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£75 spending money for school trip?!

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Reallynothappy · 18/05/2013 17:59

Year 6 residential coming up, already paid for. All meals and entrance fees included. It's only 4 days.
So I was a bit shocked at being advised at meeting that they were recommending £75 spending money. If they dont want to carry cash children are allowed to take a cash card. My dd doesn't have a cash card! But she wants one now, to fit in. Grrrr!
Is this not a bit excessive? WIBU to make a stand and just give her enough for a fiver a day, even if it singles her out? It's just quite a lot, and the trip wasn't cheap to begin with.

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BackforGood · 18/05/2013 23:23

dd2 went on her Yr6 Residential in the Spring - 4 very full days, and it was suggested they took £3-£5 per day, as they do quite a big 'project' / write up when they get back and might like to buy postcards of some of the places for illustrating the project. One day they all go for an ice-cream, but the school negotiated with a place that they would provide 90 people for an ice-cream (whatever the weather) and the shop would charge them each £1.
Oh, and you put it in daily envelopes, marked with child's name, and they get issued at breakfast, so if anyone loses money, they only lose that day's.
Can't begin to imagine what they would spend that much on.

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Flojobunny · 18/05/2013 23:27

That is a ridiculous amount. I would go in and speak to them.

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HKTekGuy · 19/05/2013 00:00

The were recommending £75 so I'm a bit confused by the 'Grrr'.

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Still18atheart · 19/05/2013 00:30

Think it depends what the trip is something like PGL it is a little excessive
But not a 4 day sightseeing trip to london

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trinity0097 · 19/05/2013 06:43

Will they have to buy any food? I used to do a school trip to London, and the children would have to bring money to eat at the services on the way home, as we left London about 4pm and got back about 8pm, so they needed supper and had only had a packed lunch for lunch. We would ask they they keep back £10 to be on the safe side.

Does the place they are going to have expensive things like hoodies on sale?

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Ilovesunflowers · 19/05/2013 17:04

Ouch! When I did week long residentials my year 6's were allowed to bring £5! That was plenty for a couple of small gifts and they were allowed to bring snacks so they didn't have to buy them.

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Phoebe47 · 19/05/2013 17:08

£75 pounds is ridiculous for a four day trip. I would be querying it with the school. Whatever are they going to spend it on? It puts you in a difficult position as you don't want your DD to be the odd one out but I would be very surprised if everyone brought that amount of money. Definitely have a chat with the Headteacher about it asking why such a large amount of money is being recommended.

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BackforGood · 19/05/2013 18:54

I think it's ridiculous for a sightseeing trip too Still18atHeart. With all meals, transport and admissions provided, what are 10 and 11 yr olds going to spend nearly £20 a day on? Indeed, what would anyone spend £20 a day on ?

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cocolepew · 19/05/2013 19:00

Way too much! DD went to Edinburgh a few weeks ago, Mon to Fri including travel and £40 was the limit.

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HKTekGuy · 19/05/2013 21:10

Last year DS went to Spain on a school trip. We gave him £100 in the belief that having too much money and not needing it was better than vice versa.

We attached a condition though. £40 was his to spend on whatever. Anything above that we reserved the option to look at what he spent the money on and to deduct it from his pocket money if we deemed it to be a utter waste of money.

He went over by £10 but it was a souvenir for his grandparents so we let it go.

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OldBeanbagz · 20/05/2013 08:55

DD away at the moment (5 nights) and the spending money is £40. That seemed a lot to me so £75 is

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Elibean · 20/05/2013 10:51

Yikes.

Our Y6 residential, which is Mon-Fri, recommends £10 I think.

Leafy London suburb school.

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Fuckwittery · 20/05/2013 19:29

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nohalfmeasures · 20/05/2013 19:33

That's a crazy amount of money, and many families simply won't be able to afford it. DS1 residential trip spending money is no more than £15

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missyPlumcake · 25/05/2013 20:22

DD just been on her YR6 residential on a PGL holiday. They were allowed a maximum of £5 each spending money. Staff said it was because otherwise a ridiculous amount of junk destined for landfill is bought. They just need enough for some little memento and some sweets. DD still managed to buy a bracelet for three family members with her fiver and sweets for herself.