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As you have missed the primary school application and allocation deadline, you will need to look at undersubscribed schools and stay on the waiting list for your preferred schools. You will need to be registered at an address to do either of these. If I were you, I would focus on finding a suitable family home first and then look at local schools once you have found somewhere. Things to bear in mind; parental views and reputation tends to lag behind what is happening in a school at any one time by a number of years, waiting list places do come up and once the schools year starts few change so if you are willing to make changes or wait, you can jump in there; a child does not have to start school until their 5th birthday, so staying on a waiting list is a viable option. Finally, most families come to love their primary school whether they have initial reservations or not. Then they are going to want other like-minded parents to like the school too, so you may think Goodrich is best because, as a big school, there are more Goodrich parents on forums bigging it up than you will for other schools! And by the way, if you are looking at Forest Hill/Honour Oak, Kilmorie is much nicer than Dalmain and St George's is a gorgeous undersubscribed school.

School closures do not surprise me because there are considerably fewer young children in the area. I work as a supply teacher, so visit lots of schools across Southwark, Lewisham and Lambeth, and can think of only a handful of schools that have the full 30 per class. Most average around 23. There has also been talk of making Dog Kennel Hill (which had the full 30 per class ten years ago) a one form entry, St John's school in Camberwell has closed and another primary near the Elephant (Townsend) is also closing. You can't blame the council for responding to the call for more primary places, which were much needed from 2005 to 2017 approx, as young families poured into the area and cried out for good, local school places for their children as they moved into the area. The expansion of the most successful schools (eg Goodrich, Ivydale and Dulwich Hamlet with their subsidiary, the Belham) has meant other local schools have lost out as families continue to opt for these more 'desirable schools' and their catchments expand. This will inevitably leave to school closures. The other thing you can hardly blame the council for is using past data on the migration of families out of the area as their kids reached secondary age (wanting more space, grammar schools etc)to inform their planning. Otherwise, their decisions would be based on what? Sadly, as the price of extending your home became cheaper than moving and secondary schools expanded (Kingsdale, Charter ED extension of Charter), families have chosen to stay put reducing the availability of family homes for sale.

With three votes, people were able to split how the voted party-wise. I voted for three different ones. Because I am appalled by Southwark Labour's track record on social housing ( Elephant and Castle = case in point, I could only give the party partial support. Fortunately, there was enough choice to be able to show discontent without having to vote for one of the other major parties, as I would rather kill myself than vote for a scum-bag Tory or a Tory-turncoat LibDem.

northernmonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Which local primary uses it? Bessemer use JAGS, > goose green use Alleyns. Not sure about Heber and > Goodrich but it?s starting to get a bit far away! Dog Kennel Hill and St John's and St Clements both use these fields and I think the Charter Schools use the fields for PE too

What treatment are you on? If you are taking HRT and symptoms persist, could it be something else other than menopause? Or if you have used 'treated' in inverted commas because you are not yet on any medication, could it be that you are still perimenopausial and your periods have not yet stopped? HRT is not prescribed to women who still bleed.

The posters on this thread need to open their eyes and see that ULEZ type restrictions are happening all over the world and across most major cities in the UK. This is not about a mayor lining the coffers (and heaven forbit the prejudiced claptrap about it going into his own pockets), it is about one major city following the same logical steps as all others. Still it's nice to see Mr Fararge, every racist's friend, joining the anti-green movement.

As a supply teacher, I go into many primary schools across Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham. School treats with temporary closures (usually 8:15 to 9:15 and 3pm to 4pm) are now the norm. Sorry, but you are just going to have to live with it.

I've not been to Gala but I have been to X The Tracks in Brockwell Park and On Blackheath and loved them both. It's a great way to do a festival without the camping and these events have a great community vibe. Let's not forget, every council has events on their common land for local people to enjoy. They are not private events as everyone can pay to attend - a private event would surely be by invitation only - so it is not privatisation of common land. Totally support your right to grumble, but let's let this go ahead.

This is for my daughter's Geography A'level coursework. The survey is short and on changes to Peckham. Thank you for helping. You can find the survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YMBhih6iFDvUVAq5p66YBjg7Zsq2STwu4kWD3lElLtg/edit

It's just a short survey on Peckham, Many thanks. Here is the link. https://www.surveymonkey.com/create/?ut_source=dashboard_survey_list

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does this mean that classroom numbers will > necessarily fall? If so, could this be a > plus-point from this situation? Hardly. Which would you prefer; 30 kids in a class with a teacher and a TA, or 22 kids in a class with a teacher but no TA?

