CSSE A4 booklet 2011 5/7/11

1 To gain entry to the followingselective schools ONLY:lColchester county High school for GirlslColchester Royal Grammar SchoollKing Edward VI Grammar SchoollShoeburyness High SchoollSouthend High school for BoyslSouthend High school for GirlslSt. Bernard s High school for GirlslSt. Thomas More High school for BoyslWestcliff High school for BoyslWestcliff High school for GirlsFree familiarisation papers can bedownloaded from the CSSE PACK ORDER FORM enclosed see pages 13-14 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM enclosed see pages 11-1211+Selective TestInformation Guide2019 EntrySaturday 22ndSeptember 2018 CSSE PRIVACY NOTICEThe CSSE acts within the law in the handling of your personal hold only the information you supply on application and thesubsequent test results.

2 The data is collected with industry-standardencryption and processed securely for the purpose of administeringaccess to the schools which are members of the is our duty to ensure that the data we hold is accurate, proportionateand retained only for as long as is legal basis for processing your data is public have the right of access to your own records. You have the right torequest that your record is corrected (rectified), if there is any you have an over-riding legitimate reason, you may object andexercise the right to have your data Data Controller is the CSSE. The Data Protection Officer is thevice-chair of the CSSE. Contact them: 11+ data is retained for no longer than two years after the dateof the test for which you have registered. Personal data collected forthe purpose of transport enquiries or ticket issue is retained for nolonger than two years after the date of the last enquiry or ticket expiry.

3 OverleafIntroduction/CSSE of Important 11+ Selection Test Application Process 2019 Information for Frequently Asked Days/Evenings Summer Term Schools Age Range 11-18 Published Admission Numbers:Colchester county High school for Girls Girls Grammar ..8 Colchester Royal Grammar school Boys Grammar ..8 King Edward VI Grammar school Boys Grammar ..8 Shoeburyness High school Mixed Comprehensive ..9 Southend High school for Boys Boys Grammar ..9 Southend High school for Girls Girls Grammar ..9St. Bernard s High school (Girls Bi-Lateral Voluntary Aided).. More High school for Boys (Boys Bi-Lateral Voluntary Aided)..10 Westcliff High school for Boys Boys Grammar ..10 Westcliff High school for Girls Girls Grammar ..10 Supplementary Information Form and Payment Form for CSSE Practice you completed theSupplementary Information Form(SIF) correctly?

4 Please check thefollowing before submittingyour s surname followed byfirst date of Local Authority theAuthority in which you Centre nominate only one ofthe CSSE schools as a test objections/exceptionalcircumstances please notify us ifyou have a religious objection orexceptional circumstances thatmay prevent your child sitting thetest on Saturday 22nd circumstances/SpecialNeeds Please refer to the CSSEG uideline and Notification Formon the CSSE website or request byphoning the CSSE office. Anyrequest for special adjustmentsmust be made in writing by the29th June only provide a sixcharacter password if youDO NOTwant your child sprimary school to know theirtest forms must be signedand forms please ensure youpay the correct postage whensending your forms.

5 Underpaiditems will not be delivered to theCSSE can be completed online ORby post. Please complete only oneCSSE SIF for each child beingregistered. CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPTOF YOUR registrations Please enclose astamped addressed envelope withyour completed SIF. A copy of yourcompleted form will be sent to you asacknowledgement of registrations You will havethe facility to look up and print offyour submitted registration/candidate number. You will NOTreceive email note that by completing theCSSE Supplementary InformationForm you are registering your childto sit the CSSE 11+ Examination togain entry into the ten CSSE Schoolslisted in this booklet . The SIF is notan application to the schools. You canonly make an application bycompleting your Home LocalAuthority Application to the CSSE booklet has been compiled to answer the most frequentlyraised questions in respect of the selective you have a query not covered in this booklet please contactthe CSSE Office on telephone number:01245 348257 CSSE postal address:PO Box 3087, ChelmsfordEssex CM1 Hours: ( school term time only)AUTUMN TERM CSSE OFFICE OPENS FROM6TH SEPTEMBER (Monday-Friday)FREE ENGLISH AND MATHS FAMILIARISATION PAPERS CANBE DOWNLOADED FROM THE CSSE WEBSITE: MATERIAL CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THECSSE OFFICE.

