I am piss boilingly angry.
We are presently going through the process of arranging the Boy's Secondary School.
The process assumes we will prefer our local "High" school. We have selected a nearby Grammar School as our first choice (acorss the county boundary - so one can expect trouble)
He has a Statement of Special Needs to Level 4 (Level 5 being the highest).
We fill in the forms.
I get a call.
Her: Mr Nick?
Me: Yes
Her: I see you have put The Boy down for a Grammar School
Me: Yes
Her: But he has a Special Needs Statement
Me: Yes
Her: He will have to take the 11+. Would he be up to that (patronising tone)
Me: Yes. On his current test papers he consistently gets 100% in half the allowed time.
Her: But's he's SEN
Me: Have you read his statement?
Her: Well, um, of course (
). Are you sure he shouldn't be going to a Special School?
Me: Yes.QUite sure. Is there a problem?
Her: I will have to call you back, I think.