Broad Town C of E Primary School

BROAD TOWN C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

CHARGING AND REMISSIONS POLICY

This policy covers activities which the school organises without specific funds or involvement from the Local Education Authority.

Activities which take place during school hours.

This school has always viewed visits as a most valuable aid to the

curriculum, as we believe it enhances the pupils knowledge. Visits are

also a valuable addition to the development of children’s social skills and

the children’s understanding of the world around them.

For such visits to take place, the school will continue to invite voluntary

contributions from parents towards the cost of such activities.

Residential visits and day visits must be self financing as no money

is available from school funds. If contributions are insufficient visits

will not take place, and voluntary contributions returned to parents

If the child is in receipt of pupil premium then the Headteacher

may decide to use pupil premium funds to pay all or some of the cost.

We may ask parents for voluntary contributions for the following

a)Travel and admission fees

b)Day Study visits

c)Swimming lessons

d) Visiting workshops

e) Theatre productions

Should insufficient funds be raised the visit would be cancelled and all

monies returned to parents.

Residential Visits

Residential visits are usually offered to children in Y4, Y5 and Y6.

The school will charge for the food and accommodation of such visits.

Costs for additional activities will also be added to the total cost.

SocialServices may pay the cost or a contribution of the cost for looked afterchildren.

Swimming Lessons

The Local Authority no longer provide a swimming grant. Until 2015, it

was possible to use some of our Sports Premium Grant to subsidise the cost of

swimming. In the autumn term of 2015, schools were informed that they are no

longer permitted to use Sports Premium Funding to subside swimming. On our

rolling programme, the children will have an opportunity to go swimming, every

three years (subject to availability of the pool). We will continue to be asked fora

voluntarycontribution to help cover the cost of swimming.

Should insufficient funds be raised in this way, the swimming programme

may have to be reduced.

Instrumental Music Tuition

The Act allows charges to be made for tuition in the playing of a musical

instrument.

Other Charges to Parents

The Governors reserve the right to charge parents for wilful damage

and vandalism to school property or materials for which their children

are proved responsible.

Parents will be asked to pay the full charge for items such as, school

sweatshirts, photographs, book folders, etc.

Parents may also be asked to pay for materials used in after-school

activities.

June 2017