGovernmentOmbudsman.

　　Fillintheonlinecomplaintform.

　　Otherschools

　　ComplaintotheEducationFundingAgencyaboutanappealmadeto:

　　freeschools

　　academies

　　universitytechnicalcolleges

　　studioschools

　　Fillintheonlinecomplaintformsignupforanaccountifyouwanttosaveyourform.

　　ContacttheEducationFundingAgencyifyouneedapaperforminstead.

　　Youshouldgetadecisiononyourcomplaintwithin9weeks(45workingdays).Youllbetoldifitlltakelonger.

　　Youllgetaletterexplainingthereasonsforthedecision.

　　IftheEducationFundingAgencydecidessomethingwentwrongwiththeappealspanel,itmayeither:

　　asktheschooltoholdanewappealhearingwithadifferentpanel

　　recommendtheschoolreviewsitsappealsprocess

　　Ifamaintainedschoolbecomesanacademy

　　Ifyoucomplainaboutanadmissionappealhearingheldbyamaintainedschoolthatthenconvertstoacademystatus,thiscomplaintwillbeinvestigatedbytheLocalGovernmentOmbudsman.

　　TheOmbudsmanwillpassanyactionstotheEducationFundingAgency.