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That's the dog kennel Hill adventure playground rather than Peckham rye. When I spoke to the staff last year they werent hiring the space but you could set up a table/birthday space for your party (for free) - it just wouldn't be exclusive to you. I sincerely hope the playground survives in the midst of the development around it, its a fantastic resource, with really great dedicated staff, for the local community but I fear lack/reduced funding from the LA may take its toll.... wellington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They do private hire. Find their contact details > on their website: > > http://www.dkhap.org.uk/index.php

Hi, how many hours is a full-time contract? mybaby178 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi I do work part time, I do 24 hours a week , > Tuesday to Friday, I am entitled to 20 days pro > rated plus the 8 bank holidays

Are you working part time? At my work you add your full-time holiday allowance to the number of bank holidays entitled (8 usually in England) and multiply it by the number of days a week you work and divide the whole lot by 5: For example if you work 3 days a week and get 25 days holiday pro rata your holiday allowance for the year would be: ((25 + 8) x 3)/5 = 20 days (including all bank holidays)

my understanding is that only 15% of places can be filled by scholarship places (so 60 places for a 400 yr 7 intake), and that the kids obtaining scholarship places are 'ranked' rather than lottery. So, the best performing 60 kids will be offered scholarships first and your position on the scholarship waiting list is your 'ranking'. The other list is total lottery. The system is less than transparent, but we can only hope it is conducted fairly, in which case the lottery side of it seems to be a fair way forward.

Heber Primary School is Sunday 15th July-come along, its always a lovely event x

We stayed above Birdies restaurant in Whitstable - very spacious, a short walk to the beach and highstreet. I worried that it might be a bit noisy being above a restaurant (and I'm super sensitive to noise through walls) but it was fine. Went with 2 small children and had a lovely time.

Rachelle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, how is the distance measured between school > and home? Our distance, as the crow flies, is 1.3 > I think but we still didn't get Sydenham and are > in the 50s on the waiting list. We got our sixth > choice (which I don't want her to go to). We're > also on the waiting list for Kingsdale, 32, in > band 3. Shall I just give up or is there still > hope ? I don't think the waiting lists move that > far or do they? > > Any previous experiences to reassure me very > welcome. Thanks. We are in a similar position with Sydenham girls, i would say no. 32 on the waiting list for Kingsdale is pretty good, hilariously we're at 330(band 1) so scratched that off the list.....

Burger King circa 1990, worked the lobby, scraping chewing gum of the underside of tables for ?1.65hr... Still earned me enough for a decent college social life...

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No decent excuse for digging up any plants in > shared spaces. > > Louisa. This^^

His name is Mike Acord and is also featured on the PACEY blog https://www.pacey.org.uk/news-and-views/pacey-blog/january-2018/following-passions-against-the-grain/ Googling him brings up these contact details: Michael Acord   Childminder in London, England Address: 20 Ladycroft Rd, London SE13 7BY Phone: 07961 483039 Hope that helps!

Hi Renata, I think this system has been in place for the last couple of years at Harris Girls ED. When I spoke with the new head during our school visits she gave me the impression that she wanted to move back to 100% distance based allocation (after siblings, SEN etc) but dwasn't able to change it in time for the 2018 start. Renata Hamvas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Monkey, > if you live close to the school, you would be > likely to gain a place on distance, 1/3 of places > left after siblings/SEN/looked after etc are > allocated by distance and 2/3 on random > allocation, ie by lottery. This is a new system > for 2018. > Renata

We have been offered Harris Girls and whilst not first on the list, we were very impressed when we went to visit the school, I too cannot understand why the local community consistently overlooks a school which is 3rd in the Borough for results (after St Saviours and St Thomas the Apostle). What really grates though is the disdain folk have for a school that they know nothing about other than the chatter of the school gates. That 'chatter' is particularly damaging to the kids that go or end up going to the school....

M hiidivydale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Kristy, clearly I?m not Renata but this is what > happens to us ar primary. We ended up on the > waiting list for a primary in Lewisham (and got > offered a place 2 weeks later). Thank you! The emissions website just says we'll be placed on waiting list of higher placed Southwark schools - I'd feel tons better if Renata could confirm too (no offence obv!) x

Hi Renata, can you confirm whether you automatically go on the waiting list of schools listed above that allocated, irrespective of the Borough you are in? Eg, we're in Southwark, would we automatically go on waiting list of sydenham girls? Many thanks Kristy

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That's 20years ago, it's really disappointing that crap like this is dragged up 20yrs later - giving a horribly negative perception of a decent local school....

I too hope the cyclist is ok, my friend was killed at 18 by being swept off her bike by a driver opening a car door under an oncoming bus :-( .

Dog kennel Hill adventure playground definitely do hirings

Put 6 choices down, the grounds of appeal are very limited and only selecting 3 schools won't favour your appeal chances.

Dulwich orthodontist in West Dulwich is very good, you'll probably need a dentist referral for NHS treatment, not sure about private

That would be my choice (so I get to have a go to!) but the request is for a flip screen *sigh*. I may just have to put the Gopro on my santa list.... Thank you everyone for your help - I think I've narrowed it down to this https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/cameras-and-camcorders/camcorders/camcorders/digital-camcorders/panasonic-hc-v180eb-k-camcorder-black-10142645-pdt.html It's affordable and apparently has a minimum recording distance of 3cm - my daughter's arms are longer than that! Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How about a GoPro? Decent quality and very > portable (obviously) and, with a stick, great for > selfies.

Thanks for your replies - I did indeed mean vlog (daft autocorrect) She has a decent smart phone (better than mine anyway),but 'apparently' they're not great for videos/selfie videos. The DSLR camera I have is too big for her needs - also a bit expensive, we're really after something fun but functional of a budget around ?200

Hi, My daughter is very keen on making short videos and would really like a decent (but affordable) camcorder. There's loads out there but what I've no clue about is whether she can use a camcorder to video 'selfie' vlogs - is it dependent on focal length? Any advice greatly received, I really am clueless....

Potager on Peckham Rye/Dunstans Road closed today, lease forfeited....

By the way the Heber Christmas fair is on December 9th 2-5pm, and many of the other primary schools have their fairs around this time to - its a good way to get a different aspect of the school and there are always plenty of parents running stalls that would be happy to chat about their views on the school.