6 PLEASE SEE PAGE 13 OF THIS GUIDE FOR APRACTICE PACK ORDER CSSE OFFICE IS CLOSED DURING school PRACTICE PACK ORDERS RECEIVED DURING OURHOLIDAY CLOSURE PERIOD WILL BE PROCESSED ANDDESPATCHED WHEN THE OFFICE CSSE was formed in 1993 as a voluntary association. The same selective test isutilised by ten CSSE selective schools and saves children, whose parents express apreference for more than one selective school , having to take multiple child will take two separate tests, one in English and one in child will take the tests in the selective school you as parents have nominatedas your preferred test centre. In the event of a test centre reaching its maximumcapacity for testing an alternative CSSE school test centre will be allocated by theCSSE office. If all schools reach the maximum capacity for main day testing, yourchild will be allocated the Tuesday test date.

7 We suggest you register as early DATESDateEvent5th June 2018 CSSE SIF registration will open for2019 2018 CSSE Schools Open Days/Evenings Summer Term June 2018 Any request for special adjustments must be made inwriting by the 29th June 2018 at the July 2018 Absolute CSSE deadline to register onlineOR by September 2018 Test centre letters will be despatched from early the 7th September all candidates should have received(by post) their test centre September 201811+ Tests take October 2018*Tuesday test day for religious, illness or exceptionalcircumstances October 2018 Results will be sent out by first class post to all candidateson Monday 15th look up facility for test results will be available fromTuesday 16th October at 9am for candidates who wereregistered allow until Thursday 18th October for receipt ofpostal - end of October 2018 Parents make an application for secondary school place/sto their Local October 2018 Closing date for the return of your completed LocalAuthority Application form to your home Local March 2019 National Offer Date for Local Authorities to send outsecondary school offers to parents.

8 * If your religion does not allow your child to take the tests on a Saturday or yourchild is ill and you can supply a Doctor s certificate, arrangements will be made foryour child to take the test on Tuesday 2nd October 2018. If you have other exceptionalcircumstances please contact the CSSE office to discuss. Evidence will be do I Apply for a Place at aCSSE school ?To apply for a place at a CSSE school foryour child you must name the school as oneof your preferences on your Local AuthorityCommon Application Form and registeryour child to sit the 11+ tests by completingthe CSSE's Supplementary InformationForm. Please make every effort to ensureyour child s personal details are the same onboth forms. If you change your addressbefore completing your Local Authorityform, please notify the CSSE Office your Selective SchoolPreferences on the CommonApplication Local Authority Common ApplicationForm and Guidance Notes will be available toall parents of Year 6 children in September2018.

9 All CSSE Schools that you wish to applyfor must be named as preferences on thisform. This form must be returned to yourHome Local Secondary Schools Admission bookletfor 2019 Entry is available to download fromyour Local Authority s website or byrequesting a copy to be posted to a Preference on the LocalAuthority Common Application Formis the only way of Applying for aPlace at a CSSE for places must be made on yourLocal Authority Common Application only the test registration formdoes not constitute a valid application for aplace at a CSSE school . Parents must use theCommon Application Form of the LocalAuthority in which they live, even if theschools that they name as preferences on theform are in a different Authority. Date for the Return of your LocalAuthority Application 31st October 2018 is the date for thereturn of Common Application Forms to theEssex Local Authority and to the SouthendLocal Authority.

10 There can be penalties forlate application imposed by Local Authorities,so please ensure that your form is returned ontime. If you live in a different Local Authoritythen you should adhere to that Authority sdeadline for the return of your CommonApplication Below are the addresses for the Essex andSouthend Authorities: school AdmissionsEssex county CouncilCounty HallMarket Road Chelmsford CM1 1 QHTel: 0345 6032200 Email: Admissions TeamSouthend Borough CouncilCivic CentreVictoria AvenueSouthend-on-Sea SS2 6 ERTel: 01702 212934 Email: The CSSE Office, which supplies thisbooklet can be contacted to answer queriesabout 11+ registration. If you are registeringby post your child s Test Registration Form(page 11 and 12 in this booklet ) must bereturned to the CSSE office at the followingaddress:CSSEA dministrative Office, Box 3087, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 3 SYTelephone: (01245) 348257 Fax: (01245) 350522 Website: : FOR SELECTIVE PLACESAT THE TEN CSSE SCHOOLS34 Registering Your Child to Sit the11+ 5th June 2018 parents can complete theregistration form online or on paper.