How to apply to Charter School East Dulwich for Sep '16

[littlek1cker]

Hi all,

Here is some information about open days and how to apply for a place at The Charter School East Dulwich to start in Year 7 in September 2016. The process is a bit different from other local schools because this will be our first year of opening. All this information will also be on our website and will be explained at the open days.

How to Apply

Applications for Year 7 places at the Charter School East Dulwich beginning in September 2016 can be made in addition to the six options available to parents and carers through the Southwark (or any other local authority) eAdmissions process. Please share with parents & carers that they should not select The Charter School East Dulwich as one of the six choices on their Southwark eAdmissions application.

Applications must be made directly to the school by Friday 30th October 2015.

There are two ways to apply. Parents and carers can either complete an on-line application available on the new website when it is launched next week at www.chartereastdulwich.org.uk. Alternatively, they can complete a print application downloaded from the website, or available by contacting the school on admissionsoffice@chartereastdulwich.org.uk or collected from The Charter School on Red Post Hill. Completed paper applications to be posted to:

The Admissions Team

The Charter School East Dulwich

c/o The Charter School

Red Post Hill

London SE24 9HJ

Tel: 020 7346 6600

Receipt of application will be acknowledged. Notification of places will sent out ahead of National Secondary Offer Day 1st March 2016. If both applications are successful the child will receive two offers, one from The Charter School East Dulwich and one from Southwark Council. Parents and carers will need to notify us and Southwark as to which offer they accept.

It is essential parents and carers additionally apply for other secondary schools through their local authority application process to ensure their child has a school place for September 2016.

Open Days

To support the applications process we will be hosting four Open Day / Evening events over three dates in September and October, where we will be able to answer your questions and provide an insight to what life at the school will be like.

Two evening events will be held at The Charter School on Red Post Hill.

Dates: Thursday 17th September 2015

Thursday 1st October 2015

Time: 6.30pm ? 8.30pm

Venue: Main School Hall, The Charter School, Red Post Hill, London SE24 9JH

There will also be two daytime events held at the proposed site of the new permanent school at Dulwich Community Hospital.

Date: Saturday 26th September 2015

Times: 10am ? 12pm or 1pm ? 3pm

Venue: The Old Chapel, Top Floor, Dulwich Hospital, East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8PT

To help us manage numbers, we ask that parents please register for attendance at their preferred event. Registration will be open from next week and we will forward the links to register very shortly to our subscriber list and make them available on the website launching soon. Please note space and therefore numbers are very limited at the Dulwich Hospital venue.

We look forward to meeting parents, carers and pupils at the events.

[hpsaucey]

Thanks for posting. Looking forward to the open day.

HP

[confusedbyitall]

Thanks for this, are your open days for the new school ED different to the open days at charter 1?

Do you have a site yet for the temp buildings and how many places?

[littlek1cker]

Hi confusedbyitall,

Yes, our open days are different from those for The Charter School in North Dulwich.

We're not quite ready to announce the temporary site or how many students it will accommodate but hope to make an announcement fairly shortly.

confusedbyitall Wrote:

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> Thanks for this, are your open days for the new

> school ED different to the open days at charter

> 1?

>

> Do you have a site yet for the temp buildings and

> how many places?

[littlek1cker]

Some of the parents who attended the secondary transfer meeting for Year 6 students at Heber have let us know that the Southwark representative gave out incorrect information about how to apply to The Charter School East Dulwich. There may have been some confusion between the two Charter Schools.

I just wanted to confirm that the message at the top of this thread sets out the accurate information. You need to apply directly to the new school and if your child meets the admissions criteria you will be able to hold two offers - one from Southwark for one of the schools for whom they handle the admissions process and one from the new school. We have spoken to Southwark and all their secondary transfer team should now be providing parents with the correct information. Sorry for any confusion and thanks to the parents who had the correct information to hand in the Heber meeting!

[Jessie]

Can I just say a big THANK YOU for hosting an open day on a weekend? Takes a lot of pressure off when you work full time.

[littlek1cker]

Jessie Wrote:

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> Can I just say a big THANK YOU for hosting an open

> day on a weekend? Takes a lot of pressure off when

> you work full time.

You're welcome Jessie! I look forward to meeting you at one of the Saturday sessions.

[emc]

I live in Nunhead, top end near Peckham Rye, am guessing that realistically my daughter wouldn't have a hope of getting in due to distance? Would love to come and visit but am guessing it's probably pointless!

[hpsaucey]

emc Wrote:

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> I live in Nunhead, top end near Peckham Rye, am

> guessing that realistically my daughter wouldn't

> have a hope of getting in due to distance? Would

> love to come and visit but am guessing it's

> probably pointless!

Which is the top end?

HP

[Curmudgeon]

emc Wrote:

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> I live in Nunhead, top end near Peckham Rye, am

> guessing that realistically my daughter wouldn't

> have a hope of getting in due to distance? Would

> love to come and visit but am guessing it's

> probably pointless!

Why not?

There's no established catchment, there's lots of great schools in the area and you don't lose anything applying this year as it's on top of existing applications