Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Free school for Harringay?
Primary school doesn't seem to be such an issue (apart from oversubscription).
What are people's views of secondary schools?
Is there a group of parents that would like to look into this?
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/frees...
If anyone is interested in setting up a free school for their children then please add me as a connection and direct message me...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21080809
A C Greyling is apparently trying to set one up in north London... Does anyone know more about this or where it's going to be?
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Permalink Reply by Bethany on
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The where is obviously a huge element.
But I suppose there needs to be a demand.
Firstly, What do local parents think of the local schools?
If they're not happy what would they want instead?
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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A private education is £12K per child. The local schools are free but obviously there could be something different about them given that so many parents send their children to private schools, especially private secondary schools. Why don't you start up a Jedi school and only allow children who are Jedi to go there? I think they're the ones that mostly leave for private schools.
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Permalink Reply by Seema Chandwani on
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Why don't you start up a Jedi school and only allow children who are Jedi to go there?
LMFAOOOOO! That just made me choke on my own tongue in laughter!!!
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I was actually trying to subtly make a point about the religious schools and the kinds of children (middle class, Star Wars Lego owning for example) that end up going private around here.
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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You subtle John ...
Isn't it the foreigners who send their kiddies to fee paying schools?
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https://www.gov.uk/set-up-free-school
I'm not really a Toby Young fan but...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-School-Penguin-Specials-ebook/dp/B0069...
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They're only oversubscribed because of the sibling rule. There are not that many children in Harringay. You could fund it with childcare vouchers if it's after normal school hours, up to the age of 16. The key thing about childcare vouchers is that they come from your pre-tax income.
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Permalink Reply by Alison P on
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I don't understand this point John. Are you saying the siblings live out of the area? What's that based on?
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There is two form entry at SHIS and three form entry at NHS, this means that there is room for 135 kids in any given year. Both schools are over subscribed so the catchment is restricted to Harringay as far as I can work out but I really doubt that there were 135 five year olds in the traditional catchment zones last year so... I'm guessing that it was siblings as they get preference before the children closest to the school.
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My mistake. I'm sure it has been three at some point recently. 108 5 year olds...
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