To think £4 each for school nativity is too much

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So state Infant school have finally after covid deigned to do a Christmas performance - and for some reason (not disclosed) are charging parents £4 per ticket to watch!

I wouldn't mind £1-2 per person but really should they be charging parents so much to attend a school performance? And are all schools doing this or just this one school who have a history of bizarre decisions.

They shouldn’t be charging £4, that’s too much. It would be better to have a collection pot for donations.

Our schools ones are always free. I can understand schools wanting to raise money where they can, but in the current financial climate it seems like donations would be better as even if it’s just 4 quid, for some families that’s too much and a barrier to attending.

Our school it's free for 1 ticket per performance (they do 2 performances) or 2 tickets for 1 performance then 50p per ticket after that. Seems to work well.

School are probably trying to cover the costs of putting on the play.

Why don’t you ask? Sounds like they have budgetary pressures and need a contribution to cover the cost. Maybe they’ve had to pay staff outside their hours to stay for rehearsals etc.

I think it's fine but they should tell you what the money is going towards

YABU

£4 is nothing

For some parents it might be too much usually there is a charity collection for those who want to donate

To you maybe. To a lot of people it's a lot! It's bus fare to work and back. It's the last of someone's money before payday, just enough to buy bread and milk, or top up their gas or electric meter. It's almost half of a child's weekly school lunches. It's petrol to do the school run.

Don't be so bloody ignorant!

At my DC's schools it was always free. Charging you to watch your own child is strange imo.

Ask to see their inclusion policy.

DC’s school is free, but there’s a collection bucket at the end.

Same here, I thought it was expensive!

Many peop!e will struggle to find a few quid ,these things always seem to fall.a day or two before pay day ( obviously that's not schools fault ) ,old me everywhere are struggling to make ends meet .

I do not think a state school should charge as it should be open access for all - fine to have a collection at the end which people can contribute to.

Some people might

not ‘many’

Staff certainly won't be paid for staying after school.

I've never known a school charge to see a play.
That's a lot of money especially when more than one ticket is often needed and at an expensive time of year. It's unfair on the children who's familiars can't afford to go (and no not everyone has £4+ spare.)
I agree there should be a collection bucket or voluntary donation.

£2 would be reasonable. Schools are desperate for money, they need the funds.

You know it's shit enough to be brought up in a house where money is tight. But to be one of the kids where your parent can't afford to come to see you in the school play is awful when you are a kid.

I was one of the kids who never had a parent at sports day. It was grim.

It's not as simp!e as saying don't go ,I always went to my sons Xmas plays/Carol service etc,not for the " amazing performance,s" but because he wanted me to.go.

Most good parents will still go, £4 is genuinely nothing, it was £2 a parent when I was at primary school, so with inflation over the past couple of decades £4 really isn’t much

£3 per guest at our nursery. But apparently we get snacks

How is £4 genuinely nothing? That makes no sense at all..