Does your Yr 7 child bring textbooks home

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DD1 started secondary in September. I am rather surprised that she has not come home with any textbooks. Are they an endangered species these days?

A-M

Effectively running a deposit system, inthesticks. Sounds like a good idea to me.

What would happen if some parents refused to buy the books though?

Well I always wonder what happens when some parents don't pay for all those other little things?
Recently I have paid £7.50 for some bits for DT, £15 for an RE trip to a Buddhist temple, £12 for a geography trip.
In primary school we were regularly asked to pay for things like a visiting artist or theatre group.
Now I know that some families never pay for these things, and I'd hate for those children who may already be from a deprived background to miss out.
I guess it bumps up the cost for everyone else?
When I was at school in the olden days we were given our text books with a rating from 1 to 5 depending on wear and tear and the first week's homework was to cover them .

My DS has to cover the majority of his text books. He brings home a very bulky maths text book, a German book and a geography ordnance survey map! I cannot believe what they carry these days - possible back problems?!