I love hackney but hackney doesn't love me: Day 11

Monday 12 March 2007

Day 11

Still waiting to hear some news on which school I might get into, it's getting boring now and I'd really like to know soon.
My friend Stan had a baby sister on friday, I got to hold her for a really long time without her crying, she is really cute with lots of hair. Today we saw the play Romeo and juliet at school and used real swords but the potion bottles were empty. I started playing with my friends around the area where adults don't go and we have lots of fun. As it has been warm this weekend we have been playing football.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: hi mac
if nothing comes though you still got yourself
bye then; 12 March 2007 at 13:11
Anonymous said...: Hi Mac
Just got onto the blog at last. Mum is rubbish at this kind of thing. I'm sure you will get a school that you want in the end. We're all thinking of you to bring you luck.Give my love to Stan and his new baby sister. Also to everyone at Lauriston.
Hope to see you soon.XEuan; 13 March 2007 at 14:17
Anonymous said...: have got the hang of this now and will keep in touch.
Euan; 13 March 2007 at 14:19

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The Guardian Saturday 03 03 07

GUARDIAN 03/03/07 Winners and losers Long-awaited postman leaves some families distraught Helen Pidd and Matthew Taylor Saturday March 3, 2007 The Guardian Being a postman today, says David Nugent, is like being Father Christmas. It's the one time of year when people can't wait for you to arrive. Yesterday he delivered letters to parents in Liverpool which informed them whether their children had got into one of their preferred secondary schools. "There was one road last year where a whole row of people were waiting outside their houses to see me," says the 44-year-old as he delivers mail in the Lark Lane area. "They all asked 'Have you got anything for us?'. Some of them had even let their kids stay off school because they were so excited." But not everyone gets the news they are hoping for. In Hackney, east London, Paul Jamieson found out his son Mac, 10, had not got into any of the five schools the family had chosen. "Mac has gone to school happy and excited...and now we will have to sit him down and explain that he hasn't got into any school at all." Mr Jamieson said the issue had hung over them for the past few years. "Last year about 10 kids at his primary school didn't get a place so we knew this was a possibility," he said. "We visited all the schools and have done a lot of leg work but it was not enough - we seem to be living in a sort of educational black hole. Academy "I suppose we made a bit of an assumption that because we have a brand new academy opening down the road in September we would have a good chance of getting a place but we didn't get in." He said the family were being forced to consider moving away to find a school. "We have lived around here for 12 years and love it," he said. "We have invested a lot in this community and it is a lovely place to live, but what other options do we have? We are going to have to consider moving out if we cannot get a place at school for our son. It is a ridiculous situation which is affecting lots and lots of people and will destabilise the community."

I love hackney but hackney doesn't love me

Monday 12 March 2007

Day 11

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