Vik

Hey I'm as calm as they come, I am well aware I posted incorrectly, hence I corrected it and explained that. You assumed I was posting on something I 'know nothing about.' Without knowing me you cannot presume to know what I know or do not know about. If you're strugging so much with the concept of discussion, where people have opinions and make mistakes, I suggest you refrain from online discussion forums.

mariababe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We need facts here please don't post what you know > nothing about > > - Habs use a banding system (as all Lewisham > schools) > -Charter do not > > This is NOT the same admissions criteria Woah! I made a mistake, I corrected that, and in my original post I stated 'from my understanding.' To acuse me of posting on something I know nothing about is slightly bizarre when you don't know me.

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Vik - I thought Charter's admission policy was > solely on safe walking distance ,giving priority > to those who live closest to school . And I > thought Haberdasher's was banded ? Have one of > them changed ? My mistake, I missed the point on banding, but for clarity (mine as much as anyone elses!) I have copy/pasted the criterias: Haberdashers: Th e Admission Criteria The College operates a banding policy and will offer places as per the admission criteria within each band. When the secondary phase is oversubscribed, after the admission of students in year 6 of the primary phase and pupils with statements of special educational needs where the secondary phase is named in the statement, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order: a) A ?looked after child? or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is looked after by a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the date of the relevant application for admission is made. b) 10% of the agreed admission number of students will be admitted on the basis of aptitude in music, using a specified assessment process, year 7 secondary transfer only. c) Students for whom it is essential to be admitted to the secondary phase because of special circumstances to do with significant medical or social needs. The application will need to be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, social worker or similar professional. The information should demonstrate why the secondary phase is the only school able to meet the child?s specific needs. d) Students who, on the date of admission, will have an older sibling (i.e. a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step brother or sister who will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the College) on the roll of the secondary phase. Proof of the sibling relationship will be required if a place is offered. ? Proof required: A copy of the child tax credit (CTC) notification documentation or a child benefit (CB) confirmation letter showing the parent(s) names and address (which must be the same as the sibling on roll) and the child[ren] who they are claiming for. ? Applicants who have a sibling in the Hatcham College primary phase, Knights Academy or Crayford Academy do not meet the sibling definition. e) The remaining places will be offered to students with the nearest distance measurement on the basis of proximity. Home to College distance will be measured as the direct line distance between the student?s home address to their nearest node. Proof of residency will be required if a place is offered. The secondary phase will operate a dual nodal address point system. The two nodal points will be the College?s main building entrance on Pepys Road and the main building entrance on Jerningham Road. The applicant?s address will be measured to their nearest node. Charter: ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY of STATE. Statement by the Admission Authority Introduction 4. The Charter School was founded to serve the needs of families who live locally to the school and it reflects the character of the community surrounding the school. 5. All parents applying for a place at The Charter School must complete the Common Application Form from their local Authority. 6. The Charter School changed status on 6th September 2010 and is now an academy status school. The school first opened in September 2000 with a planned Year 7 entry of 180. 2 7. The Charter School has a Year 7 admission number of 180 pupils. The size of the school site and its buildings are not able to admit more than 180 students in any year group. Procedures where The Charter School is oversubscribed. Allocation of Places 8. The admissions criteria are published by the LA in the booklet ?Starting Secondary School?. This stipulates that if there are more applications than places to The Charter School, the school will allocate places in the following order of priority. i) Children in public care (looked after children) or children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order) ii ) Children with exceptional medical, psychological or social needs which mean that The Charter School is the most suitable school to best address their needs The evidence should come from at least two registered health professionals and should set out the particular reasons why The Charter School is the most suitable provision. This needs to include letters from two registered doctors, psychologists or social workers, according to the stated medical, psychological or social need. Families need to explain difficulties that would be caused if their child had to attend another school. Any such applications will be dealt with on an individual basis by the Admissions Committee of the school. iii) Children who will have siblings attending the school at their time of entry* iv) Children living nearest the school measured by the shortest safe walking distance** In an instance where two applications cannot otherwise be separated (ie, a tie-breaker), the distance measured would continue into further decimal places to determine the closer address 9) In addition the admissions booklet makes clear that children with full statements of special educational needs are dealt with under a separate process by the special educational needs section. The Charter School has a provision for pupils with a statement of special educational needs for dyslexia and is particularly suitable for pupils with this statemented need. These applicants will have priority over the above criteria, in accordance with the arrangements made with Southwark LA. 10) After an offer of a place has been made, all applicants will be required to produce at least three pieces of documentary proof of residence which includes the council tax bill child benefit letter and utility bill. A copy of the short birth certificate is requested on acceptance of the place. The home address is the address at which the pupil lives permanently and full time as the principal residence. It does not include short term rental or lease. Failure to provide current proof of address to the school?s satisfaction will result in an offer of a place being withdrawn. Where a child has shared care and lives at more than one address the school is only able to accept one address. The documentary proof of residence as determined by the school must apply to this address. Sibling is defined as a blood related, legally recognised half, step, foster or adopted child living at the same permanent address. 11) The LA will write to the families of all applicants on 1st March giving details of the school to which the pupil has been allocated. Should a parent or career wish to appeal they should write to the Admissions Officer (Appeals) at The Charter School. An appeal against the refusal of a place must be made to the Admissions Officer (Appeals) within 20 school days of the date of the refusal letter from the LA. Appeals against and admissions decision are heard by an impartial panel in line with the DfE Code of Practice on School Admissions Appeals as it applies to academies. The Admissions Officer will send the appeals to the Clerk to the Appeals who will inform appellants of their rights of appeal and the appeal procedures. The determination of the appeal panel is binding on all parties.

