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  1. intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reading your post bawdy-nan it does indeed throw > Charter 2's silence into high relief . > > It's incredibly depressing how little has improved > over the years . > > Clearly the Charter 2 team must be giving a lot of > thought as to how to counter the Harris FED and > the possibilty of a Judicial Review . Hopefully > while they're regrouping they will address this > gaping SEN hole in their proposal . > > I suppose the absence of any comment from team > Charter 2 is the result of legal advice . As no > doubt was team Harris's silence ( until too late ) > during the consultation period when they obviously > were aware but knew it would be politic to let the > situation develop leaving them able to mount a > formal challenge of inadequate process . W This is an interesting perspective, and if Charter 2 was a LA run school, I have no doubt Harris's views would be paramount in the DFE's considerations. But it's also a free school, and, as has been opined to me in the past, failure of procedure is not grounds enough for refusal, much as people seem to think it will or should be. All that would happen, at the worst, would be Charter 2 would need to rerun the consultation process, and is the outcome likely to be substantively different? I don't think so.
  2. That's actually 229 applications whether preference 1 to 6. Believe me, it is undersubscribed, and underfilled, in part because of sheer snobbery. > > > Have I missed a co-ed, non-faith, non-lottery > > > school, within a mile of Charter2? > > Yes, Harris Peckham and it is under-subsribed. > It's oversubscribed according to > this booklet on secondary admissions from > Southwark. It's also more than a mile from Charter > 2. And moreover, it looks like we would be very > unlikely to get her in there based on a distance > offer. 1.9 miles, so that's fairly likely
  3. Sydenham School here Ward Borough % Distance Forest Hill Lewisham 14% 1.1km Perry Vale Lewisham 11% 1.8km Sydenham Lewisham 11% 1.2km Crofton Park Lewisham 8% 2.7km Bellingham Lewisham 7% 3.2km Catford South Lewisham 5% 4.3km College Southwark 5% 0.4km Rushey Green Lewisham Under 5% 3.7km Peckham Rye Southwark Under 5% 2.5km Whitefoot Lewisham Under 5% 4.9km East Dulwich Southwark Under 5% 2.2km Penge and Cator Bromley Under 5% 2.5km Downham Lewisham Under 5% 5.1km Lewisham Central Lewisham Under 5% 4.9km Telegraph Hill Lewisham Under 5% 4.1km The Lane Southwark Under 5% 3.7km Clock House Bromley Under 5% 3.6km Gipsy Hill Lambeth Under 5% 1.6km Blackheath Lewisham Under 5% 6.1km Brockley Lewisham Under 5% 4.8km Evelyn Lewisham Under 5% 6.3km Grove Park Lewisham Under 5% 6.5km Ladywell Lewisham Under 5% 4.1km New Cross Lewisham Under 5% 5.4km Nunhead Southwark Under 5% 3.9km South Camberwell Southwark Under 5% 3.3km Copers Cope Bromley Under 5% 4.3km Crystal Palace Bromley Under 5% 1.9km Selhurst Croydon Under 5% 5.1km Upper Norwood Croydon Under 5% 2.9km Woodside Croydon Under 5% 4.5km Knight's Hill Lambeth Under 5% 2.6km Lee Green Lewisham Under 5% 5.7km Brunswick Park Southwark Under 5% 4.4km Camberwell Green Southwark Under 5% 5km Livesey Southwark Under 5% 5.3km Peckham Southwark Under 5% 4.8km Forest Hill School here Ward Borough % Distance Perry Vale Lewisham 20% 1.1km Sydenham Lewisham 14% 0.5km Forest Hill Lewisham 13% 0.9km Bellingham Lewisham 9% 2.4km Crofton Park Lewisham 9% 2.3km Penge and Cator Bromley 6% 1.9km Catford South Lewisham Under 5% 3.6km Rushey Green Lewisham Under 5% 3.1km Whitefoot Lewisham Under 5% 4.1km Downham Lewisham Under 5% 4.3km Ladywell Lewisham Under 5% 3.8km College Southwark Under 5% 1.2km Clock House Bromley Under 5% 3.1km Crystal Palace Bromley Under 5% 1.8km Blackheath Lewisham Under 5% 5.7km Lee Green Lewisham Under 5% 5.1km Lewisham Central Lewisham Under 5% 4.3km Telegraph Hill Lewisham Under 5% 4km Peckham Rye Southwark Under 5% 2.6km Copers Cope Bromley Under 5% 3.6km Kelsey and Eden Park Bromley Under 5% 4.7km Upper Norwood Croydon Under 5% 3.3km Gipsy Hill Lambeth Under 5% 2.2km Brockley Lewisham Under 5% 4.6km Evelyn Lewisham Under 5% 6.2km East Dulwich Southwark Under 5% 2.6km Livesey Southwark Under 5% 5.5km Nunhead Southwark Under 5% 4km The Lane Southwark Under 5% 4km
