Charging Policy

St John’s Upper Holloway CE Primary School

Chargingand Remissions Policy

November 2017

Policy updated and approved by staff: November 2017

Policy approved by governors: November 2017

Review date: Autumn 2019

Our Vision

We are a visionary school that seeks to instil a lifelong love of learning. Our core Christian values will inspire and prepare our children to lead successful and fulfilling lives.

Our Mission

St John’s is a small, caring Church of England Primary School. It is committed to supporting our pupils to be happy, successful and fulfilled throughout their lives. We believe that everyone is unique and valued by God. We aspire to be a high achieving school that provides an outstanding education:

  • promoting the highest standards of teaching and learning, with excellent

leadership

  • being inclusive, celebrating diversity and valuing all religions, faiths,

cultures and backgrounds

  • providing a rich and stimulating curriculum that will inspire and challenge
  • being a happy, healthy and safe place
  • providing excellent care, guidance and support
  • with a strong partnership between school, parents and the community

We seek to promote core values within our children, preparing them for a successful life, being:

  • considerate and respectful with excellent manners
  • confident, happy, independent and self-motivated
  • co-operative and collaborative
  • honest and trustworthy
  • resilient, hardworking and determined
  • highly principled with moral, spiritual, cultural and social awareness,

including shared British Values

St John’s Upper Holloway C of E Primary School

Chargingand Remission Policy for Parents

Date :November 2017

Review: November 2019

1)Introduction

1.1All education during school hours is free. We do not charge for any activity undertaken as part of the National Curriculum, with the exception of some individual or small group music tuition.

2)Voluntary contributions

2.1When organising school day trips or visits to enrich the curriculum and the educational experience of the children, the school invites parents to contribute to the cost. All contributions are voluntary. If we do not receive sufficient voluntary contributions we may cancel a trip. If a trip goes ahead, it may include children whose parents have not paid any contribution. We do not treat these children differently from any others.

2.2If the parent wishes their child to take part in a school trip but is unwilling or unable to make a voluntary contribution, we do allow the child to participate fully in the trip or activity. Sometimes the school pays the additional costs in order to support the visit. Parents have a right to know how each trip is funded. The school provides this information on request.

2.3The following is a list of additional activities, organised by the school, which require voluntary contributions from parents. These activities are known as optional extras’. This list is not exhaustive:

  • Visits to museums
  • Sporting activities which require transport expenses
  • Outdoor adventure activities
  • Visits to or by a theatre company
  • School trips abroad
  • Musical events

2.4St. John’s School is a voluntary aided school and as such our building is owned by the LDBS not the local authority. To maintain the building we buy into an insurance scheme run by the LDBS and we ask parents for contributions to this ‘Maintenance Scheme’

3)Residential Visits

3.1If the school organises a residential visit in school time, or mainly in school time, which is to provide education directly related to the National Curriculum, we do not make any charge for the education or travel expenses. However, we do make a charge to cover the costs of board and lodging. Parents who receive state benefits are encouraged to apply to the LDBS for funding.

4)Music Tuition

4.1All children study music as part of the normal school curriculum. We do not charge for this.

4.2There is a charge for individual or small-group music tuition, since this is an additional curriculum activity, and not part of the National Curriculum. These individual or small-group lessons are taught by peripatetic music teachers. We make a charge for these lessons. We give parents information about additional music tuition at the start of each academic year.

5)Swimming

5.1The school organises swimming lessons for all children in Key Stage 2. These take place in school time and are part of the National Curriculum. We therefore make no charge for this activity. We inform parents when these lessons are to take place, and ask parents for their written permission for their child to take part.

6)Breakfast Club

6.1A variety of activities take place during Breakfast Club. We make a charge of £2.00 per child per day for the activity and the breakfast or £8 for the whole week if paid on the Monday of that week.

7)Buzz Club

7.1A variety of clubs and childcare take place after school. A charge is made for this of £7 per night for the first child and 5.25 for siblings.

8)Additional charges

8.1 The school may make a charge where a service has been requested that involves a cost to the school e.g. additional photocopying.

9)“Top up” charging for nursery provision

9.1 Parents of nursery children are only offered a full time place if they are eligible for 30 hours a week based on national criteria and can provide the school with a suitable code. Those parents who are not eligible for a full time place, will be offered a part time place of 15 hours a week. Parents may request additional hours up to the 30 hour maximum. The school charges for this on the following scale:

Bands / Hourly Rate / 15 hours paid
Band 1 (up to £24, 999) / 3.58 / £53.74
Band 2 (£25, 000 - £30, 999) / 3.79 / £56.86
Band 3 (£31, 000 - £39, 999) / 4.13 / £61.88
Band 4 (£40, 000 - £49, 999) / 4.57 / £68.57
Band 5 (£50, 000 - £59, 999) / 5.18 / £77.67
Band 6 (£60, 000 - £69, 000) / 5.85 / £87.80
Band 7 (£70, 000 - £79, 999) / 5.97 / £89.49
Band 8 (£80, 000 - £89, 999) / 6.32 / £94.81
Band 9 (£90, 000 - £99, 999) / 6.44 / £96.58
Band 10 (£100, 000 – 119, 199) / 6.50 / £97.47
Band 11 (above £119, 199) / 6.62 / £99.24
Out of Borough/Marketed / 6.85 / £102.78

10)Monitoring and Reviewing

This policy is monitored by the governing body, and will be reviewed in two years, or earlier if necessary

Approved by staff ______(head) on ______(date)

Approved by governors ______(chair of resources committee) on

______(date)

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