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The hundreds further up the waiting lists are the same people for each school, so it is not as frightening as it may seem. Some of these will also decide not to take up their waiting list place once they have attended the taster day/bought the uniform/tested the journey/made new friends etc I know a handful of children who changed school at the first October half term without any detriment as well as some who got places as preferred schools just after the August Bank Holiday, so hope is there - you may just need to be very patient.

I would agree with Monniemae, in a one form entry school the same number of additional 'jobs' are shared between fewer people. I th8ink it is more about the school culture and I would check in with the class teacher, SENDco and learning mentor and talk with them about how your son feels about school. The learning mentor can set up a weekly group session with some other children to help him build friendships. A pair of ear defenders might make him feel more settled in class, and perhaps a lunchtime club where he can get involved in activities so he is less on his own. If they cannot provide these simple things, find a school which can.

That follows the assumption that a) a place does not come up at a preferred school between March and September (or even later, since some children do change school in the first year, or later), b) That the family does not grow to like the school that the eldest attends, even if it wasn't a top choice in the first place. Our first choice was Charter, we got Kingsdale, son chose to stay with Kingsdale when a waiting list place came up at Charter. Daughter, who has special needs and therefore could truly choose secondary, decided to follow brother to Kingsdale, because it felt familiar and she knew her brother liked it. Sibling policy is not just about school commute(as many on her seem to express as a reason against a sibling policy), there is a considerable amount of emotional attachment too, and schools would lose their community feel if they lost the loyalty of families. Moreover, from a school's point of view, building a relationship with families where there are problems is important. No sibling policy would make this much harder. This idea of people swooping into an area for the school places and then moving out is a distraction, as very few people actually do it.

The sibling policy is only unfair to people who have only one child, who are in the minority. For the majority, it means only having to go through the horrible place?/no place?/waiting list? scenario once. Whilst I appreciate that it is hard for parents who have not been allocated their favoured schools at this time of year, would you really want to go through the same scenario for each of your children?

The tabloid press loves to give teachers a bad press because a fair slice of their readership at some point had a bad time with a particular teacher or with school in general and thus likes to read articles which show teachers in a negative light.

My next door neighbour aged 72 was vaccinated at the Tessa Jowell yesterday. I am CEV, received the letters again telling me to shield (I have had about 5 shielding letters in total), but no vaccination information. The Gardens tell me to expect a text sometime in the next two weeks and I will be able to book an appointment only once I get it. I seems the 70+ is taking priority over the clinically extremely vulnerable.

If there is a more than normal possibility that your baby may need to stay in hospital (and let's hope it does not), I would say the proximity of Kings is a big advantage as you will probably be visiting very regularly. They are all part of the same NHS Trust, so should be very similar?

Trinnydad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Two informed sources indicate that the vaccination > centres are unable to achieve their quota and > doses are going to waste. This is because they are > being rigidly held to the over 80's group. > They are not being allowed to contact any others > outside that group so that the doses can be used > before being wasted. > > There must be lots of over 70's who would jump at > the chance if offered it and most of them could > present within 30 minutes of getting an alert. > > Waste not, want not. It is my understanding that any left-over vaccines are being taken by NHS staff and their families. A call goes out that there are residue vaccines that day and they queue up to get them. Considering the proximity of many NHS staff to Covid patients, I do not consider this a waste. Moreover, this enables a really quick response and take-up, rather than offering it to the next group down which would involved a lot of ringing round. I hope that once NHS staff have completed their take up, they start to offer left-overs to teachers, who are the cannon fodder of this pandemic.

"scientists indicate that life probably wont return to normal until April-June 2021, so surely residential building work should be paused until people can return to the office" Really? And what happens to all the builders, plumbers, carpenters, plasterers, electricians, roofers and bricklayers during this pause? Would you like to see them queuing up at the foodbank, or do you think those working in safer environments than many key workers (ie outside vs schools and shops) should be furloughed for 6 months so that they do not inconvenience your zoom calls? Am I the only person to find this post unreasonably selfish? When the work starts you will probably find that the noisy phases are for a relatively short period of time and mostly it is reasonably calm.

Sutton Grammar is also doable by train.

Surely this should be a repeated, regular activity before casting aspersions? He could have just been passing time whilst a family member or friend had an appointment in Kings. With partners not allowed into waiting rooms and cafes closed, what is one to do whilst one waits?

The menu is not up there on the website. It just says coming soon. When will it be up, please?

