scarlettbanks

There are useful posts on 'school distances' in another thread called 'School Places' in the 'Family Room Discussion' board. This link may work: /forum/read.php?29,2190091,page=4 . For the Sept 2022 intake, the longest distance offered on 1st March 2022 was 964m, which covers all of Amott Rd (I've just had a look using https://www.mapdevelopers.com/draw-circle-tool.php). The 964m should increase over the next few months (since not everyone that is offered a place on March 2022 will end up taking a place). And in future years it should increase further, since they will be accepting more kids per year, plus there are fewer young children living in East Dulwich / Peckham than there used to be. Personally I'm hoping that future years will have a much wider distance (1.3km? 1.5km?), and cater for East Dulwich more generally. Maybe even wider than that if demographics continue to change - e.g. our local primary school (Belham) used to have catchment areas of 300-400m, but now it's more than 1km!

Hi kc38, we are thinking of offering a spare double-room in our house, either to a single adult, or a single adult with kid. Can I ask what process you went through, to be connected to the three mothers? Should one go through the Gov scheme https://www.gov.uk/register-interest-homes-ukraine ? And does one then simultaneously go through a website like this (https://ukrainianlondon.co.uk/helping-ukrainian-refugees-arriving-in-the-uk/) to get matched with a guest, or does this happen automatically after registering on the gov.uk site? We are slightly nervous about: - the '6-month minimum' (what if the arrangement doesn't work out well, and also what happens if they need to stay beyond 6 months) - sharing our common area including kitchen space for 6 months, and how this will affect our two young kids (although hopefully it would be a really positive experience for them). - but mainly nervous about finding a suitable person to host, who feels like a 'good match'. Did you feel you had adequate control over who would stay with you? Thanks for any advice, or general thoughts, from kc38 or anyone else!

Forgot to mention Ganapati (both the restaurant on Holly Grove, and the takeaway on Maxted Rd) - amazing South Indian food - different flavours from other Indian restaurants we've been to in London. Looks like there's Jhakaas in Honor Oak Park, but then there's also a takeaway service being offered directly from Heritage in West Dulwich - will give them both a try :)

Ooh yes, I've heard very good things about Heritage - haven't yet managed to visit

Oh yeh, Kudu Grill in Nunhead is great (as is Kudu in Queens Road Peckham).

Does Peckham count? If so, favourite restaurants are Begging Bowl, Omni, Levan, Peckham Bazaar, Artusi, Coal Rooms. For fun places with mid-range price, also love Oi Spaghetti, Larry's, Taco Queen, Mr Bao, Miss Tapas. Made of Dough is my favourite local pizza, although Mike's is good too (and different). For street food we love Tianjin Dumplings and 'Asian Takeaway' opposite the station. Omni is a new-ish vegan place that lots of people haven't tried yet - the food is totally amazing with really exciting flavours (we aren't vegan, but have loved it there) - not cheap but worth it for a nice night out. In my view, the food on Lordship Lane is less exciting, but happy to be corrected!

Thanks Leftfooter - good point about the train tracks etc. The school emailed my friend yesterday, and they confirmed the longest distance offered on 1st March 2022 was 964m. So I'm pretty hopeful for a 1.25km+ catchment - maybe even for this year (i.e. after shakedown by Sept 2022), or for next year if not (Sept 2023 should have the additional intake). Maybe just wishful thinking on my part, but I'm getting more confident now (especially with fewer kids in Y5/Y6 in Southwark in the upcoming years etc).

That's useful to know - thanks! Waghorn street is around 1000m (depending which bit of Waghorn!), whereas last year in March 2021 the distance was 749m, so it's definitely increased quite a bit. And by Sept 2021 after shakedown etc it had increased to 897m, so hopefully Sept 2022 will increase quite a lot above 1000m. Then in subsequent years, should increase even more - since the intake will increase from 210 to 240, and since there have been demographic changes (see some of the above posts).

Can interested people join the local CLP now? E.g. if they want to increase the chance of a moderate candidate? Or is it too late for this?

