Exclusion by school admission policies. Is it happening? Can you help research?

nfer2 The Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) for England carrying out some research into school admissions.

They have been told that some secondary schools are attempting to 'socially select' their intake by reducing the admission of children:

from minority ethnic groups
with English as an additional language (EAL)
from families on a low income
with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
who have been excluded from primary school

The OCC has commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to gather the views of parents and carers from these key groups who have recently gone through the admissions process for secondary school in England.

OCC is asked to examine whether parents and carers feel that certain schools have discouraged them from applying for a place for their child.

If you feel that this is something you can help them with please contact Kerry Martin, Research Manager This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you can help, please try to respond during this January