To think £80 is too much for a trip to a farm?

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£80. For the farm up the road, about 15 mins drive from the school

£80! I'm sat here on a bed thinking about it.

'Snacks included but please bring packed lunch'

DS attends a special school so I suppose there will be hidden extra costs but even so. £80?!

That does seem excessive - I’d definitely expect lunch to be provided for that amount!!

Wow!! DD just went to a farm on a school trip and it was £4.50! That’s ridiculous!

blimey. They must be hiring special transportation and extra people to help on the trip?

I'm pretty sure at that price you get to bring home a sheep

I wish they would explain why th

Got to be a typo surely? £8?

*i wish they would explain why the cost is so much. It seems silly not to even say

The farm they're going to is free for DS if he's with a paying carer!

When I worked in a SS we were given access to the LAs mini buses during the day for trips out , we could book them when they weren’t being used for school runs. We used to go to all sorts of places, but obviously the outings were free. Are you sure they haven’t put an extra 0 on the cost?

What kind of ratios do they need? Students have to pay for staff costs which could get quite pricey if they need a 1:1 ratio.

Could it be a typo and they really mean £8? I can't see how they could charge that in a state school.

I would query that. It doesn't sound right at all, and if it is they need to explain why it costs so much.

Few months ago they went to a zoo. About February time.

That was only £20 and they provided a packed lunch, but of course many declined that as many of the children have specialist diets etc

It's too much. If it must cost £80 then it isn't viable.

There was a framer up north selling orphaned lambs for a tenner. You could get a whole herd for a busload @ £80!

It must be a typo?!

The plot thickens. Just text a school mum about this. She's saying her letters says £12? What?

Why does mine say £80?!?!

I think typo.

Someone else from the class GC has just said hers says £50... what on earth? 3 different typos?

Why not ring them and ask them?

Something strange must have happened with the letters. I would phone the school and ask on Monday.

Could it be to do with the amount of staff required for each child?

Probably a mail merge error. I would clarified Monday but sounds like a technical glitch!

Sometimes my school offers some activities at a lower price to children who are entitled to pupil premium.
We worried about charging £7 for a trip the other day! £80 is madness.

It sounds like an error. Although if it is genuine I would be declining, and then just happen to turn up at the farm with my son on the same day..

80 isn’t in your address somewhere is it?