LondonMix

The comparison doesn't make sense. It would make more sense to say I don't particularly like fish and chips and prefer pizza. Preferring a pizza place compared to fish and chips really doesn't tell you much about the quality of the fish and chips on offer.

Nicotine is scientifically proven to be an addictive substance. Just because some people don't develop an addiction doesn't negate that. That is the case for all addictive substances including heroin. I'm not saying vaping should be illegal but it has risks and its addictive and serves no useful purpose except helping people quit a more dangerous activity: smoking. For these reasons it shouldn't be available to those underage and it shouldn't be advertised. More pupils have tried vaping than have actually tried smoking. There is a BBC article on it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33635571

Does anyone know if they are planning to do deliveries? I hope so!

Tomskip, read your post. It is hardly unreasonable for someone the feel you might be supporting such a policy. If that is not the case, just clarify what you said without taking such offence and being rude.

*Tomskip* Primary schools have to have sibling priority. Can you even begin to imagine the logistics for a parent trying to get too young children to different primary schools? In secondary school it doesn't matter as much as children are old enough to make their own way. Also, its worth stating that the lottery at Kingsdale is overseen by an independent party not employed or linked to the school in anyway. Therefore, those stating otherwise should amend their comments or provide some justification for claiming the process isn't independent. Kingsdale already operates a lottery so it would be more helpful to highlight what is changing in the policy. From quickly reading through the information, the only thing that appears to be changing is that children of permanently employed staff are being given priority admission now ahead of the general lottery. I'm not how the school is justifying this change. Like others have said, a lottery is fairest policy. When there is a shortage of local places, circumscribing the lottery to within a reasonable commuting distance (2 miles) like other schools have done, makes sense. Many schools who operate lotteries in Southwark, create inner and outer catchments in which at least 60% of the places (when oversubscribed) are allocated to those living within a few miles of the school and the rest of the places are allocated to everyone else.

I have to say that marble is very high maintenance and etches terribly. You can't get lemon juice or anything acidic on it and have to use specialised stone cleaner on it (most other cleaners are too acidic and will permanently etch or even leach out the colour in the stone). I love marble but if you want it to look like it does at the outset its a lot of work.

Well done Jah Lush. I can't imagine the the willpower!

That's great

quartz, no doubt

Personally, vaping shouldn't be advertised as anything beyond a replacement for cigarettes and an aid for quitting like nicorette and the patch. Trying to sell it independent of its only legitimate use is clearly reckless and should not be allowed.

Are you serious. Nicotine at high doses is lethal and nicotine poisoning can happen at relatively low concentrations in small children. Lowlander Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OK, can I make it clear - tobacco, burned and > inhaled, is lethal (i.e. cigarettes and rolling > tobacco). > > Nicotine on its own is not lethal. And if it is > ingested in ways other than inhaled is far less > addictive.

I'm going to a friends house party.

Agreed, its still very, very busy. Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > These things come in waves.. Fads.. Don't get > > people raving about Franco Manca any more.. > > Went in for an early lunch (before midday) a > couple of weeks ago and it was packed. So I don't > think they're too worried.

All of the larger units on LL are already chains. Chains are already interested but need a minimum footprint. The old ED Deli could and Foxtons could become chains but beyond that its unlikely. By chains I mean larger multinational chains, not chains like Honest Burger that have a handful of outlets in London. By that measure almost every store in ED is a chain already-- even the ones where its not so obvious like Le Chardon.

I don't wear a lot of makeup either. My staples are Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser or Studio powder by Mac for face, Dior show for mascara and lipgloss by Channel. That's it and still not everyday. I mostly try to take care of my skin and I've found a few miracle workers. Est?e Lauder Night repair serum is amazing. Everything time I used it within 2 days I would get loads of compliments on my skin so now I've used it consistently for a year. I cleanse my face with cetaphil which is very affordable and gentle and in the morning use Oz Naturals vitamin C serum under my totally basic Olay spf moisturizer. I hope you find products and a regimen that works for you. From everything I've mentioned I'd most strongly recommend the Est?e Lauder night repair. They have made some sort of deal with the devil, I swear it's so good!

Why 2009? I've lived here from before then and the stuff that has opened since 2010 is great / better. The cinema, Oddonos, Burro e Salvia, Cave de Bruno, the Flying Pig, the French House the Sushi place which replaced Adventure Bar, the Brickhouse (which isn't LL) to name a few. People are overly negative about LL on this forum. Yes it's got lots of restaurants (covering French, Italian, Japanese, Thai, Indian, Turkish, Jamaican, Spanish and more), cafes and gastropubs, but it also has a kitchen and bathroom hardware supply store, flooring store, roofers / velux windows, joiners (on North cross), two DIY shops, two opticians, multiple pharmacies, kitchen utensil store, paint store (ed rd), bakers, deli, butcher, fishmonger, multiple supermarkets, corner stores, hair dressers, barbers, jewellers, beauty / nail places, vet, locksmith (Melbourne grove), wine bars, ice cream parlours, two bike shops, dry cleaners, laundrette, bars and craft beer shops, at least 5 clothing stores I can think of, picture framers, deli, two gyms, Pilates and yoga studios, squash and tennis courts a golf club, the sash window company, builders, baby Gymboree, shoe stores, kids stores,flower shops, plant shops etc etc etc. You'll struggle to find an area with so much to offer outside central London. The rent hikes are a worry for the future but for the most part I love most of the places that have opened and I think retailing here is very rich, useful and diverse. ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Lane was best in about 2009/10. Downhill since > then imo. Still it has a long way to go before it > hits the depths of the 90s so not too much to > worry about at the moment. > > Southwark council must be benefitting from > increased taxation on business lets? (Presuming > they get this money, so not all bad as the elderly > and infirm may get a modicum of care?

