I am considering have my DS sit for competitive 8+ exams (Kings Wimbledon, Alleyns, Dulwich College). Would anyone recommend a tutor who is experienced preparing children for these schools?
We are a family of 5 living in a semi-detached family house in between the commons. We have made all the less expensive investments into energy efficiency (e.g. insultation, draught excluders and LED lights) and have a 14 panel solar array on our roof (GBP5.7k total cost of installation). Our Decem...
2 further points: - I can confirm it is one day for installation. Figure out where you want to put your export meter. There will be a small amount of mess inside associated with this. We had ours boxed and painted to match the wall so it doesn't look out of place. - our installers didn't put up scaf...
We had solar panels installed in 2020. Total install cost was 5.7k for a 16 panel, 4kw system. Panels went on top of my flat roof loft extension and slanted roof at the back of the property. Octopus is the best retailer if you have solar panels as they offer the highest rate for export. Based on my ...
Whilst I am fully vaccinated, I was not planning on giving my children the vaccine because they already had Covid. In all instances, my children's symptoms were mild and over and done with in 48 hours. Plus, we don't regularly see grandparents or anyone else in a high risk group. However, a friend's...
I just wanted to add that the whole of South East England is in extreme water stress. Notwithstanding the rainy climate, the amounts used per person multiplied by the population means that water abstraction is damaging the local environment. There is a big drive by water companies to reduce househol...
How forthcoming are schools with the parents with regards to their messaging on this subject? I completely agree that the topic is one that should be tackled head on by us as parents but ideally we should work together and prepping the children ahead of a school talk or providing advice afterwards, ...
I was surprised not to see a thread about this on Nappy Valley given the number of headlines it has created and the response from heads of popular local private schools. It would be good to hear from current and former parents of these schools to understand their views on this topic. Do you think th...
With my first, we tried after 6 weeks and it was way to early. I mean, awkward! After my second and third, at about 12 weeks things started to feel ok and by 6 months things were definitely at 100%. I would say my pelvic floor trainer helped. I saw a French physio (all post pardem mums get pelvic fl...
I live BTC and love the proximity to Northcote Road. It feels like a friendly village. The restaurants are great and very child friendly. I don't have a firm view on the "best" roads BTC because most look rather the same to me but the south west corner closer to Wandsworth Common train sta...
I would call Wandsworth council and ask the question. My guess is that once you have secured an address you can sign your child up for school. You will be assigned initially to a school with an open place but you may also be able to put yourself down for the waitlist for oversubscribed schools that ...
My electoral calculus suggests that a vote for Lib Dem is essentially a vote for Labour. My reasoning is as follows: There are c. 77k registered voters in Battersea and during the last two elections (2015 and 2017) there were 51k and 55k votes cast, respectively. In 2015 there were 26.7k votes for C...
I was treated very badly by SwimWay. My son had the first lesson of the afternoon at the Balham pool and the instructor showed up late. I phoned the office and the instructor LIED saying that they arrived on time. I have an email with a time stamp to the office proving that I was there and the instr...
I know a number of EU citizens who are now looking at applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in order to ensure their right to be in this country after Britain leaves the EU. It must be a bonanza for immigration lawyers.