  4. I wouldn't get my hopes up for Elmgreen in Lambeth if you live in East Dulwich. These are the percentages recruited by ward last year. So you might conceivably get in if you live in College or Village (or satisfy one of their other entrance criteria) Ward Borough % Distance Thurlow Park Lambeth 19% 0.5km Tulse Hill Lambeth 18% 1.3km Knight's Hill Lambeth 17% 1km Gipsy Hill Lambeth 15% 1.6km Streatham Hill Lambeth 7% 1km Streatham Wells Lambeth Under 5%1.4km Brixton Hill Lambeth Under 5% 1.9km College Southwark Under 5% 2km Norbury Croydon Under 5% 3.2km Upper Norwood Croydon Under 5% 2.7km Clapham Town Lambeth Under 5% 3.8km Coldharbour Lambeth Under 5% 2.7km Ferndale Lambeth Under 5% 2.9km Herne Hill Lambeth Under 5% 2.2km Larkhall Lambeth Under 5% 3.6km St Leonard's Lambeth Under 5% 2km Streatham South Lambeth Under 5% 2.8km Village SouthwarkUnder 5% 1.8km Penge and Cator Bromley Under 5% 4.7km Selhurst Croydon Under 5% 5.5km South Norwood Croydon Under 5% 4.1km Thornton Heath Croydon Under 5% 3.9km West Thornton Croydon Under 5% 5.2km
  5. East Dulwich ward destinations for 2014, in approximate order. The first 4 form around 70% of the appropriate population age group. Not 100% accurate, as siblings and selective entry for some schools skews the figures, but here it is. The Charter School Kingsdale Foundation School Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Sydenham School Harris Academy Peckham Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School The St Thomas the Apostle College The London Oratory School Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology St Ursula's Convent School The Grey Coat Hospital Coloma Convent Girls' School Sacred Heart Catholic School Prendergast-Hilly Fields College St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School Forest Hill School Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
  6. Curmudgeon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It also matters which position you put the schools > on your list Have to correct you here. It matters in terms of whether you make a realistic choice, but schools do not know where on the six preferences they are for you. When admissions are done, you are allocated a place at the school you have applied to that has a place AND you meet the entrance criteria. > Similar issues at Sydenham Girls ...I think those > who expected it to be a fallback school when they > didn't put it first were mightily surprised to > realise that others did it put it first and so got > in whereas thy were wait-listed > > At least that's what I assume happened People do so little research on this, then whine when they don't get a school in the area, sadly
  7. Bear in mind that this is its first year of operation and they have been administering their own applications for Sep 2015. For 9/16, the Council will co-ordinate. Bear in mind that siblings will become more of an issue as time rolls on, as presently, there aren't any ! Distances will shrink as a consequence. Digbina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know it's early days but I am considering this > school as an option for my eldest for reception > 2016. > > I've scoured various sites but I can't find > anything about the last distance offer (it's worth > knowing whether we have any hope before I take it > further - bearing in mind that in 2016 there could > be siblings admitted from this year's Y1 class, > although hopefully not as many as for 2017). I'm > also interested in hearing from any parents > sending their children there this year. Can you > tell me what 'sold' Belham to you over the offer > made through the Southwark admissions process? > > I've seen some posts from Belham admin on this > forum, so please chip in if you can help!
  8. When I grew up (not locally), there was a pub in the sticks that did great business because it had a kids's playground in the beergarden (and a little hatch that served lemonade, cola, crisps, nuts etc). There was also a weekly flea market. Kids were banned from the pub itself (when I say banned - a child could pop into the pub to retrieve mum and dad to deal with a cut finger, but certainly couldn't ride a scooter round the bar). And there was, to the front of the pub, an adults' only external drinking area. This seemed to be a workable compromise. Part of the problem nowadays is, is the child-centric view we hold of life, but that's (probably) for a different thread.
