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unlurked Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know, lets chop all the trees down and then > we'll be saved from this "death trap". I really > don't know how previous generations coped, god > bless 'em. I think the way previous generations coped (and our generation until very recently) was with more frequent sweeping.

I think there should be some local consultation on the kind of ethos parents are looking for to make sure the provider chosen will be suitable.

Yes, to really add any choice I think this school would need to be co-ed, non-faith and non-Harris. Our son will be starting secondary school a little later than the dates you mention James but a new secondary would be enormously welcome.

If you google reviews of teksta as I did I think you'll get your answer - I did! Not sure about Furby but I'm sure that's widely reviewed too.

Bunmi is amazing - my kids loved their first visit to the dentist with her.

Renata, I thought Bessemer Grange is consulting on expanding permanently, not that it's a done deal?

No, but if you google them there are mixed reviews.

Oh good - I've already got tickets. Thanks for posting.

Definitely sounds appealable. It's quick to do online.

This is a pretty good maths book: http://www.collinseducation.com/titles/46065/maths-9780007300983

They are only a couple of weeks in so will still be easing them into year 1, which is quite different from Reception. I really wouldn't worry at this stage. Also children do seem to take sudden leaps in their learning - even though you might not see a difference now you might still be amazed by something she comes out with in a few weeks.

I think it's just a question of there being a maximum amount that can be paid by the subsidy based on an hourly rate that isn't v high, for London anyway, so if the number of hours you are getting at the pre-school or nursery's hourly rate is greater than the max then you pay the extra. My daughter's funding equates to ?200 a month but that is on the basis of being open the whole year round.

Oh dear that's tough and very tactless of your boss. There has to be a way of coming to some kind of agreement. Depending on the relationship you have with him it might be a good idea to have a face to face meeting and chat it through. It's hard returning from maternity leave and for them to be flexible for just a couple of months sounds reasonable to me. Have they got cover while you're off? Can't they have some part-time cover for a couple of months while you phase back in? There are probably lots of options - try to be confident in your negotiations - which can be hard when you've been out of the workplace for a while. You have just as much to offer now as before. And in my experience part-time mothers work exceptionally hard while they are in work and therefore present excellent value for money. Good luck.

You will be quite close to Bessemer Grange too.

Gubgub, definitely get some good advice - I absolutely hated the bed wetting alarm put in my bed as a child - I was younger than your child but because I remember it as being so awful I would only use it as a last resort with my own children.

damzel, why don't you raise this as an issue with the head? If they aren't mixing up maybe she could swap classes? damzel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bornagain, you've highlighted my worry completely > there. My daughter hasn't really made any stong > connections in her reception class and I get the > impression that she feels a bit left out > sometimes. It's terribly sad to see her going > from a very friendly and confident pre-schooler to > a bit of a loner. A shake up for Y1 might well do > the trick. I've no idea if her school does it > though. Which schools do?

That's a tough one ryedalema. I would definitely discuss it with her teacher to make sure that they are giving her plenty of positive feedback. Are there things that she feels that she is good at - whether it's swimming, a board game etc - that you can do a bit more of in the eve or weekend to give her a bit of a boost? Hopefully it will pass soon as nunheadmum says.

As a parent with a child at Bessemer your comments really amaze me rmarti - it doesn't sound like you have first hand experience of the school so it's a bit puzzling that you have responded now to a 2011 thread giving no context or timeframe to your allegations. I've certainly never seen or heard of anything like that at the school but as Cora says if you have any recent evidence it would be better to write to the school and/or Southwark/Ofsted.

I agree with canela - if not too expensive a day at the sanctuary with a massage booked in would be amazing. I finally went for the first time in about 20 years and found it incredibly relaxing. You could also go to all those grown-up coffee places in Soho - the Nordic Bakery in Golden Square or Fernandez and Wells. And a gallery? And a film? Hope you have a brilliant time.

As others have said, definitely fill in all 6 choices and make sure there are a couple of realistic ones in there, which won't necessarily be the closest. Don't rule out a school without visiting it - you might really love one you think is less desirable and wonder what all the fuss is about with another very popular school. It amazes me how many people don't visit all 6 choices and then are given a school they haven't even seen. Start visiting early - sometimes there are very limited dates that get all booked up. Try not to get obsessed about getting in to one school - sometimes people feel that it's the end of the world when they don't get a particular school. But it's not. And this is often based on a perception that one school is brilliant and the others aren't - and of course it's a lot more complicated than that. And try not to worry about it too much - easier said than done I know!

James, are you sure you want everyone to contact you? Sounds like it could be loads of people and they should contact at800 for a filter. Also did you see my q re potholes?

James, is it just me or are there loads more potholes around E Dulwich than before? I used to view them as a mild inconvenience but the other day - on the way to an important meeting - I had a tyre ripped by a pothole on Lordship Lane - on a two-week old tyre too. Has the programme of road maintenance been reduced?

Pebbles, all the stuff I read said that if you're outdoors then you're ok - in other words your child is highly unlikely to infect another unless they are in physical contact or in the same room. So the solution of keeping the infectious child in the buggy should work fine if you don't have to go indoors to do the pickup or if you can leave them outside for a minute or two. pebbles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to hijack this thread but I have a question. > My youngest (3 1/2) hasn't had it yet. So when > she does have it what do I do about keeping her at > home when I have to drop off and pick up my eldest > from school (we have to go indoors and queue up > outside his classroom door and then they let them > out one by one)? I'm not going to be able to rely > on friends to drop off and pick up every day for > the whole of incubation?? > > Would love to hear how people get around this > issue? > > Thanks

Hi Suzie, that's not a straightforward answer because when they are little it costs more because of the smaller ratio and then the term after they are 3 you get some gov funding, which reduces the fees. I think the fees (and waiting list!) are comparable to other nurseries. And it is a lovely place - my son went there from the age of 2 till nearly 5 and my daughter is there at the moment.

Hi kellywild, you don't say where you live and you diplomatically don't name the school you don't want but there may be a school available to you that you haven't considered depending on where you are. Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, > > I just wanted to comment on the fact you said that > you haven't encountered anyone who didn't want to > use the schools currently avaliable in E Dulwich. > That's not really the issue. I would quite happily > use some of the local schools but the fact is that > where i'm situated i am in the gap between > boundries for schools and will reealistically only > have the choice of one which i DO NOT want. The > new free school is a perfect solution, a good > school which will help bridge the gap and maybe > help some of us get a good school without having > to go private. > > I attended the meeting held at HGAED and was happy > with all i heard and will be lending my full > support to the new school and hope that more > people will show their support to this project.