(you will find my views on the English test elsewhere on this website!). I was consulted by both Medway Messenger and BBC South East on this issue. There have been several problems with eleven plus test timings in recent years, including this year at St Augustine's Primary School in Ramsgate, and last year at the Judd School for out of county candidates.
In the latter case, the Local Government Ombudsman criticised Kent County Council on the grounds that they should have organised a retest and not left it to the Appeal Procedure. The Ombudsman does have discretion to consider cases before the appeal process has worked out, and so I recommend that if on Friday you believe your child has lost out because of the error, you should put in a complaint to the Ombudsman who would consider these on a case by case basis (i.e. not come to a mass conclusion for all candidates). You would also have found my views in the Medway Messenger.