Just catching up on this. I am on immunosuppressants and also got contacted. I also had a text to book mu booster jab, which I did and was then miraculously cancelled with no explanation. I have not had another text to rebook in 2 weeks. Has anyone else had the opportunity to book a booster at Tessa Jowell?

Both my children attended Kingsdale from year 7 and the younger one is now in Year 13. Kingsdale is a hugely creative school with fabulous art, drama and music. These subjects are highly valued and showcased. Academically, students also perform well because the teachers are hugely dedicated and supportive and help the students believe in their ability to succeed. Both of mine have achieved extremely well there, but more importantly have been happy and enjoyed school life. Everyone jokes about Kingsdale being a bit chaotic, but it always pulls through in the end and outcomes are reliably good. It is an enormous operation with 2,000 students and a proportionately enormous staff, so logistics can understandably go awry. If you want a creative and nurturing ethos, then it is the school for you. If you want regimented structure and rigorous protocol, it probably isn't. My kids both thrived there and I have nothing but praise for the school.

The government's levelling up strategy is based on taking money out of London schools and giving it to schools in the north. Southwark schools lost ?500 per pupil per year. That has had a massive impact on schools' funding, regardless of falling rolls. Primary schools throughout (South) London are making their TAs redundant to make ends meet - meaning no additional support for children in the classroom, which will impact learning but schools' hands are tied. It is a dire situation created by a ruinous Tory government.

If our energy provision was still nationalised, our gas and electricity buying would be hedged and our storage facilities would be in full operation. We therefore would not be facing this mess. Large British and foreign energy suppliers hedge and forward buy supplies and other countries have kept their energy reserve operations.

Anyone heard from The Gardens? I am still waiting notification...

Kingsdale is brilliant for all creative subjects and pastoral care is excellent.

Whilst the words 'exam' or 'test' will not be used, kids pretty soon twig that the 'quizzes' and special pieces of writing for the headteacher are progress assessments. As for homework, daily reading is the most important thing you can do with a young child along with spellings - and in KS2, times tables. I would agree homework is for parents' benefit rather than the kids. Take these scenarios: Maths h/w differentiated 3 ways: Some kids have fully understood the learning and are just going through the process (waste of time), some struggled a bit in class, were helped by the child next to them and now can't really remember - complete the sheet but get it all wrong (waste of time), some are a bit hesitant and ask for parents' help, who show them the way they did it at school - confuses the child further or ends up with the parents giving the children the answers (waste of time), some just don't do it. (Not fair on those who did). Teacher has to mark it all not knowing if the child did it independently or with help because none of the working out is shows (waste of time). One of the other differences between this country and others is that schools provide the books, so the books stay in school, whereas in other countries parents buy the books and they go home. In this scenario, being asked to finish a piece of work makes sense as homework, but UK homework is usually a printed sheets - which schools can no longer afford to provide given the marginal benefit - and is just further practice of what they have done in school. Instead, children who have struggled and completed little work get to catch up during assembly, breaks or registration/story time with adult guidance.

We used to take our rabbits to the vets up by the Harvester. You can park outside which is useful.

For the same price as a car hire, can't you all take the train? You can help her with her bags that way and anything you can't carry you can order online from Ikea and have it delivered to the halls.

How can you know if you might fancy a swim in 14 days' time? That is ridiculous. Fine for people who do a regular class, or like to stick to a regular timetable, but this is totally off-putting for anyone who fancies a bit of casual fitness.

I bought one on Etsy but found it fogged up really quickly, so I just stopped wearing it

We had a few salvaged units to hold cutlery, crockery, pans and some food stuffs and on top of this unit put the kettle, microwave, toaster and Ikea hotplate (as mentioned above). We added a freestanding shelving unit for other kitchen stuff, and had the builders plumb in the fridge and dishwasher. No sink - we used the dishwasher and the washbasin in the downstairs loo - water and waste for dishwasher and fridge came from the downstairs cloakroom, and because we had no sink, we only needed the cold water plumbed. This was a very space saving solution. We also relied heavily on the barbecue - I even barbecued with a head torch on!

Yup, people who have moved into the area have stayed in the area. Therefore, fewer homes are coming on the market and so there are fewer younger families. Several schools in this area are no longer able to fill their reception places and at some point, I think we will see some schools close or have their intake reduced - eg from two form to one form intake. This makes expanding secondary schools less attractive in the long-term.