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Bannerdale Road is very nice but it is not in the Nether Edge catchment area. The western end is in Greystones catchment and the eastern end in Carterknowle. This map can be used to check catchments. https://maps.sheffield.gov.uk/LocalViewExt/Sites/SchoolCatchmentandLocation2015_16/ There is real pressure on primary school places in some parts of the city and some schools are very hard to get into, even if you move into the catchment. The local authority will find a place for your son but it may not be able to find one right away in the school you want. I think it would be worth ringing the schools that you are interested in to find out if they are full and get a feel for how often places become available. Best of luck with the house hunting.

Quote from Ofsted - School Inspections: a guide for parents "A school that was judged to be outstanding at its last inspection is exempt from routine inspection. We will not normally inspect ‘exempt schools’ unless we have a concern about their performance. Ofsted will also carry out an annual assessment of an exempt school’s performance (from the third year after the school’s last inspection) to determine whether an inspection might be necessary. " You can download it here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspections-a-guide-for-parents Ofsted are proposing shorter inspections for good schools too. Details on their website. Some of Sheffield's outstanding schools haven't been inspected since 2006/2007.

In March the University of Sheffield Dept of Lifelong Learning will run the Discover short programme, designed to inspire you to progress with learning. Sounds like you are the sort of person it is aimed at. https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/till/discover From the website "Are you interested in studying towards a degree? Would you like to visit local museums and galleries? Would you like to build your confidence and learn new skills? Would you like to find out about courses at the University of Sheffield?" I am currently studying with the Department of Lifelong Learning. They have recently undergone a major restructuring so I'm not sure that the web pages will give you all the info you need, certainly all of the information on open days is out of date - probably best to contact them directly. Best of luck. ---------- Post added 29-12-2014 at 11:20 ---------- Department for Lifelong Learning link http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/till/

http://www.yarnspirations.com/pattern/knitting/argyle-vest-0 This one is not knitted in the round. I've made it a couple of times. You could just miss out the argyle pattern - it still looks nice. ---------- Post added 14-03-2014 at 19:33 ---------- http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/mommas-little-guy-vest Or this one, for Aran wool.

I'm down the hill a bit from your new house but I did have problems with Orange. I was with them when we first moved here 7 years ago and could only get a signal in the front room so i changed to a different network. It may be better now though.

Yes, more than happy to meet and chat about the school. I have sent you a PM. The school is having an open day on Thursday 27 Sept - all welcome.

http://www.meddybemps.com/7.22.html This website has some good ideas for parents looking for fun ways to help their kids learn. There might be some things you could try that he'd enjoy rather than continually getting frustrated with the worksheets etc. It is aimed at younger kids but there might be other things on the web. My son is disabled and has poor hand control but loves trying to write with big black markers on a whiteboard or on his trousers! Page 5 of this article - warm up activities for writing... Who knew? http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/ATT/%7B21AB4BA7-0C50-4F6E-9600-2F699503E1E2%7D/3HSACDevelopmental.pdf

Spinal discs are avascular. They do not have a blood supply. Therefore they do not have a way to repair themselves when damagand in the way other tissues do. Consequently pain caused by damaged discs can last for some time. Were the acupuncture and electrotherapy treatments perhaps treating the pain symptoms in the same way that the GP's painkillers would mask the symptoms?

Another recommendation for Jeff here. Came out at the weekend in the pouring rain to make safe a broken sash window. He got glass cut to size and then came back and repaired it on the Monday. Excellent response at short notice in an emergency, did a good job. Will certainly use him again. Many thanks Jeff.

Sounds like my eldest. A lot of her feeding was for comfort I think and, like yours, she wouldnt take a dummy. I'm afraid I can't really help though as I never succeeded in getting her to take a bottle. I carried on breast feeding until she was a year old but gradually cut down her feeds over the last couple of months - 3 a day then just 2, night and morning, and finally just a night time feed. It was quite difficult at first to keep saying 'sorry darling, no milk' but we both soon got used to it. Once I had stopped breast feeding her she never drank milk at all and I had to think of other sources of calcium. I could get her to take milk on her weetabix and gave her those little fromage frais pots but she would not drink milk. We tried every kind and every flavour, tried bottles, cups, straws and even spooning it into her but she wouldn't take it. She just doesn't like it. She's 10 now and still hates milk.

I had a load of baby lotion, soap, shampoo, nappy cream, cotton wool, cotton buds etc. that was never used. My husband usually did bath time when they were tiny and he used baby oil to massage them before their bath and a liquid baby bath/shampoo all in one from tesco. Everything else was left in the back of the cupboard and may well still be there. All babies are different. My second one loved the battery operated swing and would drop off to sleep and remain contented in it for ages. The youngest didn't like it at all so it was given away. The right sling is important. I had a baby bjorn sling for the first two that was hardly ever used as it hurt my shoulders and back. I got a karri me sling for the third and used it constantly until he was nearly a year old. It was still being used occasionally for a good while after that and it was invaluable on flights.

You could try contacting the Sheffield University ceilidh society. http://www.ceilidhsoc.org/

It looks like it will be well attended and I know a couple of other people on here who have booked places. I'll post an update after the event.

The British Crafts Council's campaign to pioneer craft learning, Craft Club, is running its next set of training days soon and one of them is in Sheffield. I got an e-mail from them this afternoon and have signed up for the training at the Millennium Gallery on 29th September. It is free. Extract from the e-mail below with website address. "Craft Club is a national scheme to teach children yarn skills in fun and lively community settings using the help of volunteers. If you can knit or crochet and want to learn how to pass on these skills, come and join us at one of the free Craft Club volunteer training days taking place across the UK from September. After a successful first year with over 350 active clubs in schools Craft Club is expanding in to community settings including museums, cinemas and libraries. It will work on the same premise with volunteers passing on their skills to others in a fun and lively environment – in this case to parents as well as children." Craft Club website. http://www.craftclub.org.uk/ To book a place click on the Sheffield link on this page. http://www.craftclub.org.uk/crafty_volunteers

All patients with a shunt should be under the care of Neurosurgery. Ask your GP to refer you to the neurosurgical unit at Royal Hallamshire (or the Children's Hospital if under 16).