  9. Depends how much stuff you have, and how much they want. Yes, if it's not loads, and the price is reasonable.
  10. For future reference there is a Boots at Victoria Station open until midnight. It used to be Bliss in Willesden, but the only 24 hour chemist in London I know is the one Norfolkvillas mentioned - Zafash Tel: 020 7373 2798 at 233-235, Old Brompton Rd, London, SW5 0EA.
  11. I am not a fan of academies or academy governance, but this doesn't alter the fact it's a school and has pupils from the locality in it. Have you had a gander at ? http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=135816 KS4 - 5A*-C - 71% (LA average - 62%) - higher than Charter AND Bacons ! % Making expected progress in English - 88% (LA - 80%, E & W - 72%) - higher than Charter, Kingsdale & Bacons % Making expected progress in Maths - 84% (LA - 74%, E & W - 66%) - higher than Charter, Kingsdale, Saint Olaves, City of London Academy & Bacons % achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths GCSEs for high attainers - 94% - higher than Charter, Kingsdale, City of London Academy & Bacons % achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths GCSEs for medium attainers - 76% - higher than Charter, Kingsdale, City of London Academy & Bacons % achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths GCSEs for low attainers - 30% - higher than Charter, Kingsdale, City of London Academy & Bacons Lower than average pupil absence - 4.2% (National 5.2%) Outstanding Ofsted inspection http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135816
  12. Well, given how 'friendly' Harris are to local authorities (not just Southwark) frankly, I am not surprised this decision has arisen.
  13. There's been no suggestion here that either the council, the contractors, or the school could have anticipated the problems that have occurred. What is different to how some people have reacted to the news. I'm intrigued about your allegation that I possess "a detailed insight into most schools in the LA" - on the basis of a few postings in EDF? Well, I'm flattered but it's not the verite. Such knowledge I have is circumscribed by the operating area of this forum. You have also countered that I "champion the cause of Southwark at every opportunity". Well, I champion the cause of my favourite football club but that doesn't make me a footballer or board member (sadly). Could it be that I am just a supporter of good, local authority led education? And think Southwark do it well ?
  14. From the governor feedback I have been privy to, there is some disquiet about the expansion as some governors think (and have always thought) the school at an intake level of 120 would be too big. They are using the building issues as an excuse to try and put off expansion. There are building issues, and there's no denying that. Whether the school or council could have anticipated these is moot. I don't think anyone is "lying" here, but that's not to say a few people are not using existing circumstances to advance their own agendas. No-one is blaming the whole governing body here, I don't think there's any evidence of that. And it's one thing taking a bulge occasionally and expanding to double the school's size. Southwark Council own the school - period. The lease of the site lies with the LA, not Ivydale governors - there's no legal grey area here. It is part of the Council's assets. Yes, ultimately it's part of state ownership, and the DFE can so dictate that the land be handed over to whosoever it chooses, but, for legal purposes, and more importantly, liability, it is Southwark property. No, I do not work for the LA. I am sure, if Southwark's employment regulations are anything like other councils, or other employers, I would be in serious trouble if I was their employee and spouting these opinions here. Nor am I an Ivydale governor - although I do strongly suspect you yourself are one, though - you're probably aware that a similar code of conduct applies there and at other schools, and I think any governor giving identifiably personal opinions here would soon not be a governor of the school for much longer. It is however, amazing what a little digging, a light use of Freedom of Information requests, and contacts in the right places does reveal.
  15. mistermister Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My understanding is that (to use a metaphor) > Ivydale School will be the tenant and Southwark > will be the landlord of the new site. Well, not really, Ivydale already belongs to Southwark. > Any delay > in construction of the site is the responsibility > of the Landlord, not the tenant. This would be the case if the tenant didn't block the expansion > So it would not > be Ivydale school delaying expansion, but issues > with building. This is true > In terms of offering an additional bulge class if > the new site is not ready for Sept 2016, then that > would be a discussion between governors and the > LA. It is, although some governors oppose this > Although it should be noted that Ivydale has > bulged twice recently and many parents feel the > school is already at maximum capacity. It would take some creative use of space but is certainly possible > The > governors are there to act in the best interest of > pupils at the school. Doesn't mean they always do, though.
