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Diwali fireworks tonight is it ?

Decathalon had some childrens hight camping tables . Don't know if still in stock and their website is down at the moment .

Perhaps the school are anxious that the results include the results of the Nov resits rather than just the summer exams .

Is this http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/secondary-tables-2012/southwark-6294954.html the page you are looking at ? If so ,it is a link giving secondary school places in league tables for 2012 . The page was created in February of this year and is based on data from 2011. It is based on exam results from 2011 . The league tables for 2013 will be based on results from 2012 .

Thanks Renata .

Quickprint on corner of Oglander and Maxted . Couldn't be nicer or more helpful ,truly lovely people 020 7639 6764 .

Doesn't look as though the GCSE results will be made public before the deadline . Sure I read somewhere that parent visiting the school open day had been told by the head that the results would be out in a couple of weeks .

I was under the impression that wheelchair users should have priority . ( though I understand that sometimes logistics of twins may make this impossible ) The space is provided primarily for them . I believe that considerable campaigning was involved to obtain wheelchair spaces and accesibilty on buses .

At Guys emergency clinic you need to get there about 8.30 am I think . Not sure if open at weekend . Lots of dentists accept NHS patients try Mr Norton 179 Denmark Hill 0207 274 0861 or East Dulwich Dental Care ,Forest Hill Rd 8 299 0240 or The Gardens 8 693 4001

Thanks Addabs ,that should do it .

And they offer discounts to students .

I guess we need to find out the most effective method of dealing/reporting such messes . Presumably emailed photographs of the offending areas . But I'm not sure who to send to or who to escalate to if no action taken . Who can advise - James ?

Just be glad you don't live in Peckham where the side streets off Rye lane have dumped rubbish ,doorways used as urinals ,as the norm . I can't help wondering why what seems to be lower standards ( cracked ,uneven paving stones general dirt and neglect ) operate in Peckham .

Yes - Quickprint on corner of Oglander and Maxted . Couldn't be nicer or more helpful ,truly lovely people 020 7639 6764 .

Just like to add - I don't think Sue is thick at all . In fact I think she's very perceptive - hadn't even occured to me that there might be a difference between a public meeting and a drop in .

I got a second letter with details of a drop in session to answer queries 23 Oct ,4 - 7pm Rye Oak Primary School .Whorlton Rd ,Se15 Project Office 07809 530674 ,ref nos CAP 5 /BB 966778 This is re works in Nunhead/East Dulwich .

Sounds an excellent idea to me ,sometimes I wonder if its just me worrying/being outraged by something and it would be nice to talk to other people .

"What a stressful way to live if you have a sick child - ready to do battle......so sad." Prepares you for when you're fighting for medical attention for an elderly parent though . Hope people don't think that's an irrelevant comment in the "family " section of the forum .

Sorry ,I see what you mean . Northbound cylists share the bit of the road - marked with bikes painted on to the surface - with buses .

medley and tich juicy - the shared space cycle way between Boots And Smiths IS a two way cycle lane ,north and south bound ? Isn't it ?

And the people who carried out the " consultation " on the improvements of which this cycle way formed part didn't care either . Having learnt of the proposal in the local press I went to the Peckham Pulse library expecting details or advice - no they'd no knowledge of it . Eventually I got a phone number of the consultants carrying out the "consultation " - they had no idea of where the nearest library was to the proposed works but assured me that they had leafleted all local shops and residential properties . None of the shops I approached admitted to receiving anything and my mother who lives very close to this spot had received nothing . Wonder how much Southwark paid for that bit of window dressing ?

Oh I don't know Curmudgeon there seems to be endless possibilty for discussion here - the number of staff leaving might be attributable to a combination of maternity leave ,short term contracts ,sick leave ,and staff reaching retirement age .Or not. the TES article and it's mention of a letter from Ofqual's chief regulator saying that the exams investigation has been delayed by legal discussions instigated by the school might be a fiction ( that Kingsdale have chosen to allow to stand ).Or not . Kingsdale have responded to all allegations . Or not . the exam boards are wholly responsible for any negative views that may remain of the integrity of the system at Kingsdale . Or not . And if that fails us we can split hairs - Kingsdale isn't expected to have a section 8 inspection soon ,it's to have an ofsted inspection triggered by a section 8 inspection .

I realise that Carbonara and ,where simple maladministration or malicious complaints have been made would agree with the confidentiality surrounding the process . Were the alleged problems with exams to be symptomatic of a greater malaise then I would welcome whistleblowing . Having a child whose education was badly affected when his school was used as a political football ,I am also acutely aware of how the lives of children ,teachers and parents are affected by publicity ,press coverage and political interference . However my personal experience and my realisation that as Debster fears " across most schools , colleges & Uni's some form of manipulation of results is happening " has made me want greater openness and clarity ,not less . Kingsdale enjoys a fantastic reputation and is in a strong position , I don't believe that the fact of an exams investigation is known to the public will damage the school . As Debster has also said " Maybe this current exposure will eventually show what a fantastic school Kingsdale truly is ?"

I don't think that Kingsdale is any more high profile than say Pimlico Academy ( frequently visited by all colours - Balls latterly and now Gove ) . And they too seem to be keeping their latest exam results close to their chest . Pimlico seems to have managed being "scapegoated "

I think there are more issues at Kingsdale than the alleged problems with exams . And I think the judgement that the public whistleblowing was inappropriate is a subjective one .