peckhamprincess82

Sadly, I am EXTREMELY cynical about any admissions policy of any school. As far as I can see, any policy can be skewered. As many people have pointed out, it is extremely common in the past for parents who can afford to, to buy houses near a good secondary school. Many of us know parents who have done this and have successfully secured their child a place at Charter. The more people who do this, the more house prices in the immediate area rise and the more the catchment shrinks even further (as more people with secondary school age children move closer and closer to secure a place). Kingsdale admissions are very difficult to understand yes but make no mistake, should the school move to distance only, the catchment would shrink and shrink and shrink. Practically, ED residents would be unlikely to benefit - although I can imagine that residents in Gypsy Hill would benefit greatly. The residents immediately near the Kingsdale in leafy Dulwich the are likely to be sending their children to Dulwich Prep or Dulwich College so they are likely not to be bothered!

Probably he could see someone on the NHS if he was referred from his GP? If not, maybe try the Goose Green Clinic - they have lots of practitioners doing different things and therapies and they might have a dietitian on their books. http://www.goosegreenclinic.net/

There was a good article on this in the Guardian Family section on the weekend - about a bloke who decided to be a stay at home dad. I think if you can do it and you are looking at retraining anyway then why not? You've got many working years in front of you so why not retrain and have more time with your kids and then end up doing a career you will really enjoy.

I always use Keen - I use their ap on my phone which also allows me to see exactly where my cab is. Very good and reliable.

What a shame!

Is the Adventure Playground open anytime between Boxing Day and the 4th January?

Alot of people leaving around Dog Kennell Hill don't have alot of confidence in distance only measurement after happened with Wanley Road, it took a Court injunction to get Charter to include a the whole Champion Hill Council Estate who prior to the Court injunction used to exclude a large cohort of social housing.

Well, at least there has been a very clear change of leadership with the old headteacher retiring and her assistant head leaving the school at the same time to take up a position at Goodrich. The results were from year six cohort who were at the school in 2014/2015 and reflect upon the old leadership team. It looks like the chair of governors at GG is also new and she has excellent professional credentials. I'd be extremely concerned if it was still the same leadership running the school but it looks like acknowledgement of the problems at the school have been done and solutions for change are being implemented.