It's not a competitive bid, Charter have an interest in the site as do Haberdashers, just because the steered group have decided Haberdashers is the school they are going with, does not mean it is a done deal, just that they have a group of people in their camp so to speak. Teachers will not be being pulled from classrooms and pupils left un-taught to facilitate the bid. Personally. I would just like for there to be a good secondary school locally, that is not another Harris and that is chosen fairly. *Edited due to a mistaken comment re the involved schools admissions policies, clarified below.

Currently they are both looking at the same site, I agree that it wouldn't be a bad thing at all to have 2 secondary schools but I can't think of a plot of land large enough in ED aside from the hospital site.

Was just going to post the same, am hoping to attend the information evening next week. Best of luck to The Charter on their bid.

So do I but it's already on here, anyone can see it.

I presume the crying out loud was the fact that people seemed to be acting like it was some huge state secret.

Thank you roundabout. Awful stuff, hope he and his family recover quickly.

You find it weird that people want to know why areas are being taped off and police are in attendance 5 minutes from their homes? I find it weird that you find it weird.

St Francis park is taped off and police are searching it with torches. No idea what's happening though.

What a lovely story Ann, the house looked amazing!

I presume we're talking about the ones in Sainsburys not Dulwich Hamlet? Guess business will be up for them now!

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1297783 http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?29,1229772

I noticed some men going through my bins this morning, They then removed the green ones, emptied them into a large vehicle (didn't catch the reg, sorry), put them back on my front path and drove away at low speed. I didn't alert the authorities but have posted here to warn you all to be on the lookout.

This from The Charter School: http://www.charter.southwark.sch.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=6&storyid=168 Although James Barber seems sadly against The Charter School beong involved. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?29,1229772,page=11 (Bottom of page 11)

Was just coming to post that bornagain! I think this is great news, I have 2 children in Charter, My oldest (now nearly 16) being the last to have ever been offered a place there on our road (not including sibling policy.) I have a large gap between my older and younger ones so the sibling policy won't count for us when we next reach secondary transfer time again and there is no chance we will get Charter this time round, so the possibilty of them opening another school in ED is really brilliant news, I really can't fault Charter as a school.

Not this inccident specifically but we do get women and occasionally men going through our bins quite often, I've only ever seen them pulling out electrical items and cables.

Lovely to be able to find out some of the history, did you manage to find anything more out about your spoon?

I am sorry to hear that, we loved it there too, best of luck with whatever you do next.

Crossroads on Bellenden fo sho. Huge portions, lovely staff, nice atmosphere, mahossive rolls! For me? Bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, bubble, fried slice and freshly squeezed OJ. Tea with 12 sugars for the man.

Not through my door, but I did see a copy pinned to the billboard under the ED railway bridge yesterday!

I've heard that more than ever this year at Dog Kennel Hill were offered Peckham Academy and Harris Boys. ETA would be very interested to hear what families were offered too.

Mundane-ia I reckon :-)

FredCasa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Any thoughts on how Therapia should be pronounced? > We've called it TherAIpia for the last twenty > years. But should it be TherapIa if it's derived > from Tarabya? Maybe the people in the Turkish shop > will know. I'd love to know the answer to this, I grew up on FHRoad and delivered newspapers to all of these roads. Like you, we always called it The-raypia Road, then I worked in a builders where they called it Thera-pia. Have always wondered which was true.