The government advice to schools is to keep windows open to ensure good ventilation.

rupert james Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > malumbu Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Not a fan of extending the cc, it's a very > > blunt > > > instrument. We should have progressed with > > road > > > charging, something that comes up from time > to > > > time but politically a very hot potato. The > > > fairest system, where you get charged for > when > > you > > > drive and where you drive. But as an > > occasional > > > driver disappointed with successive > governments > > > for not putting up fuel duty, the unholy > > alliance > > > of hauliers and farmers in 2000 put back the > > > environmental cause so much. > > > > > > Before you all dissolve into a puddle with > rage > > > check out this article which gives you a > great > > > perspective on road pricing. If we want to > > play > > > our part in tackling climate change we have > to > > get > > > over this concept that we are entitled to > drive > > > what we like, when we like, how we like and > > where > > > we like. > > > > > > https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/road-pricing > > > > > > As an occasional user of public transport I'm > > > happy to subsidise the masses. > > > > Yeah agree with this. a more sophisticated road > > pricing system would be good (one which takes > > account of time of day, where you are driving, > the > > type of vehicle etc. > > Would you really feel comfortable having Khan in > charge of this? God help us. Yes I would. Conversely, I feel very uncomfortable with a bunch of self-interested, rich, over-privileged scumbags with an agenda to enforce anything on Londoners. God help us that people still support this heinous government.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > legalalien Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It's Southwark Council - if you have a look at > the > > last few pages of the "our healthy streets" > thread > > there are links to relevant documents. There is > a > > further council meeting about it today. > > The money is coming from central government and is > also part of the terma of the bailout - however > much some councils welcome them. > > It seems to be a cross party plan It seems to me that these measures, along with Congestion Charge changes, are the Tory's plan to make Londoners disillusioned with Labour Councils. I was appalled when I saw BJ on TV saying that the funding crisis in TfL was down to the present mayor's mismanagement. He later retracted the statement, but the lies show the intent.

Schools' waiting lists go on closest first. They often move quite quickly as families decide to stick with the option they have taken, rather than change, so do not be disheartened if your child misses out in the first round. Kingsdale's lottery is taken in equal amounts from each banding pot, and thereafter on closest distance. Good luck

My daughter has ADHD and was diagnosed in Year 8 by CAMHS. She has achieved really well at Kingsdale, which does offer sports scholarships too. However, as she responded well to medication and has performed above expected standard, she has not required any additional support at school. I therefore cannot comment on what support is provided, other than extra time in exams and the opportunity to take tests in a different setting. I am a member of an ADHD FB group for parents of children with ADHD, and it seems that at secondary school there is not the kind of support given at primary. As for local authority support, this comes from CAMHS (Child and young Adult Mental Health Service, which is based at Sunshine House in Camberwell. You GP can refer you. CAMHS deals with medication and counselling. I think they get involved with school SENDCOs for children with an EHCP (education and health care plan). I hope this helps.

I have been through this process twice, visiting a number of different sixth forms and both children decided to stay at Kingsdale. Son did very well academically and daughter is pleased to be back in her old school after lock-down. Unless your child feels a need to have a different setting (eg wants to reinvent themselves as a more studious version of self) or their school does not offer the A levels, or A'level combinations they wish to do, there is a lot to be said for staying with the same cohort and familiar teachers, routines and surroundings. Those students that I know who have changed school have commented on getting to know a new environment and making new friends has distracted them from getting stuck into the work in the first half-term. One piece of information I can share, is that this year Charter North introduced a catchment area for sixth form because it was over-subscribed. My daughter's friend who lives in Nunhead was declined a place on this basis. The only caveat is check schools' entry requirements; Kingsdale and Charter are pretty strict, Sydenham/Forest Hill's combined sixth form (which is lovely and was our back up school) is more generous in its admissions.

I think the difference is that Southwark does not have any local authority secondary schools. All the secondaries in Southwark are academies, who manage their own admissions criteria and waiting lists. Southwark council just assists in the allocation process - then everything goes back to the schools.

Does this have to be a low budget option? If not, a lido would be perfect here. If yes, how about replacing the grass with sand and use it as a sandpit or a place to play boules/petanque? Much easier to maintain than the perfectly flat bowling green.

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If the goal is to reduce pollution, creating a situation where people are sat in cars with their engines running, regularly accelerating to inch forward, is going to create far more pollution that traffic dispersing through a number of side roads, with the potential to reduce not only journey time (length of time car is polluting), but also distance travelled. If the purpose of your journey is to do a big shop at Sainsbury's East Dulwich and you live on Trossachs road, for example, closed roads and congestion on main roads is not going to stop you going by car. It is just going to increase your journey time and pollution expelled from your vehicle.

From the organisation's website I can see that the Proud Trust is an organisation that that promotes acceptance of LGBTQ+ . As such it does do training in schools about LGBTQ+ awareness. It also works with health workers and other professionals who support young people who are LGBTQ+. Nowhere does it say that this particular resource is for use in schools or as part of the general school curriculum. It only states that they promote awareness and acceptance in schools. This particular material says 13+, but that does not make it appropriate for all teens and the professionals who may choose to use would only do so if they felt it suitable to a particular group they were working with. I think we have an overreaction here trying to shock parents with an extreme example. In this social media age, young people do need guidance on sex and relationships so that they are not misled by material on the internet, or extreme views of others. If you have any concerns about what will be in your own child's curriculum, consult your school.