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Hi, we stayed here last year: http://en.camping-la-bien-assise.com/ It's 10k from Calais. We wanted to be close as it was our first camping trip in france with two young children. It was great. So easy to find and get to from the Eurotunnel, which was a plus. Also the coast was close by and we had lots of glorious days out on the beach - see here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/north/8308183/France-Beyond-Calais-lie-the-fruits-of-the-Opal-Coast.html Hope that helps

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I hope they don't offer me the same school which I rejected (at 2 miles away), I simply cannot make the round trip with a younger child in nursery the other end of the borough. What happens if I reject this place again?!

That's great Loulou and Gina, good to hear things are moving. Sadly not for me. Haven't moved hardly at all since May. I've given up hope of getting anything until after September, and even then I don't know. I did hear however that Fairlawn have announced a bulge class? Not sure if this is old news or very recent news? If it's true it may help ease up a few places closer to me. Who knows? At least my daughter can continue to stay at her nursery until January. Although she will be 5 at the start of October, and not sure how she will take to being with 90 three year olds and all her friends gone....

Hi number 2, yes that makes sense, thanks.

Renata, apart from people not knowing about providing proof, can you explain what happens in January (term after 5 years). How do the council suddenly find places (if you haven't moved up waiting lists by then) and are these places going to be miles away and at any school ie faith.

Camber Sands (1.5hrs) Whistable, Broadstairs (all sand).

And if they didn't know they had to send proof that the council wrote back to them to let them know? I don't think this is the case.

I can assume that everyone is clear about the process and they all knew that they had to send proof?

I spoke to Lewisham and they only go on the address offered to them at the time of the application. It never gets checked again after that. So you could rent a place short term and move away. It won't be checked.

Stillness is great. I'm 500m from it and didn't get in this year. It's getting harder year on year to get in. Would need to be around 300m I reckon for a safer bet.

My friend has had a similar experience. Told Southwark she didn't want her place at Ivydale but they still keep sending her letters.

Just been hearing about a lot of people renting houses for a few months and then moving out once they're in. SO ANNOYING. I know people do it, but it shouldn't be allowed.

I've gone down the lists in Lewisham too. Very frustrating.

GinaG3 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Posting my question again from page 6 in the hope > anyone can offer me an answer. > > If I reject my offer and start homeschooling my > daughter until a place is found is this a viable > option and are southwark still obligated to find a > place if I'm homeschooling? I'm a stay at home mum > so I'm able to do this as an option. If a place is > never found, what am I to do then, if I didn't > intend to homeschool for the whole of primary > years? > > If I leave the offer open with Langbourne, it will > be as though I've accepted. I understand that I > will remain on my top 6 waiting lists and see if a > place gets offered. Come September when she will > be due to start Langbourne but doesn't turn up > what will happen? I have every intention of > homeschooling as my ONLY option until another > place is offered, I don't want to send her to a > inaccessible and frankly unfeasible school that > she will either a) have to remain in, as there as > no other places or b) move from within the first > year due to another place being offered. > > I understand the deadline to reject an offer is > this Thursday?! > > Any help hugely appreciated. Hi Gina, I am in exactly the same position (but in Lewisham). They had no advice for me, just told me to accept the place and that was it. I really don't know what to do either. Please let us know how you get on! Thanks.