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Attend a mosque or synagogue to secure a place @sutent? No, I wouldn't, and didn't attend church either. I think grenners was only contemplating doing so because he is "vaguely CofE". But send my child to such a school if they'd have me anyway, w…
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@missannie you have a point, but I don't think it's the whole story. The entrance has been closed for a year and the presence of homeless people under the bridge has been increasing steadily over the past few months and is borne out by the national…
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@missannie. Above all I want my children to be educated in critical thinking. I don't object to faith, but children should be taught how to tell the difference.
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I have just made a donation to a homelessness charity as a response to this discussion. It's not really the answer though.
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Yes there are also an increasing number of tents in the park. There are also flowers with messages that seem to suggest that someone died under the bridge? It is upsetting and is a problem that seems to be worsening.
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@grenners I know you didn't - but people are free to talk about what they like on a thread, if it doesn't breach the guidelines. I'm always interested in debating these sorts of things and hearing different points of view. In case it doesn't come …
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@Arkady's response was rude, but he was primarily objecting to religion being "shoved on to other people" (in your words) - namely children in state education. I have explained above why there may actually be no choice in whether your child ends u…
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I suppose it depends what you mean by "enough places round here" Papa L. Haringey as a whole has (just about) enough school places to go around (though some years people are left with no offer on offer day and have to put up with months of uncerta…
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I've given up on Pappagone too after experiencing poor customer service. La Saporita is my favourite but the kids like La Porchetta. I used to really like the one near Crouch Hill station with the 90s sponge-effect walls but it never had anyone in …
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@grenners sorry I didn't answer your question. St Mary's is CofE, but more of a faith school than St Aidan's - it follows the VA rather than VC model The differences are subtle but to me were important - St Aidan's does a nativity play and has som…
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and @missannie - the problem with your statement "there are plenty of schools where you will never need to concern yourself with it" is the fact that it isn't always true. Some people last year were allocated St Mary's - a faith school - despite …
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"baptised Catholics, other looked after children, Eastern faiths (ie Greek Orthodox), other Christian denominations, children of other faiths, all other children." - Am I right to read that as a hierarchy between faiths (as evidenced by baptism etc)…
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I think Stroud Green Convenience Store is the name of the place with the Turkish yoghurt. It's a greengrocer/corner shop type place near La Porchetta. I had forgotten about Stroud Green Fruit and Veg. It's great I think - similar to Clocktower in…
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If you have not properly divested yourself of the first property they can use that as your proper address. This can count even if you have genuinely moved into the temporary accommodation and the place can be taken away even if your child has start…
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@grenners distance is the tiebreaker criterion for all categories, including "other".
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Yes indeed. We are less than 5 mins walk away and got a place but our next door neighbours didn't a few years ago when the disance was approx half what it is now and siblings in a class of 30 can reach 20+, though parents always complain about this…
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I get an online delivery from Sainsburys about once every 3 weeks for tins, cleaning products, nappies etc. Then I do my meat shopping largely at Baldwins on Green Lanes, fruit and veg from Yassar Halim (also Green lanes) or the fab stall by Finsb…
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Also Weston Park had a larger catchment last year that would overlap with St Aidan's catchment but it may or may not be a blip (complicated factors at play there including previous bulge classes and change of headteacher)
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One thing I noted when linking that is the catchments for the secondary schools have generally increased this last year - Stroud Green would be in catchment for Highgate Wood if that becomes the new average.
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http://www.haringey.gov.uk/sites/haringeygovuk/files/distance_of_last_child_offered_miles_1.pdf This is the document you need, but it doesn't include schools which were not oversubscribed, or the church schools I mentioned which set their own admi…
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Don't worry too much Grenners. I know school applications are a bit of a nightmare but we're quite lucky in Stroud Green as Stroud Green primary has quite a large catchment and is a good school that is expected to improve further as a result of the…
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It isn't "accepted wisdom" etc though - there's no advantage in "showing your face". Where church attendance is given preferential treatment this is transparently set out in the admissions criteria for the school. I don't agree with allocating pu…
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St Aidan's is very unusual in being a VC rather than VA school so it gives no preference for church attendance and instead follows the normal Haringey admissions criteria. This is different from other church schools in Haringey like St Mary's and S…
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It sounds too good to be true! Thanks for all the information. It's definitely 6 that's the minimum age. I'll see if she fancies popping along to check it out - and see if any friends want to join her too.
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@Minim you asked about other ways to show solidarity. There was a post on the Crouch End parents facebook group suggesting a delivery of cakes/treats to the Mosque at the end of Ramadan. I can find details if that interests you.
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I believe the Whittington hospital accept toys.
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You've probably seen that the latest advice is that they've got enough donations for families affected by the fire, though there are other ways to help.
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I heard Hornsey Parish Church is collecting things for the families affected by the Grenfell fire. Also Pram Depot in Wood Green takes donations of certain items for vulnerable families. It is actually not that easy to donate baby equipment (apar…
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Opening hours/serving times rather than the menu as such.
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It's not a money laundering place. The reason it changes so often is that it is being used as a prototype for a potential chain and they keep tweaking it to see what works. It's not how I would run it though - I think it's smaller changes to the …