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etta166

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  1. As au pairs are not employees (it's a cultural exchange programme) there are different rules. It's not really going to change at all on 31st October, even under a no-deal Brexit.
  2. http://www.mindovermatterboxing.co.uk/ I've done a class at school with Simone (with my children) and they enjoyed it a lot. I'm not sure if she has any chilren's classes at the moment.
  3. Yes, in theory you need planning permission. But actually it's just that we really like our neighbours and did not want to upset them. They were very against the tree house because it would overlook their garden, so we didn't go ahead.
  4. Root and Shoot - Treehouses and play spaces Let us build your dream! Tel: 07905 971 635 Email: [email protected] www.rootandshoot.co.uk We had a great design drawn up by Jeremy but our neighbors objected so we didn?t go ahead in the end.
  5. Queue together in the US citizen's queue. I alsways did this when travelling with my partner (I had a green card) and was actually told that it is better to stay together if you are travelling together the one time we split up for immigration.
  6. I think that local cat sitting, lawn mowing, dog walking etc type jobs are still possible. I'm not sure that there are that many paper rounds, but there is a lot of leafletting.
  7. If you are both registered as her employers, separately, and therefore both make use of the full NI lower earning limit, then legally you both have to pay NMW. You can work around it by one family paying for Mon-Wed and the other for Thus/Fri. The you are in a 60/40 split and paying above the NMW. You should get legal advice on your contracts with the nanny, and have a writte nanny-share agreement between the families too.
  8. It's something you have to discuss with your school, but until the term after your child has turned 5, they don't have to be in school at all. So there's no legal issue with taking a child that is not of statutory school age on holiday in term time.
  9. You can ask the school SENCo or your GP to refer you for paediatric assessment by a community paediatrician. That's generally the first step to identifying what the difficulties may be being cause by. Further assessment would be guided by the paediatrician's assessment of the likely causes, if any.
  10. I found it easier to do baby led weaning, as you don't have to cook separately for your baby nearly as much as doing purees etc. As srisky said, a mix of both is probably the most practical approach.
  11. I've been in that situation a number of times and its always been a 50:50 split.
  12. http://www.charismagymnastics.co.uk/ Charisma Gymnastics has half term and holiday camps every holiday.
  13. Try visiting schools (or at least putting down schools) that took all on-time applicants. There are very good schools in the borough that take all applicants and then you at least get to choose a guaranteed school rather than getting assigned to one you didn't choose.
  14. They were very common when I was growing up in Canada, but then people stopped building them into houses. They are a fire hazard and allow fires to spread between floors very quickly. They basically act like a chimney.
  15. I can strongly recommend the cycleconfident lessons. They are held in school holidays and at half terms, and the next lessons in Southwark look to be in February half term. https://www.cycleconfident.com/courses/child-group/
  16. EH Physio on Lordship lane. Emma Hunt is fantastic.
  17. That sounds like a really great idea. I hope it works out for you and please let me know if you go ahead. anapau Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parents- I am wondering whether I could float an > idea to you guys and get an idea of interest? I'm > thinking of starting a meet up/ language skills > group for au pairs in the area. I'm 24, SE Ldn > native and newly qualified TEFL teacher. I have > worked as a nanny abroad too, and I know it can be > quite an isolating experience. I suppose the group > would be an exchange of sorts; I'd gain teaching > experience, attendants would improve their English > and get the insider track on the area for 20 > somethings? And we'd all make friends of course! > Any thoughts welcome!
  18. There is no central record for hospitals, but your GP should have kept any letters that were sent to them concerning your treatment. Depending on how long ago this all took place, records may no longer exist.
  19. Roger Pope in Dulwich Village is good. There have been a number of threads on this topic recently. If you search, you should find other recomendations too.
  20. If you are new to running, or are looking to come back to running, then the Dulwich Park Runners? Beginners Course is the ideal way to get started. Meeting on Saturday mornings, over 8 consecutive weeks, the course aims to take the new, or returning runners, and help them to build up their running to a stage where they are confident to continue on their own, to join a club, or reach a point where the thought of running a 10k race for charity, or simply getting out and enjoying the health benefits that running can bring, will seem less daunting. email: [email protected] http://www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk/site/?page_id=8
  21. If you want to get back into jogging and ultimately join an amazingly supportive running club then you could try the Dulwich Park Runners Beginner's Course. It starts on Saturday and it is a fab way to get back into running with others doing the same. http://www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk/site/?page_id=8 email: [email protected]
  22. You should be excused indefinitely. I did jusry service a few years ago, and I have 3 children. The administrator handling the claims for compensation for costs was really surprised that I was there, and told me that almost no-one with young children actually does jury service in London because the compensation rate for childcare won't cover the cost and it leaves you hugely out of pocket.
  23. Again, you can contact the Hamlet school to find out. When I asked many years ago, I was told that 20-30 children a year do not go from the Village school to the Hamlet, for a variety of reasons. I was under the impression that the Hamlet catchnment was bigger, normally, than the Village school catchment had been 3 years earlier. But you are right that every year children miss out on places in the transition between schools. Some also leave to go to other schools by choice. You could even find that you like the Village school but not the Hamlet school. They are different schools, after all.
  24. The school office will give you the distances. It's huge at the moment, probably further than you'd want to walk with a 4 year old...
  25. I have an au pair starting next week, so I'd also be interested in knowing about groups and meet ups for her too.
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