Postby Edge of Valley » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:14 pm
Hi, thank you so much again for your inputs. Very much appreciated!
>Diana M, Medway, Bee,
Sadly moving is not an option - my DH need to be on the tube line, or be relatively close to central London for job reasons. My DH loves spending time with DD in the mornings and being far from work means that he will never get to see her during the weekday. You never know though, we might have an awakening from a hectic London lifestyle, and think to ourselves "Oh I remember the Nappy Valley mums advised me for a move...I should have listened"
>Supergirl
I am pretty much on the same boat as you. There is certainly a price to pay, but the cultural diversity is important for us. Putney is a little far from us, we don't know the area well but The Roche school sounds like a lovely place to study. I hope I can find a similar school.
>Bubs
Thank you for a practical advice. For our second one, we are doing exactly that! On the phone and being on the list. I learned my lesson for sure from our current experience! You are quite right about "being the type" is not our problem. I guess if we don't fit, we don't fit! As simple as that. I would not want my DD pretend to be a what she is not.
>Bbkl
Great advice, thank you. I understand what you mean by being a right fit. Already we have screened out some of the schools being "not quite right for us" from looking at the prospectus and what I hear from people. I am also looking for a reasonable diversity although a skew is somewhat expected in some schools. I was attracted the "name value" factor initially but I realised that my DD's happiness is ultimately the most important reason for choosing a school!
>JoY
Funny you mention this school, I have been reading the Ofsted report and it is reviewed well. My DD goes to a small nursery so somewhere with a close knit community feel sounds great. Would you like to tell us a little bit about it? I will certainly give them a call!