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This is the Journal of aka Bel << December Journal Crawl (1) Biting my tongue >> Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Oct 19, 2011 by h5ringer This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 81 That's more good news this week then One rung at a time...one rung at a time... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Oct 19, 2011 by aka Bel This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 82 Yes, I'm really relieved. It was a lot of work and running around, but at least it was worth it in the end. Oh, I found out something interesting. Must writre another journal Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Oct 19, 2011 by MadSnacker-h2g2 ambassador to Yorkshire and the UK This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 83 Happy news,Bel...hope all continues to move foward. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Oct 19, 2011 by aka Bel This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 84 So do I, MS. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Oct 19, 2011 by MadSnacker-h2g2 ambassador to Yorkshire and the UK This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 85 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 7, 2011 by aka Bel This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 86 In case anybody is still subscribed to this journal, here's an update: The first block of school was finished a bit more than a week ago. Towards the end, he had two exams to write. Last week was work practice, and today was one day of school. He got the results for his exams: he passed both with the highest marks. He is very pleased, naturally. So am I. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 7, 2011 by toybox This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 87 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 7, 2011 by Elektragheorgheni -Please read 'The Post' This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 88 Good for him! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 7, 2011 by h5ringer This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 89 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 7, 2011 by Little Lost Mammoth This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 90 Great How is he enjoying the work? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 7, 2011 by Vestboy back in the UK This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 91 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 8, 2011 by You can call me TC - Ready for Reims - June 15th? Pas de panique! A87780612 A33659210 This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 92 That is such an incentive. Now I feel better, and am sure he will stay the course. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 8, 2011 by You can call me TC - Ready for Reims - June 15th? Pas de panique! A87780612 A33659210 This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 93 Do congratulate him on our behalf, Bel! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 8, 2011 by aka Bel This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 94 Will do, TC, thanks. Z, he is enjoying it a lot more than he ever enjoyed school. He still says he'd have preferred to work with children, but he's actually quite happy with it all. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 8, 2011 by Willem This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 95 Congrats to him and to you Bel! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 8, 2011 by Z This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 96 It's great that he's enjoying it. Here carers in nursing homes are not trained, they are usually very low paid. Some of them do on-the-job qualifications, but these are not very useful. Some men do the work, but it's very low status work, anad often done by women. Although I have met some devoted and brilliant carers who really enjoy the job, there are many who simply treat it as a low paid unskilled job and try and avoid work. I have had friends who have done this work and really enjoyed it. The carers at my grandmothers nursing home do a wonderful job, and she likes them a lot. They are mainly middle aged women who have cared for their children and elderly relatives. But I couldn't image an mother in the UK being delighted that her son had a job working in a nursing home, even if they were doing the on-the-job qualification. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 8, 2011 by aka Bel This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 97 There are two ways here: one is a carer helper which requires one year of education. They're the low-paid jobs done by a majority of people (mainly women). Then there are those jobs which take three years of education and once you're an approved and examined carer, you can do a lot of things - not all are highly paid, though, but the possibility is there. There are a lot fewer men than women doing this job, so male applicants are usually very welcome. It is a respected job here, as far as I'm aware. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Keep your fingers crossed Posted Dec 8, 2011 by Dmitri Gheorgheni This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 98 What your son is doing sounds a lot like what our 'practical nurses' do, Bel. Is it like htat? Conversation list Conversation list

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