To question the cost of this pasta salad?

[Pastasaladage]

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School have emailed today and all the children in DD class will be learning to cook a pasta salad one morning next week.(it is part of their topic)

A lovely person who runs cookery classes is coming in to take the session.

Parents have been asked to pay £13 per child.

AIBU to think this excessive?!

I wouldn't pay £13 for pasta salad in a restaurant. That is insane. I'd keep your DD off school and show her how to make pasta salad yourself, then the whole family can have it for tea at a cost of about £1 per person.

@Pastasaladage I've checked all the school Comms about it and it is £13.04pp have you questioned it with the school yet??

I'm a terrible cook and even I can make a basic pasta salad. I can't imagine they'd be cooking anything really fancy in it?
Surely the class teacher could do a basic pasta salad?

That's ridiculous.
I have twins so this would cost me £26.08 for some pasta salad

Could you enquire as to why it’s so expensive?

Well many teachers don't know coding or woodwork skills but we still have to teach computing and DT. You just have to get on with it. I've done basically this lesson but made a pasta sauce. Had a volunteer to help. It was just part of the curriculum and not charged for.

Did you get anywhere with enquiring about the cost @Pastasaladage ?

Yes would love an update . What happened

Why do they need to get someone in to teach the children how to make pasta salad? How hard can it be for the teacher to read a recipe?