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South West September 2016 Clubs & classes Special issue Co-ed or single sex? Open days listings Mum & baby cinemas The cancer revolution REALLY USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF 0-12+ YEAR OLDS IN SW LONDON 25YEARS CHECK OUT OUR NEW, HYPER LOCAL WEBSITE! FAMILIESONLINE.CO.UK September 2016 ® ( 8696 9680 Familiesonline.co.uk 3 Where children come together to play, have fun and learn Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2-4 pm. St Luke's Church Hall, St Luke's Street, SW3 Creative and imaginative play for 2-3 year olds. We offer a relaxed and friendly environment where children are free to explore and investigate their surroundings, develop social skills in play, and a curiosity for learning. Contact: Lucy Hustler 020 7352 8784 [email protected] www.ringrosechelsea.co.uk 4 Familiesonline.co.uk ( 8696 9680 ® September 2016 Contents Lining up at the Siegeris School of Dance Families®SW |Issue 259 6-7 Local news WEBSITE: www.familiesonline.co.uk 8-29 EDUCATION FEATURE TEL: 020 8696 9680 12 School Open Days EDITORIAL: [email protected] 13 Using school visits to help you choose a school NEWS: [email protected] 17 The Case for single sex schools ADVERTS/ARTWORK: 19 The Case for Co-Educational schools [email protected] 25&29 Your local school news EVENTS, DIARY DATES, WHAT’S ON: [email protected] 31 Ten mistakes to avoid when your child starts school NEXT ISSUE: October 2016 33 Baby goes to the cinema and the concert DEADLINE: Early September 2016 ISSN 1354-9553 | All content ©Families SW 2016 35 The cancer revolution Your guide to integrating complementary and conventional medicine • 'Families SW' London, established in 1990, is part 36-50 SPECIAL CLUBS & CLASSES FEATURE of Families Magazines Ltd, a franchise company. 36 Contact Sports: are they a bad idea for growing children? All franchised magazines in the group are independently owned and operated under licence. Families® is a regis- 37 Dance classes to free the mind tered trademark of Families Magazines Ltd, Remenham 37 Why painting is good for children House, Regatta Place, Marlow Road, 38-39 Your local clubs & classes news Bourne End, Bucks, SL8 5TD. • Printed by Ridgeway Press Ltd, Wiltshire 51- 54 What’s On • Designed by Shirley Trimmer • We take every care preparing this magazine, but the Diary dates & events publishers and distributors cannot be held responsible Markets and Fairs for the claims of advertisers nor for the accuracy of the Drama; Days Out contents nor for any consequence. Museums and galleries • Paper used to print Families is from fully-managed sus- tainable sources. Find us on Facebook and Twitter ADVERTISE IN OUR NEXT ISSUE Contact us on 020 8696 9680 FamiliesSW September 2016 ® ( 8696 9680 Familiesonline.co.uk 5 Local news Get free publicity for your events! Please tell Good news! The Families website, which enjoyed a those in our pages complete re-branding and you saw them re-launch in July, now offers in ‘Families’ hyper local pages. Make sure you join your local It makes a area to hear about local HUGE difference events and things to do. Your Thank you local sites are Wandsworth, Merton, north and south Lambeth, Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. You can now post your own events, fetes, fairs, table top sales and other events, for free! Go to wwww.familiesonline.co.uk and go to Whatson. You can also get a FREE listing for your business. It is super easy and straight forward to do. Go to www.familiesonline.co.uk then go to the category of your choice in the local menu. The Marmalade Owl joins the Marmalade family… Opening this month, the Marmalade Owl is located in the newly refurbished hall behind the Ascension Church, Malwood Road, Clapham South SW12 8EN. The school will use the best of both traditional and Montessori methods and will be run along the same lines as the other schools in the Marmalade Family namely Cat, Caterpillar and Bear all of which are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The school benefits New quality shoe shop from its own outside space and will cater for children aged two to five, morning spaces are With eight Parisian stores already, iconic children's shoes store Six Pieds Trois Pouces now has available. a boutique in London, South Kensington. With a mix of French classicism and boldness, creation and timeless spirit, the collection Miss