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http://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2014/11/07/scrutiny-of-free-school-plans-too-weak-admits-dfe-commissioner.aspx Interesting re free schools approved where not required

Baker Ross sell same stuff as yellow moon, but cheaper

Did you just start a month ago? It's very early days. When is she having the 'solids' and what are you doing? Is it the two of you, with her in the highchairs and you poised with a selection of things you want her to try? If so, I would perhaps rethink it. Don't make any special Foods that you will then be invested in, emotionally. Try going out to Peckham rye cafe and getting yourself a latte and share a Mezze sort of lunch, with her having a cucumber stick and a piece of pitta bread (get it lightly toasted) with a splodge of hummous on the tray for her to experiment with. Put a big tshirt over her clothes and concentrate on your own food (all the best if you can meet up with a friend at the same time) Just give her time to explore the food, gum It, suck off a chunk, make circles in the hummous, smear it on her face I don't like the pouches. I think they are expensive, sugary, bland and sloppy texture and thrive on a market of anxious parents wanting to 'do weaning right' Try to think of this as 6 months ahead for her to practice getting food into her mouth, while also investigating all the shapes, smells, textures, colours and tastes. She will be happier to put stuff in her mouth once she had seen you eat it, then her little brain knows it's safe to eat and comes into the category of 'food' She also will do best if she can learn that meals are social and relaxing. Good luck! Exciting adventure ahead!

Good explanation here http://www.kiddivouchers.com/taxfreechildcarenews.php

Artistic Nd the spurts stuff at dulwich college always used to take 4 year olds

Once you start meeting and talking to childminders I think your fears will be allayed. Our childminder was lovely, He would never have left a baby to cry. When I hsnded over two breastfed cosleeping 1 year olds I was a little worried how it would go, but she would coax expressed milk into them then get them off to sleep by singing and rocking. Within a few weeks they were really well settled and would nap every day between 1.30 and 3. If I ever popped in during the afternoon, both would be snoozing happily (in their car seats, there was an older child who used to sleep upstairs in a cot) My older child was a nap refusenik but he would usually sleep on the way back from Places in the buggy. I know when she had one very unsettled baby, she would walk for miles with him In the buggy. I think you just need to ask the minders about how they arrange naps, and get references from existing parents. In my experience, a child minded is the best, most homely care for small children - you just need to find one you get on with, and the right mix of other children age wise.

Biff are very good, and have a big range of shoes. Fitting is very expert.

Ask the teacher whether they use textbooks and which ones? Or ask for additional worksheets to do at home? Though I tend to think that for most children, reading for pleasure and visiting museums etc is the best use of time. Homework in primary isn't of much proven benefit. If a child needs additional support in one area, the school should share the required resources with you. Do the school provide info on what topics are being covered each half term Nd how you can support?

There are loads of workbooks aimed at parents http://www.theworks.co.uk/p/key-stage-1-books/ks1-maths-workbook---ages-6-7/9781445477534?CAWELAID=1896304073&CAGPSPN=pla&gclid=CIC77OqMscECFSuWtAodRyMAxg

This sort of thing is popular https://www.topical-resources.co.uk/category/science/

Textbooks produced by publishers are very expensive and the curriculum changes too often for schools to be keen to invest.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/359541/Wave_7_free_schools_basic_need_final.pdf

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think you have to identify a potential site as > part of the application process. You do. Section H ? Premises Finding a suitable site is an essential part of opening a free school. As part of preparing your application you should investigate potential sites for your school and tell us about them in your application. I am just itching to see the Harris nunhead application, info about the publicity, location of supporting signatures, and suggested site.