The units are too small for traditional chains- the rents have little to do with there presence here. All that will happen us more upmarket indies will open. No indie store has been replaced by a chain. Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well the future is clear - increased rents > (happens on one site - starts a chain reaction of > basic economics - a bit like the 'estate agents > effect') will lead to the chains being the only > ones that can afford the location - and all the > little local places up-shop-and-leave. > > It happens everywhere, sadly. > > Morrisons, M&S (Oh we have that), Starbucks...... > lovely.

I'm sad the Sea Cow is closing- I order from them at least once a week. Elsewhere on the forum someone else said it was becoming a Meat Liquor Anyone know if that's true?

Okay, I totally see your point. In retrospect I suppose I should have said something more along the lines of, these results including the value add scores are indicative of a failure in teaching and that should be explored by the schools management as one of the possibilities for the dip. You are entirely right that no one definitively knows what went wrong or why yet and this is the responsibility of the school to investigate now and then communicate and take appropriate action. I do genuinely believe that virtually all students can progress with the right teaching methods and techniques. Fairlawn is an amazing example of that and has consistently shown that with appropriate methods all children can make at least expected progress and many times far in excess of that.

WorkingMummy, I think you and I largely agree. I think there is natural variation not captured by the stats for sure and individual pupils aptitude for progression can vary wildly from the averages despite the best efforts of teachers. I have two teachers in my family and I know what a hard job they have. However, I think where we differ is believing the scale of this kind of underperformance can be down to a very large disproportionate acceptance of children with an aptitude for progression well below the norm even when their starting point and other factors are taken into consideration. The scale of the issue at Goose Green for me makes that seem extremely unlikely. Under these circumstances, its of course appropriate for both the governors, the head and parents to try to understand what may have happened and to address any issues that need to be improved.

I think that all stats regarding schools should be taken with a pinch of salt and agree 100% about headline scores at times reflecting pupil intake. Value add score variations of 1 point or less should not be considered a very significant difference when comparing schools again because of the relatively small intakes as WorkingMummy points out. However,there is nothing in Goose Greens intake that would explain such as significant underperformance this year compared to other local schools, Southwark more broadly or the nation as a whole on multiple measures. All state schools' socio-economic mixes as well as the proportions of low performers (at KS1), those with English as a second language and those with learning disabilities are available as part of the data released with he performance information each year. I'd like to emphasise that I don't think any of those things doom children to low performance as many of our schools have finely illustrated! When almost 1/3rd of the intake in a large primary like GG doesn't progress in line with other schools, the school is most likely failing the children rather than the results being thrown off by a few pupils who can't progress at a normal pace for independent reasons not captured by the data. Whatever the root cause is, it appears the leaders at Goose Green take the situation very seriously which is the right approach and I wish them all the best in their efforts.

And what makes you think that must Muslims in Britain do? That wasn't the position taken by those you were accusing of defending the Charlie H murders. uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes but most right minded people today in the UK > do not live by that shyte or legislate to enforce > it

I agree with SoutheastLondonmum 100$%. It really comes down to very high quality teaching that focuses and tracks the individual progress of pupils and assigns different work depending on progress made, continually stretching pupils in every subject. High achievers, disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEN and disabilities all thrive there and it appears to be down to the individualized approach. The pastoral care is also meant to be excellent which contributes to terrific behavior and lots of pupil enthusiasm which I'm sure also contributes to the academic success achieved.

I don't think there is anything wrong with Muslim leaders condemning the violence of the Charlie Hebdo murders while saying that the cartoons were offensive. You can think something is wrong (and people often do) without condoning violence. In fact, unless I missed something, I don't think they were suggesting that it should be illegal to make fun of the profit, but just that they think its wrong and offensive. People say they are offended by things other people do all the time so I'm not really sure what your point on that is.

I'm not a SAHP but I don't think the decision can be made only on financial grounds either way. Taking a few years out hurts your medium term earnings so from that perspective, financially, over the medium to long term you are likely to be better off working. With that said, its entirely a personal decision. If you want to stay at home then do so regardless of what other people think or if it might be harder later when you return to work. As long as you can afford to and you accept all the implications, just do what feels right. Equally there are lots of people that couldn't be SAHP no matter what as they'd be miserable. Its just so personal, I'm not sure anyone can actually give real advice to help anyone decide what's the right choice.