School Rules

kullu gang · Feb 6th, 2009, 12:13

Can anyone shed light on the rules regarding the education system in India.Since returning to india both our children have attended a private english school no documentation was ask for regarding there privious school in the uk.Last month we decided to put our children into another school with better facilities to do this you have to aquire from the privious school a transfer certificate which we ask for but were denied until we get documentation from the uk regarding the full history of both childrens schooling is this normal practice or is the school just being vindictive as this has been commented by the new school pricibal.Also the new school can not take the children till this form is required in turn effecting the childrens education as they will be with out a school until the documents are aquired from the uk which as yet there has not been a repley.

brishti · Feb 6th, 2009, 12:19

nah - nobody's being vindictive kullu gang, incompetent perhaps.
'transfer certificates' are a must document - not only when you switch schools, but also from school to college.
sometimes they're called 'migration certificates'.

the first school should've asked you for documentation from the school your child/ren attended in the UK.
its a 'legal' proof of previous education.

:brishti

kullu gang · Feb 6th, 2009, 12:29

Cheers Brishti is it true that if the school in the Uk does not give any information the children will not be able to continue there education in india.I have emailed their old school three times now in the UK without any success.It seems a bit extreme to me as the children have been here for 18 months I dont think there are many places in the world where they will do this to a 10 and 12 year old children education.

obione980 · Feb 6th, 2009, 15:47

World wide - it is good educational practice to provide some kind of 'progress report'. In the better systems this relates to Internationally recognised standardised tests - of which there are many!

Any school which refuses to provide such a statement is certainly unprofessional, and probably incompetent.

Nick-H · Feb 6th, 2009, 16:30

KG; do you not have annual reports (I well remember the yearly trauma of taking this dreaded list of 'could do better's home to my parents) from your children's UK schools? Perhaps you could persuade the school here that this is the UK equivalent.

I am not a parent --- but I have seen arrangements being made for getting children into school by personal request from someone with the right contacts, even though documents might not be in order. It is possible that a contribution to the school's something-or-other fund might overcome difficulties too.

karuna · Feb 6th, 2009, 16:36

If your kids were in state schools in the UK, emailing them isn't a good idea. You need to get someone on the phone, and preferably write a letter to the Headteacher.

Actually I'd recommend this for private schools too, but you just won't get anywhere emailing a state school.

Radjesh · Feb 7th, 2009, 14:07

If you have friends back home, ask them to go and talk directly to the school authorities, otherwise the school will tend to drag its feet...

A small financial incentive would have solved the problem in India. I guess it doesn't work that way in UK.

Feb 6th, 2009, 12:13	#1
kullu gang Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: kullu himachal pradesh Posts: 99	School Rules Can anyone shed light on the rules regarding the education system in India.Since returning to india both our children have attended a private english school no documentation was ask for regarding there privious school in the uk.Last month we decided to put our children into another school with better facilities to do this you have to aquire from the privious school a transfer certificate which we ask for but were denied until we get documentation from the uk regarding the full history of both childrens schooling is this normal practice or is the school just being vindictive as this has been commented by the new school pricibal.Also the new school can not take the children till this form is required in turn effecting the childrens education as they will be with out a school until the documents are aquired from the uk which as yet there has not been a repley.

Feb 6th, 2009, 16:36	#6
karuna Just a big girl with a small dream Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A little town you've probably never heard of Posts: 2,976	If your kids were in state schools in the UK, emailing them isn't a good idea. You need to get someone on the phone, and preferably write a letter to the Headteacher. Actually I'd recommend this for private schools too, but you just won't get anywhere emailing a state school. __________________ Mosquitos suck.

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Radjesh Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pondicherry Posts: 764	If you have friends back home, ask them to go and talk directly to the school authorities, otherwise the school will tend to drag its feet... A small financial incentive would have solved the problem in India. I guess it doesn't work that way in UK. __________________ MY 2008 KASHMIR TRIP

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Feb 6th, 2009, 12:19	#2
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,687	nah - nobody's being vindictive kullu gang, incompetent perhaps. 'transfer certificates' are a must document - not only when you switch schools, but also from school to college. sometimes they're called 'migration certificates'. the first school should've asked you for documentation from the school your child/ren attended in the UK. its a 'legal' proof of previous education. :brishti

Feb 6th, 2009, 12:29	#3
kullu gang Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: kullu himachal pradesh Posts: 99	Cheers Brishti is it true that if the school in the Uk does not give any information the children will not be able to continue there education in india.I have emailed their old school three times now in the UK without any success.It seems a bit extreme to me as the children have been here for 18 months I dont think there are many places in the world where they will do this to a 10 and 12 year old children education.

Feb 6th, 2009, 15:47	#4
obione980 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 381	World wide - it is good educational practice to provide some kind of 'progress report'. In the better systems this relates to Internationally recognised standardised tests - of which there are many! Any school which refuses to provide such a statement is certainly unprofessional, and probably incompetent.

Feb 6th, 2009, 16:30	#5
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,197	KG; do you not have annual reports (I well remember the yearly trauma of taking this dreaded list of 'could do better's home to my parents) from your children's UK schools? Perhaps you could persuade the school here that this is the UK equivalent. I am not a parent --- but I have seen arrangements being made for getting children into school by personal request from someone with the right contacts, even though documents might not be in order. It is possible that a contribution to the school's something-or-other fund might overcome difficulties too.