DulwichBorn&Bred Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was one of those that signed for a new primary > in the area but no way did I want TWO Harris > primary schools . If I had known that my signature > would have been abused in this way The free school application must be supported by the leaflets that supporters were shown before they signed up, and their addresses plotted on a map to show how close they are to the proposed new school. I just can't see how that can have happened in the case of Harris Nunhead

James said: As we have so many good local schools and > distances are so short it's likely it would be > offering places to people locally that fall > outside admissions but within 2 miles But the basis of a free school approval is supposed to be that there are not sufficient high quality spaces available, and the signatures in support are supposed to be from families in commuting distance. If the parents who signed up wanted a school in Nunhead, I don't understand how their support can just be switched to a school 2 miles away.

It's also unclear how the second Harris bid got approved and whether it had documented specific support from families within commuting distance.

http://lauramcinerney.com/2013/11/19/i-won-dfe-must-release-free-school-application-forms/ The application forms can be requested by FOI. Would be interesting to see the forms for the two Harris primaries

But ivydale rd to dulwich hospital is 1.8 miles. That is at the very limit of what is considered 'commutable' even outside of London, and is considerably further than most families would choose for a London prinary. So how can Harris have plotted the supporting families onto a map as requested as part of the application, and what was the wording of the leaflet for the school ths parents signed up to. You were involved in the application, presumably, James, and have a copy of the application? How soon are the applications put into the public domain?

bawdy-nan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Very interesting reading - assessment criteria > ... > > https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa > ds/attachment_data/file/343538/free-school-applica > tions-criteria-for-assessment-mainstream-and-16-to > -19.pdf How did the second harris prinary meet the criteria? E1 ? Provide valid evidence that there is a need for this school in the area You will need to be able to demonstrate that you have interest from parents of a number of pupils that is close to the school?s capacity ? for each of the school?s first two years of operation and either that there is: ? no significant surplus of school places in the relevant phase in the area; or ? that the number of places in underperforming existing schools in the school?s proposed vicinity comprises a total number of pupil places greater than your proposed school?s capacity at scale. (Underperforming schools will usually be classed as schools rated as ?requires improvement? or ?inadequate? by Ofsted. However, we will also take into account pupil attainment and progression data.) For example, if you are proposing a primary school of 420 pupils, with year groups of 60, we?d expect you to be able to show interest from parents of at least 60 pupils eligible for the first year of operation and 60 pupils eligible to join the school in the second year of operation. In addition, we?d expect you to be proposing to locate the school either in an area without a significant surplus of primary school places or in an area with at least 420 primary places in underperforming existing schools. You must: Complete the parental demand table in the application form showing how many parents (or students for 16 to 19) would select your school as their first choice for the first two years of the school?s life ? Demonstrate that potential parents (or students for 16 to 19) have made an informed decision when choosing your school as their first choice. Please include the text you have used in leaflets or other promotional material for prospective parents (or students for 16 to 19) about the particular characteristics of your school. You must make sure that this adequately describes the school you are proposing; we will not consider generic expressions of interest in a new school to be sufficient evidence that there is demand for the school you are proposing ? Provide a map which shows that potential pupils (or students for 16 to 19) live within commuting distance of your school ? Provide details on the extent of any current or forecast shortage (basic need) or surplus of places in the relevant phase of education within the school?s proposed vicinity (if you have already set this out in the vision section, please refer to the relevant page)

That's a bit unfair. I can see benefits of that system for individual student provision by allowing classes to be more flexible for the summer born. If you haven't been to see the school, it's a bit rich to be accusing it of fiddling its sats! Sats stats are based on date of birth/nc year, anyway.

Magic moments up by the harvester. ?10 per session. Runs every day but weds, for a couple of hours. Lynda who runs it is lovely, as are the other ladies who work there.

Oh I do!! I had to tear. Chunk of bread off with my teeth earlier on and eat without butter

One tip is to make sure the child is well hydrated and wear a long sleeve top so the arm is warm. Also a couple of chocolates for distraction is a good idea and the sugar reduces any pain

How about st Thomas? Though any phlebotomist should do a good, very gentle job. Call dulwich and check they do emla, perhaps get it from the chemist and apply it yourself first (both arms) so you can be in and out really fast

I have two au pairs so it's not a disaster, but I have 4 children as well, so I can't just do nothing