Tales from the BitfaceTales from the Bitface - LiveJournal.comEaster Weekend plans- March 20, 2008 Off to the exciting, glamorous Heathrow area tomorrow, for Orbital, the 2008 Eastercon. It&8217;ll be the first convention I&8217;ve been to for about ten years, so it should be quite fun. When I was last at the hotel in question, it had a swimming pool. That has since been filled in, sadly. Then again, when I was last there, I don&8217;t think that I actually used the pool, so perhaps it&8217;s not a big deal. It&8217;ll be good to see some old friends and hopefully make some new ones. ...http://devilgate.livejournal.com/57683.html On secondary school selection and the myth of choice- March 3, 2008 My son will be starting secondary school in September this year. So towards the end of last year we spent a lot of time reading up on the policies of our and adjoining London boroughs, visiting schools, and finally applying. The application works like this. You can name up to six &8220;preferences&8221; (not &8220;choices&8221;, note). A central (London-wide, but I&8217;m not sure under what body&8212;I don&8217;t think the GLA handles education) body assesses your application against the...http://devilgate.livejournal.com/57281.html |