My dc just started in reception class. Got a letter about a voluntary donation for reception class fund for £1 a week to be sent in with child weekly or termly. How common is this? Do most parents pay? And will there be more things to pay for on top of this - non uniform days, raffle tickets, trips or school christmas play etc? Just wondering how much everything could cost overall for the year.
AIBU?
Primary school asking for voluntary donation
HoppingKangaroo · 11/09/2022 08:49
GoneWithTheWine1 · 11/09/2022 08:57
My dc school does this.
I found out it funds the "top 25" treat every term. For top 25 pupils who have 100 percent attendance. So I stopped.
Wouldn't mind if it was for resources or treats for ALL the kids but top 25 attendance pffft.
Funkyblues101 · 11/09/2022 10:17
This is just one of the reasons state schools in middle class areas are sought after: parents can afford to donate to the school. They (probably) don't donate as much as private school fees would be but they definitely swell the coffers so the school can achieve more.
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