Have a look here, including the London Megathread and the thread about Guy's: https://www.reddit.com/r/GetJabbed/

Ossito Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It?s interesting that Dog Kennel Hill School is to > shrink, a few years after the DKH Estate started > to be sold off? Hi Ossito, I hadn't heard about DKH Estates being sold off. Do you have any more info on that? Are families in council houses being forced to leave?

I might be wrong, but I *think* the 897m is after the shake-down (i.e. by September)

I'm just following up on the below, for parents worried about their chances of getting into Charter ED in future years. We went to the open day yesterday. The following is useful info I think... The building work should be complete by Sept 2022. The school said that the 'longest distance' offered for Sept 2021 intake was 897m (so it seems it increased quite a bit after offer day). Sept 2022 will be 210 kids rather than 180, so you would think it will be longer than 897m this year. And once they are 'up-and-running' in the new buildings, they plan to increase to 240 kids, so admission distance should be longer still. There are also plans to have a unit for children with special needs (I didn't hear more details than that, sorry), which will admit more kids (20? 30?) on top of the 240. Given also the changing demographics in ED (see below), I'm hoping that Charter ED will therefore eventually be able to offer places covering a much wider distance (1.3km? 1.5km?), and cater for East Dulwich more generally. Maybe even wider than that if demographics continue to change - e.g. our local primary school (Belham) used to have catchment areas of 300-400m, but this year was more like 1km! scarlettbanks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By the way, for those panicking about future years > - I?ve heard that in the coming years the distance > for Charter ED should increase. > -60 extra places (from 2022 or 2023 I think - see > other thread). We have a friend that lives 1000+ > metres away and is fifty-something on the waiting > list (so would have got in if 60 extra kids were > admitted) > -Plus the current 2021 intake (and previous few > years) have been big intakes across Southwark and > East Dulwich in particular (needed lots of bulge > classes in 2011-2013 primary schools admissions > etc, so this was expected). The demographic has > changed so over next few years (and beyond even > more so) there will be fewer Year 7 aged children > living (and applying) in East Dulwich > - plus this year (and last) was probably ?peak > sibling?, since lots of ?older siblings? applied > to Charter ED in its first 2 years (?younger > siblings? less likely to apply since they would > have followed whatever school their older sibling > already attended), and now the younger siblings of > these older siblings taking up charter ED place

Had an incredible dinner at newish restaurant Omni (near the bottom of Rye Lane). All vegan (which I am not) - incredible flavours, some quite unusual - the corn ribs with cashew cream for example were amazing. Has good sandwiches at lunchtime too.

Some new(ish) restaurants in Peckham, that I have really enjoyed and haven't seen mentioned on these pages: - 'Whole Beast' @ Kanpai London Sake Brewery. In Copeland Park, attached to the Sake Brewery. Amazing cooking - mostly BBQ stuff, with quite innovative and exciting flavours - Japanese influence I think. It's quite informal (no waiters, you just go and order, and collect your food when the buzzer buzzes) but for me it's the most exciting new Peckham restaurant for a while. Lots of outdoor seats - no booking necessary - has been plenty of space whenever I've visited (maybe apart from Friday and Saturday evening when sunny) - they have some indoor seats in the Sake brewery too. https://www.instagram.com/wholebeast/ - The new 'marketplace peckham' (near Morrison's, https://www.marketplacelondon.co.uk/peckham/home) has a lot of fun streetfood stalls. I really like Tianjin Dumplings (they make their own dumplings to order, and have other chinese street food too). AOneSushi is really good too - much better than standard high-street sushi - and they have a few other Japanese dishes. Marketplace Peckham is a good site to visit with kids - informal, lots of benches to sit on inside, and you can all order different food from different stalls. Churros, sweet shop, bubble tea, and other stalls I haven't yet tried. - Mike's - very nice pizza - unusual flavours - sold by the slice - Copeland Park (where Forza Win was).

