Before you write your letter of appeal, you should call or write a letter to the school and ask why your child did not get a place. Once you have been given a reason there are several points that you need to jot down before constructing the letter. First of all you must establish some strong reasons why you are appealing in the first place. For example your child is disabled and needs to be close to home or even a hospital in case there is some medical attention needed. Then with every reason you give, you should give some back up information, such as a letter from whom it concerns or telephone numbers to whom is concerns, to highlight the importance of your reasons and points. With the less important reasons, such as walking distance and subjects that the school provides, there is no need to provide back up information, however it would be useful. Additionally if you don't think the reason given was acceptable, you could always contact the admission authority and ask for help.
When writing your letter, presentation and the language used is very important. The letter should be typed, so that it is more professional, formal and at top of the letter it should contain your contact details, such as your home telephone number, the schools contact details and the date. Once that has been done, leave and space and start your letter off with 'Dear Mr/Miss/Mrs 'last name' or 'To whom it may concern' if you do not know their name. Then start a new paragraph with a space in between (always start a new paragraph with a space in between). Your first paragraph should explain why you are appealing and from there on you can explain all of your reasons. You may also include a paragraph on that you think their reason for not accepting your child is unreasonable, and that you are taking this appeal to the admission authority. Once you have finish your letter sign it with 'Yours Sincerely' if you know their name and 'Yours Faithfully' if you do not and your should hand sign your signature and have your full name typed underneath.
When writing your letter, presentation and the language used is very important. The letter should be typed, so that it is more professional, formal and at top of the letter it should contain your contact details, such as your home telephone number, the schools contact details and the date. Once that has been done, leave and space and start your letter off with 'Dear Mr/Miss/Mrs 'last name' or 'To whom it may concern' if you do not know their name. Then start a new paragraph with a space in between (always start a new paragraph with a space in between). Your first paragraph should explain why you are appealing and from there on you can explain all of your reasons. You may also include a paragraph on that you think their reason for not accepting your child is unreasonable, and that you are taking this appeal to the admission authority. Once you have finish your letter sign it with 'Yours Sincerely' if you know their name and 'Yours Faithfully' if you do not and your should hand sign your signature and have your full name typed underneath.