Linda Streatfield will be the new Head combines quality, fashion and comfort whether for daily shoes or for special occasions. They Teacher of the Marmalade Owl , she has been offer a wide range of choice from babies to teenagers (continental sizes 16 to 40) plus a a senior teacher and SENCO for the past 3 selection of the best international brands for children including Aigle, Unisa, Timberland, Little years at the Marmalade Cat and was Mary, Isotoner. Their professional and qualified staff will be happy to welcome you at Six Pieds previously the Head Teacher at Eaton Square : Trois Pouces 28 Bute street SW7 3EX sixpiedstroispouces.com Nursery and has worked at Eaton House. Call the registrar Sue Tatham on ( 8265 5224 : marmaladeschools.co.uk Breakthrough solution to eradicate lice and nits Do you get into a panic when you find out that your children have nits? 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Enjoy delicious food while listening to live jazz, in a venue that has quickly earned its reputation as one of the finest venues in town. They also run jazz workshops, and are the perfect place to hire for a family party. Hideaway Jazz Club, Empire Mews SW16 6EN, ( 8835 7070, : hideawaylive.co.uk (see advert page 55 for September line up) 6 Familiesonline.co.uk ( 8696 9680 ® September 2016 Local news Busy Bees launches premium brand Nursery and Pre- School Academy Providing high quality childcare for 0-5 year olds in a newly refurbished setting, Wandsworth Nursery and Pre- School Academy is launching a new concept of childcare that celebrates child individuality and capability in a loving home from home environment. Featuring exclusive care packages: ‘Trust Us’, with on site registered nurse available to speak to parents, ‘Travel light’ including a takeaway meal at the end of the day, ‘Toddler Exclusivity’ and ‘Pre- School Academy’, the nursery also offers unique learning enhancements developed by Busy Bees such as ‘Babble to Chatter’ that extend children’s core skills at every stage of their development. To book a visit or to find out more please call ( 8877 1135 or visit Every child is a genius! : busybeeschildcare.co.uk/nursery/wandsworth This great book delves into the different ways people learn. It uses an innovative model pioneered by the author to discover each individual's ‘master operating programme’, Food bank use is up enabling parents and educators to create productive, authentic relationships with Shocking figures show that children. The book is based on Albert the number of people using Einstein's idea that ‘everybody is a genius. food banks in Wandsworth But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a rose by 25% last year. The tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is figures released by the stupid’, and shows how we all have the Trussell Trust show that last potential to learn in an effective way as long year nearly 5000 people in we engage with others through the right Wandsworth relied on food approach. banks, with over a quarter of : watkinspublishing.com £9.99 them children. This is particularly shocking as across London the increase was only 4%. ‘What possible excuse could there be for a 25% increase in food poverty in one of the richest boroughs in one of the richest cities in the world?’ asked Candida Jones, Labour councillor for Furzedown. ‘If 25% more people are relying on charity for food this year then there is a serious problem with the support systems in this borough.’ Simon Hogg, Leader of Wandsworth Labour Group, said, ‘there are things the Council should be doing to tackle this steep rise in food poverty, like helping vulnerable people navigate the benefits system and providing emergency financial help when benefits are delayed. The Council could also ensure all employees and subcontractors are paid the London Living Wage.’ SPOTLIGHT ON Bad Back? Stiff Neck & Shoulders? Sports Injuries? Bad Posture? Amanda Hermitage works with physiotherapists teaching REMEDIAL PILATES. She trained with Body Control Pilates and has additional qualifications in low back pain. Member of REPS and BCPA and is on the Art history, anyone? register of the BCMA and NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative If you are interested in art or art history in Practitioners. our great capital, take a look at Art Historical “Terrified by a bad experience, I was reluctant to try again but pain drove me London.