Ukrainian children in UK face school place delays
Anastiia, 15, has had to wait more than five weeks before being allocated a school place
After registering for a school place via the council's online system, they said they were met with silence. "We filled in the portal as requested, where you select schools you would like. We were told we'd have an answer back by a fortnight and two weeks waiting we'd not had an answer from anybody."We then contacted the schools and they turned round and said it was up to the council, but when we got in touch they said it was up to head teachers. I started ringing local schools again.
A spokeswoman for Telford and Wrekin Council said: "Schools across the borough have welcomed Ukrainian children with open arms and we're working as quickly as we can, in line with the various school admissions policies, to arrange the right school places for them. Simon and Rachael Chapple are sponsoring the nine-year-old, as well as her 15-year-old sister Mariia and mother Olena at their rural home near Blakeley in Shropshire."They arrived on the Thursday, had a tour on Friday, given a uniform on Tuesday - and in school for her first day by Wednesday."