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Quick answer is yes it's possible. Sad answer is that our children are increasingly facing a two tier system with students who don't have significant financial support being unable to access those universities with higher living costs (eg cost of uni accommodation). For our current child at uni rent - including utilities- both when in uni accommodation an when privately renting has been covered out of his loan. We give him what we can towards daily living expenses (varies but not a lot) and he has a part time job. Friends of his in other uni places are unable to cover halls, rent etc out of grant and even working themselves are having to rely on parents. Our just know they have to live with the debt of fees if they want to go uni. It shouldn't have to be a huge consideration when your child is looking to make the right academic choice but do also look at local rents, consider living at home :-( ! (eldest changed uni cos was too quiet for him away from London and more options for work here and it didn't seem to affect his social life) an consider employment option for them whilst at uni (eg a self contained campus some distance from the nearest small city is going to be less likely to have lots of employment options). Tip - if possible- We do try and maintain a sort of 'float'; grants are often not through before rent is due so we have a little stash that can be used for this and paid back later - has proved useful and necessary.

Take No. 40 then walk. You can look at Roman amphitheatre ( under Guildhall) and city walls en route.

How can there be a need for parent volunteers when charging ?10 per head. Is profit going back to Dulwich Festival?

I thought it was something to do with them marking the route of The Effra...

The infants is a church of England school, The Hamlet isn't; hence different catchment areas and why they can't amalgamate (Infants would have to loose church status or Hamlet acquire it). Of course parents know when they choose for their child to attend The Infants that The Hamlet has a different catchment area (unrelated to parish boundaries), The Infants admission info on front page of their website says, "Please note there is no automatic transfer at Year Three to Dulwich Hamlet Junior School"...I guess for some it's a gamble that just doesn't pay off. Sorry Growlybear, must have been typing whilst you were posting. You said it all so much more eloquently than I!

Amazon - Casio digital watches LA670WGA, the silver and the gold v in. V retro. Great self adjustable wristband and at ?15ish no real stress around loss/breakage. Bought eldest son chunky 'man's' version. Well received.

Had text saying the charter closed. Website still saying check 7:30am tomorrow.

checked websites an Twitter - Charter saying update by 7:30 tomorrow DHJS saying plan to open, send kids in appropriate clothes to play in snow Goose Green closed anyway, Inset couldn't see anything yet on DVIS, Heber or Goodrich. Key to opening usually how far away staff live an if can get enough in for no. of pupils

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How many German/English speakers are there to fill the school? That's the sticking point for me. What if you don't want your child educated bilingually in German? If local sites are available they should go to the Local Authority to develop a school that would meet everyone's needs

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I'd talk to the school or the governors rather than posting about them - much more constructive. Jane

Thanks Curmudgeon. Well posted.

Can't comment on the incident. Sorry to hear your child was hurt. Can comment on the pharmacy. We have used them for years and years and the staff have always been remarkably helpful: chasing down prescription items that other pharmacies said they couldn't get hold of for ages advising on products suggesting cheaper (same quality/effect) products chasing after me when I forgot my ? card. I have never witnessed rudeness. I have seen them responding with charm and politeness in the face of some right shouty, up-themselves customers!

Yes - The Charter don't allow phones. But the pupils all take them in and I encourage my kids to take them on some days cos if they are going out after school (and sometimes not home till late) I need to know we can contact each other. So - if the school confiscate it - it's only the cheap phone! And - it gets nicked at school (and they do and of course the school can't be expected to do anything about it cos phones aren't allowed) - it's only the cheap phone! And - the kids aren't stressing about loss or theft cos - it's only the cheap phone! And actually neither of the phones have been lost, stolen or broken - yet..

We just went to the Orange shop (Lewisham) and got their cheapest, most basic, phone with the longest battery life on pay as you go (Samsung, but bought so long ago the model probably doesn't exist now). It's worked brilliantly. We now have two of these and the kids take "the cheap phone" whenever they go out in preference to their (purchased themselves) iPhone and blackberries (which now are so much more about multi-media use now than use as mere phones). My children are aged 12 - 19 and the other huge positive of having the cheap phone (and one I had not planned for and wouldn't have given huge consideration to in any case) is the status thing. By absolutely having the most bog-standard cheap phone you have a perfect counter argument to the "Wot no blackberry?" pressure cos you are so obviously not even trying to compete and have a decent phone. You are just bringing out the cheap phone to prevent loss of or damage to your better phone at home!

Friends will want to see you - whatever. "Stuff" and a bit of grubbiness is the norm (certainly a more comfortable home to visit than the pristine clean, scared to file a toy in the wrong box sort of environment IMO). We all put too m.

Kids I work with - London Eye Mystery - Siobhan Dowd Long Lankin - Lindsey Barraclough Wolf Blood - N M Browne Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli (the first one) Wolf Brother (and the rest of the series) - Michelle Paver The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd, Jim KAy Twilight series (I forget the author) Greyhound of a Girl - Roddy Doyle Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror - Chris Priestly Lots still in to Jaqueline Wilson and many now into Agatha Christie!

Another recommendation for @999Beauty. Lovely people, got on with the job (manicure) in a pleasant way without loads of chitchat. Will go again. Jane

Mine have been out for a month already and growing well!

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And DKH has a much higher percentage of pupils with special needs

Lies, Damned lies and statistics... Then you also have to look at the percentage of pupils with statements and on School Action Plus. A school with a higher percentage of pupils with significant needs is unlikely to get 100% of pupils through level 4 and highly unlikely to get the higher no of level 5's. Just checked and St Anthony's has 3.8% with statements or on school action plus and dulwich hamlet has 6.1%.