Remissions Policy
Remissions
Governors' Charging and Remissions Policy
INTRODUCTION
The Governing Body recognises the valuable contribution that the wide range of additional activities, including clubs, trips and residential experiences can make towards the pupils' education. The Governing Body aims to promote and provide such activities both as part of a broad and balanced curriculum for the pupils of the school and as additional activities.
CHARGES
The Governing Body RESERVES THE RIGHT to make a charge in the following circumstances for activities organised by the school:
A. EDUCATION DURING SCHOOL HOURS
1. Boarding and Lodgings
The Board and Lodgings elements of residential activities deemed to take place
within school hours.
2. Individual Instrumental Tuition
The cost to the pupil for providing individual instrumental tuition.
3. Examination Fees
The Governing Body may make a charge for the cost of entering the pupil for examination where
the pupil has not been prepared for the prescribed examination by the school, as they may for
entries to non-prescribed examinations whether or not prepared by the school. If the pupil fails,
without good reason, to complete the examination requirements for any public examination for
which the school has paid (or is liable to pay) any fee, then the Governing Body may recover the
fee from the parent.
4. Charging in Kind
The Governing Body may charge for ingredients and materials for some subjects,
or require them to be provided, if the parents have indicated in advance that they wish to own
the finished product.
B. EDUCATION OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS
1. Boarding and Lodgings
The Board and Lodgings elements of activities that are provided:
(a) to fulfil any requirements specified in the syllabus for a prescribed public examination, or
(b) specifically to fulfil statutory duties relating to the National Curriculum, or
(c) specifically to fulfil statutory duties relating to religious education.
2. Optional Extras
The full cost to each pupil for activities deemed to be optional extras taking place
outside school hours
C. GENERAL
1. Amendments
The Governing Body may from time to time amend the categories of activity for which a
charge may be made.
2. Voluntary Contributions
Nothing in this policy statement precludes the Governing Body from inviting parents to
make voluntary contributions towards the cost of providing education for pupils.
REMISSIONS
1. Income Support and Family Credit
Where the parents of a pupil are in receipt of Income Support or Family Credit, the
Governing Body will remit in full the cost of board and lodgings for any residential activity
that is organised for the pupil if the activity is deemed to take place during school hours,
or where it is provided to fulfil the requirements of a prescribed public examination, the
National Curriculum or statutory duties relating to religious education.
2. Family Hardship
Where there are cases of family hardship which makes it difficult for pupils to take part in
particular activities for which a charge is made, the Governing Body may remit all or part of
this charge at the discretion of the Head Teacher.