Anna B Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Parents have been asked to 'contribute' £50 each towards the running costs of a state school in Yorkshire. It claims that government cuts and rising costs have meant the books will no longer balance without parents dipping into their own pockets. Your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdbx Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 link.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999tigger Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Provide the link so people can get the relevant facts and make up their own minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassity Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Maybe it's this one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Probably this: Cash-strapped Tadcaster Grammar School asks parents for £50 a month to help meet costs. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14040262.Cash_strapped_school_asks_parents_for___50_a_month_to_help_meet_costs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The school should work within their budget . It's a disgrace they are sending out letters to parents asking for money . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biotechpete Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 "Voluntary parental contributions" Don't most schools do this? I know my mum used to pay a certain amount per month to both my primary and secondary (state) schools. On top of that parents were asked to provide text books for their own children where possible. I should point out that a good deal of my education was under a Labour government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The school should work within their budget . It's a disgrace they are sending out letters to parents asking for money . How does a flat budget take into account of rising costs? So maybe last year they were within their budget, but this year they've got a choice to either lower their service or ask of a contribution. I'm guess that the grammar school thinks that the parents of their children would rather maintain standards, and pay a contribution than stay within their budget and lower standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 "Voluntary parental contributions" Don't most schools do this? Not as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny5 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 They may be running the school prudently and are now squeezed by cuts, or they may be running the school lavishly kitting it out with Macbooks and loads of subsidised holidays. There isn't enough in the article to draw a sensible conclusion either way, but I'm sure that won't stop the usual suspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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