  16. I assume they told them what they wanted to hear...
  17. Indeed - the policy is one thing - the practice is another matter entirely. It's all a matter of keeping difficult/low achieving/special needs children at arm's length.
  18. We've stayed in Lille a lot - not far from Calais, and a really interesting un(British)touristy town. The main park north of the city has an amazing fair that's mainly free, and a free zoo as well. Locals are friendly, and the food is very, very good, very similar to Flemish Belgian food (like carbonade). You can get a great deal on Ibis Hotels there - double rooms can be had for ?60 a night or less, and family rooms for not much more.
  19. > I've been asked to provide the following > explanation: The distance moves annually according > to: how many 11 year olds were born in that > cohort; of those, where do they live; of those, > who applies to TCS. These figures cannot be > predicted year on year; families make their > decisions based on a range of criteria according > to which schools they list as preferences on the > Common Application Form. So, to make an educated guess, you would need to know how many 11 year olds were born in the wards that "feed" Charter. And an estimation of siblings, which varies wildly.
  20. > AS the original instigator of this school campaign You're not going to let us forget this, are you, James ? > But with so much contention about nodal points I > suspect it will in the end come down to crow flies > to the main entrance on East Dulwich Grove. I wish I could be as optimistic as you. I think Charter will decide what's best for Charter, to be honest. I don't think parents' views will figure, nor elected representatives. So long as the admissions criteria are broadly seen as fair, then, if the Schools Adjudicator is asked, they will come down on the side of Charter. Particularly given Charter is an academy.
  21. > Hi UVArchitects, > The applicant applied over 9 months ago and appear > to have had quite a run around by Southwark. Not true. They have, if anything, messed the Council around > So no one is being rushed. Certainly not Harris > In fact the inordinate > delay is worrying as every year anothr 60 pupils > are added to this school. It couldn't be that, like in Bromley, Harris were attempting to bounce the Council into approving their ill thought out scheme ? > The build and design is limited by the budget set > by the government. And Harris's bottomless coffers.... > The budget has also been > severely stretched by ?6M for the site. Nothing to do with the Council. > If you have some hepful thoughts to offer please > email them to me so I can share them with the > Harris project team who can then discuss with the > Educational Finance Agency (gov't agency) who > procure the building on behalf of the free school. How about don't build a school where it's not needed?
  22. This is almost certainly the case championofthehill Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Perhaps that is why Charter 1 does not want to > change its policy.
  23. LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It depends on a lot of factors. Good schools in > affluent areas sometimes have a disproportionately > large number of high achievers living near the > school. A poor performing school might have the > opposite. Banding will expand these schools > intakes beyond their immediate neighbourhoods to > fill each ability band. Which usually means that, miraculously, when a school is in a "high performing" (read middle class) area they tend to be terribly keen on distance based criteria. And when a school borders an edgy area, strangely enough, they start coming up with ballots, banding, and lotteries. I wonder why that is ? > However, if your child is a high performer, going > to distance only admission might increase their > chance of getting in like for like (as before your > child?s distance would have been judged in a band > against the concentration of high performers right > next to the school who might have applied for > instance). Many schools are only interested in high performing kids. > So even if the total catchment shrinks students in > certain ability bands further away from the school > might have a better chance of getting a place once > it switches to distance alone. > > It also depends if the banding was based on > national achievement standards or proportioned > based on those who applied (confusing called fair > banding). > > Also, the area near the school might already have > a good mix of abilities in which case it will make > no difference at all. It really depends on the > actual situation. It does, but it doesn't diminish the fact that high achieving kids have bags of choice....
  24. It's a pity that the consultation process didn't actually include a rationale for where the nodal point(s) are. Schools usually do this sometimes to 'balance' or skew their intake. Frankly, anything that isn't the front gate of the school or the Head's office should (without the rationale outlined above) usually be regarded with suspicion and an attempt to engineer the school's intake to exclude low achieving, high cost families who may tarnish the school's reputation by requiring specialist resources and/or not gaining the requisite 5 A* - C GCSEs. The placing of medical and social needs below siblings only goes to reinforce this suspicion. Maybe they should have impact assessed, as some councils do, a variety of nodal points.
  25. If the school opens in 2016, it may not take the full complement of children to begin with. I can hear the complaints already...
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