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Re: Athlete Manny (Male Nanny) Available over Summer Holidays - sports coaching, tutoring, museum trips etc

Hi Charlie, Do you have an email/mobile number? Would be interested to know what type of sports and what sort of age group you are willing to coach? Do you have DBS (Assume so given you work at a school)?
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 3
Sun Aug 13, 2023 5:25 pm

Classlist vs My School Portal - thoughts??

Hi, am going to play a bigger role in school PTA from next year and wondering if anyone can give me some pros and cons of the two main school communication systems that seem to be around, namely Classlist and My School Portal. My child's school has neither but would be good to implement one of them....
Forum: Schools
Replies: 0
Sun Aug 06, 2023 10:59 pm

Re: How to choose between two schools?

Def don’t underestimate the commute, especially for primary school as the issue becomes your own and it is a total pain, for any games/afterschool clubs/play dates etc. we ended up getting ours into Alleyns so went for it despite the commute from balham and it’s an absolute pain! But at least she is...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 22
Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:48 am

For sale - blackout cot canopy

Bc ought this for our daughter who absolutely loved it and used it from 6months until she started to climb out at age 2 or so. As advertised on https://www.madeformums.com/reviews/con ... py-review/

We paid £99 but happy to get offers!
Pick up from SW12
Replies: 0
Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:25 pm

Any senior school students in the area want to be adhoc babysitter locally?

We have a very responsible 8 yo girl who take the coach back from Dulwich and gets home around 4:20pm. We would love to have a "big sister" like sitter to meet her at the stop and be with her at home until about 6:30-7pm about 2-3 days a week. This would be from Sep but possibly ad hoc ove...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 1
Fri May 06, 2022 9:48 am

Afternoon Babysitter wanted from September

We are looking for an energetic, organized and caring babysitter to help us with after  school pick up from a nearby bus stop, help with attending local activities, homework and dinner/bedtime preparation for our 8-year-old daughter. 3-4 afternoons a week from September roughly 4:15-7pm Tues-Friday...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 1
Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:05 pm

Re: Thomas's Clapham or Alleyn's Junior ?

Our daughter joined Alleyns at 7+ and yes the logistics being based in Balham isn’t great but she loves it. We knew we want Co-Ed for secondary so was a bit stuck anyway and as you say getting out of the 11+ stress is a big relief. She takes the school bus (possible from yr3) and our son is in Wimbl...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 20
Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:10 pm

KCS Wimbledon JS Blazer in good condition for sale

Our son's Junior school blazer is in very good condition, size 28". New price is £83, happy to sell for £40. Am aware its £20 in the school used sale but its rare to find something in decent condition at that price as usually they have been worn for >12months. Ours was less used as bought NEW i...
Replies: 0
Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:31 am

Afternoon babysitter from Mid Sep wanted

We are looking for an energetic, organised and caring babysitter to help us with after school pick up from a nearby bus stop, help with attending local activities, homework and dinner/bedtime preparation for our 7-year-old. 3-4 afternoons a week from mid Sep roughly 4-7pm Tues-Friday. We also have ...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 1
Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:45 pm

Re: Lost keys

I don’t have a photo of it but the “guitar” player (the keychain looks like the photo - if it works when I try to upload). Should be one silver and one gold colour key. Have you found a set???
Topic: Lost keys
Replies: 2
Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:00 pm

Re: Nanny available after school 2 days per week

Have sent you an email (via NVN) - have you seen it?
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 3
Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:54 am

Lost keys

I stupidly managed to drop my house keys somewhere between the Coop by Alderbrook school and the clapham common bandstand. The keychain has a cartoon guitarist on it and says 2010 Montreux Jazz on it (small wrirting). If anyone finds it would you please let me know? It was gifted to me the day my so...
Topic: Lost keys
Replies: 2
Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:01 am

Re: in laws offering to pay for son not daughter schools fees

Having been in a similar situation myself as the “daughter” who was seen less worthy and my step father refusing to pay for my university education whilst my two half brothers never even managed the grades I achieved or worked half as hard, but allowed to choose whatever university they wanted becau...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 27
Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:13 am

Re: Clap for Carers returns this week and will include 'heroes'

Do feel free to participate in this but I can tell you people in the NHS really would rather people just obey the rules and get vaccinated when offered. Stay at home, wash your hands, wear masks, don’t look for loopholes in the law and please let’s get through this faster by being good citizens. Cla...
Forum: Local News
Replies: 2
Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:27 am

Needed recommendation for large firesafe glass installation for corridor

Could anyone please recommend a glass/glazing company that would install glass panel that would reach stair to ceiling to make a victorian house corridor "fire safe" to the exit? We want to remove one of the walls to make the ground floor open plan but need to meet the building regulation ...
Replies: 3
Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:39 pm