Fuschia

Dulwich Medical Centre Not perfect (have had a saga of problems with repeat prescriptions and wrongly booked appts) but in general the receoptionists are friendly and most of the dr are good

I would put the feeding chair downstairs by the tv, at least at first

I would suggest a bed or futon so tired parents can lie down to doze or feed... can also be used for changing nappies

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi apples, > Sorry for mixing a reply to your post and other > posts up into one set of responses. > Goodrich will be receiving an extra ?58,050 pa of > Pupil Premium from September. Which may or may not balance the effective freeze on pupil funding over the same period. Extract from a professional journal: "THE LEVEL OF the pupil premium has been set by the government at ?430 per pupil. The figure is less than many had been hoping for as the ?2.5 billion which it was promised the scheme would be worth to schools will not apply until 2014-15. The budget will rise each year from its starting point of ?625 million in 2011-12 until the higher figure is reached. The initial level of the pupil premium has also been reduced by the government?s assumption that the numbers of eligible pupils would rise by 15% this year. The premium, which will be the same for every deprived pupil in England, wherever they live, will be allocated to all pupils currently eligible for free school meals. The DfE expected schools to try to maximise the amount of funding they would receive by encouraging all eligible pupils to take up their entitlement before January 20, when the annual survey on which pupil premium numbers would be determined, took place. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) calculated that the pupil premium could have been worth at least ?100 more per pupil if there had been no increase in the number of pupils on free school meals. It has calculated that, if the number of pupils does rise by the anticipated 15%, the overall schools settlement for 2011-12 will imply an average cut in funds per pupil of 0.75% in real terms. The IFS believes that less deprived schools will see larger cuts, amounting to 2% in real terms for at least one in six pupils. Although schools with higher levels of deprivation will see slight increases in their budgets even after allowing for inflation, the IFS expects no more than one in 25 pupils to be in schools with increases of 2% or more in real terms." So I think on the contrary, James, our local schools will most likely be facing an effective budget cut, even after the pupil premium.

dontpanic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > thanks Fuschia, thats food for thought. I don't > agree with it as a general policy as I think its a > little like funding their favourite Private > schools; but nonetheless that isn't a reason not > to take advantage of a chance to be pioneering if > its something that could benefit the community. Problem is that it will leach resources out of the community schools. hence not good for the community overall

From NUT information "Free Schools receive state funding but: ? the ability to set their own pay and conditions for staff; ? the right to employ teachers without qualified teacher status. ? control of their budget; ? no requirement to follow the National Curriculum; ? ability to set the length of terms and school days; and ? outside the scope of the local authority. ? Do not have the same facilities as other state schools such as outdoor play space ? Can set their own pay and conditions for teachers, outside of nationally negotiated agreements In October and November 2010 the Government announced that 25 Free School applications had been approved to develop their plans to a business plan stage. The NUT commissioned YouGov to carry out an opinion poll of parents of school age children in the 22 local authorities in which these 25 Free Schools are planned to open. The sample of 1,021 reflected the national percentages of parents with children at private/state schools. The detailed survey concluded that the overwhelming majority of parents rate their child's current education highly, calling into question the Government's belief that Free Schools are necessary to address to address parental dissatisfaction with current school provision Dangers of Free Schools Under the government?s proposals, a Free School can be set up wherever there is evidence of demand from some parents for the proposal. Free schools will be outside the local authority family of schools, which will have no powers to intervene if things go wrong in the Free School or if parents complain. Free Schools will not have the same requirements on them as other local schools in terms of accountability to the local community, or provision for parent or staff governors. With Free Schools allowed to set up in spaces that other schools would not be allowed to use ? such as former shop space, offices, factories etc, many will not offer the facilities available in most other schools. The Government has said that Free Schools can employ non-qualified teachers and that even the Head teacher will not be expected to hold a teaching qualification. But the NUT survey found little support for this position, with the overwhelming majority of parents believing that only qualified teachers should teach children, and expecting Head teachers to hold a teaching qualification. "

I think Southwark's response last year to the school issue in ED was that under the method of calculation used by govt, there is no shortage of places in the wider area and any bulges are short term. Hence funding is not available for a new LA school... if a free school starts up, it will be at the expense of funding for existing local schools and if the "bulges" do prove to be transient, then in the end it will also cream off pupils from existing schools, some of which (small ones like Heber) might become unviable.

Free schools are not subject to usual planning permission and are likely to open up in empty shop units etc (nor do they need to employ qualified teachers/head)

TonyQuinn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, well done Mr Barber. Unfortunately, your > award is not going to save you or your party from > the backlash that is coming because of Mr Clegg's > deal with Mr Cameron. > But, I do sincerely appreciate your endeavours to > connect with us all. > TQ Agreed!

Mellors Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Do you lot want to come round to mine? I will > provide tea and cakes whilst you sort it all out > for me? Please! what a good idea! will the babyoiled brazilian be there?!

anna_r Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I also have separate boxes for toys in > our expedit unit with tags saying things like > 'instruments', 'small toys' (all those stocking > filler type things which get everywhere) 'Lego' > (of course) and 'balls and cars' which are > currently combined due to lack of boxes although > that is starting to bother me.... We have an expedit in child no 1's room (6x6) and one in the conservatory (4x2) and another shelving unit the same dimensions (4x4 allocated to toys) and NUMEROUS crates and boxes to fit the 60 (!) slots available Aargh

Read it, very interesting, lots of tips for new parents http://theparentingpassageway.com/2009/01/19/when-babies-cry-and-what-we-can-all-learn-from-the-high-needs-baby-and-child/

buggie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...surely that's common sense Fuschia!! Yes, but they do insist on doing it and I feel a surge of panic each time! And I am not at all OCD about germs usually

Nice article re eating: http://www.toddlerbedtimetips.com/toddler-food.html

I don't like mine peering in the loo as they flush it...

Esp re discipline http://www.toddlerbedtimetips.com/toddler-discipline.html the sleep sction is good too

Get her checked out... is she teething?

I would like to meet some other mus from thsi group but can't quite get a handle of when meetups happen etc.. and I am not free all the time as I have other children. Please advise and I promise to check back and try to get a grip!

Been going a bit stir crazy but not quite sure about braving the park alone after school with one 8 yo, 2x nearly 3 yos and one newborn. Anyone else fancy it? We can do any of the parks!

I must say though that I find the first few months of a baby is not the hardest bit (even twins) ad I'd prefer practical help in the house daytimes (cleaner/mothers help) but then I wouldn't want an "expert" interfering.

Is she eating anything at all (her favourite snacks?)

Decathlon sell them at a good price

I had fanastic independent midwives for all my births/antenatal and postnatal. Their support for me with my recent breastfeeding difficulties was just amazing... daily visits in the run up to Xmas, some of which were for 2-3 hours. http://www.independentmidwives-southeast.co.uk/

crystal palace one o'c club?

whats on this week?