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My son will be starting school before we know it. Do people with children at this school like it? Any insider knowledge very gratefully received! Thanks so much

I found Peter at Herne Hill driving school very patient. He has a good sense of humour and is a naturally calm person. I would thoroughly recommend although I think he may have moved to automatic only.

Considering it for our son but it would involve him using the school coach. Love to hear from/speak to any current parents. Thanks so much ...

Thanks for your responses - much appreciated

Thanks. I guess I wondered in particular what the implications are for Charter ED being so new. Is it likely to change a lot in the next 18 months? I will book to go and see them all early September time...

We are starting to think about secondary school for our son and we are lucky in that we may be in the catchment for both Charters. I hear good things about Kingsdale too. Would anyone on here with children at the schools let know their thoughts? Are the two charters very different from one another for instance? I'm starting with close to zero knowledge really Thanks so much in advance...

And after wasting a massive amount of money (millions?) on a crazy new road layout at dulwich village junction which made traffic far worse and seems fairly dangerous too. Shocker. I am all for people avoiding cars when they can but this does seem like a way of just fleecing money off people hoping to enjoy the park.

We go to the school of drumming in Penge. The teaching has been pretty high quality from what I can tell!

As one of the posters said above it takes weeks if not a month or so. My son had the same thing not long ago. We put the treatments on them, then covered with plaster and sometimes duct tape, repeating the process a few times a week. What finally got them was when we started filing off some of the dead/flaking skin with a nail file (obviously don't use it for your nails afterwards!). It took time and persistence but meant that no trip was needed to get anything done professionally...

I think it's really important these guys are reported to 101. We get it fairly often and it's really unpleasant to have to deal with these people being so aggressive and threatening especially when you have young kids in the house. They slammed my gate forcefully, almost knocking it off its hinges, when I declined to buy anything and you can feel quite shaken up afterwards.They seem to make a point of visiting houses in this area.

Absolutely agree - it's not acceptable at all to try to initimidate/threaten people and get aggressive if they don't want to buy things at their door. I wonder what the purpose of the visits really are. Does seem like a type of scoping out. I called 101 recently and encourage others to do the same if these callers are aggressive or visit at antisocial hours.

Hi there We want to do our loft this year as need to create a bit more space for our growing family. We are in the Dulwich Estate area so will have to abide by their rules as well as Southwark Council's. Has anyone on here used Outlook Lofts and would you recommend? Thanks very much in advance for any insider tips/knowledge!

Hi there We want to do our loft this year. We are in the Dulwich Estate area so will have to abide by their rules as well as Southwark Council's. Has anyone on here used Outlook Lofts and would you recommend? Thanks very much in advance for any insider tips/knowledge!

Thanks for these kind responses - very nice to hear such good things about the school. I have mixed thoughts on single sex education - for some though maybe it is beneficial. Lovely to hear that pastoral care is so good.

Hi there, I've heard some - mainly good - things about Sydenham High, which has a relatively new head. Are there any parents on here who are happy to share their thoughts on the school and how it is evolving under a new head if it is changing at all? I'm interested in it for my daughter. Many thanks for this in advance