Sounds like a good suggestion to me. I think the sibling policy is fair for when child 1 gets into school, then child 2 applies to same school and the family haven't moved house. But I agree something needs to be done to stop families renting near schools with their first kid, and then moving back to their normal home afterwards (and getting all younger siblings into same school, despite not living close). I think the Charter Schools decide on their own admissions policy (not Southwark Council). So perhaps parents should contact the Charter proposing this? As I said in a previous message, I also like the idea of parents being encouraged to report cases when it is known that this practice is taking place - it feels uncomfortable, but we need to discourage this practice in some way.

hellosailor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Genuine question - In what has the demographic > changed and less year 7 kids living in ED will be > applying to Charter ED going forwards? I don?t > understand the reasoning? It's just that the number of families with young children has decreased over time. I.e. in East Dulwich schools the 2011-2013 primary school intakes had more kids than the 2014-2016 primary school intakes, which in turn had more kids than the 2017-2019 primary school intakes. You would expect to see the same thing for East Dulwich secondary schools, but with a 7-year delay. I'm not sure why the number of families with young children has decreased over time. I guess East Dulwich is more expensive than it was 10-15 years ago, and so fewer young parents are able to move here now.

By the way, for those panicking about future years - I?ve heard that in the coming years the distance for Charter ED should increase. -60 extra places (from 2022 or 2023 I think - see other thread). We have a friend that lives 1000+ metres away and is fifty-something on the waiting list (so would have got in if 60 extra kids were admitted) -Plus the current 2021 intake (and previous few years) have been big intakes across Southwark and East Dulwich in particular (needed lots of bulge classes in 2011-2013 primary schools admissions etc, so this was expected). The demographic has changed so over next few years (and beyond even more so) there will be fewer Year 7 aged children living (and applying) in East Dulwich - plus this year (and last) was probably ?peak sibling?, since lots of ?older siblings? applied to Charter ED in its first 2 years (?younger siblings? less likely to apply since they would have followed whatever school their older sibling already attended), and now the younger siblings of these older siblings taking up charter ED place Still think we need a firm system to discourage and catch people cheating the system!

How about reporting those that cheat the system to the authorities? I know that might feel uncomfortable, but I think it?s very challenging for the school (or the council) to catch anyone - especially if they have a common surname, or if they use their maiden name on one property etc. I really think something needs to be done - maybe a dedicated council email address would help - might also discourage people from trying this in the future - make it clear that those who get caught lose their school place

Just tried AOneSushi today (new small sushi stand in Aylesham centre on Rye Lane). It?s really really nice - it?s run by two people - small selection but v v good sushi (and a few other things) and price was pretty reasonable considering the quality. I think it?s only open Fri-Sat afternoons for now - you?re meant to preorder food on Instagram. Thought I would post since it?s hidden away, and not many people seem to know about it yet

They hope to reopen 2nd week of January, according to sign on the door

dontbesilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the result was that the good people of Dulwich are > going to loose a couple of Blackberry bushes (boo > hoo!) and some shabby AstroTurf no one cares about > (until now oddly enough), but will retain a local > football club which has been on the site for over > 100 years. I care about the shabby AstroTurf (and the blackberry bushes) for what it's worth. I think the decision to approve the stadium may well have been the correct one (sounds like the football club needed this to survive, and is important to many people), but please don't taunt those that 'lost' or belittle their concerns. Taught my kids to ride their bikes on this Astroturf, fly kites there, play frisbee and football, picking blackberries this weekend, etc etc, visit several times most weeks, including pre-pandemic. Of course these activities can be done elsewhere once the stadium is built (and most blackberry bushes will survive!) but the decision is still a sad moment for me and many others. Won't stop me from bringing kids to Dulwich Hamlet matches once the pandemic is over, hopefully bridges can be rebuilt etc etc...

Also, I received the email saying "If you wish to make any additional comments which are not already covered in the officers report, please submit these to the case officer no later than noon on Thursday 23rd July." Does anyone know how we contact the case officer to make our feelings known?

I agree with James Barber - the astroturf and surrounding land has been our favourite place to visit these past 5 years with our young kids. They would miss it terribly if it were to go (places like Goose Green playground and Peckham Rye are nice, but do not offer that same sense of freedom and exploration). Is there anything we can do to stop this from happening? I have sympathy with the football club (who are a nice local club), but my understanding is that they could redevelop at their current site. When would the housing development likely be built, if it were to go ahead?

Mother goose have this, which seems reasonable to me. Must be very hard for nurseries too, and their staff need to be paid. I am still being paid for work, so still paying Mother Goose (even though children staying at home)