In accordance with current legislation it is the policy of the Governing Body: to levy the appropriate charge to parents/carers for all board and lodging requirements on

residential visits, but to remit the board and lodging costs for students whose parents/carers are in receipt of relevant benefits.

to levy charges for activities wholly or mainly outside school hours, where appropriate, and to request voluntary contributions from parents/carers for school activities in school time which can only take place if there is sufficient voluntary funding.

to levy a proportion of the cost of peripatetic music tuition.

to require parents/carers to pay the examination fees of a student who fails to complete coursework or attend examinations for which they have been entered. Absence from an examination may only be authorised for medical reasons.

to require parents/carers to pay for replacement or repair following damage to school property for which their child is responsible.

to require students to pay their own travel expenses, where incurred, for work experience placements.

to ensure that, if possible, on occasions where charges may be sought or levied, no student is debarred from an activity or disadvantaged solely by the inability or unwillingness of parents/carers to pay.

to seek additional funding, where appropriate, to support student activities.

Signed: ………………………………………………….. Elizabeth Webb, Chairman of Governors

Date adopted by Governing Body: …………………….. Reviewed November 2009Next Review Spring Term 2012

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THE NEVILLE LOVETT COMMUNITY SCHOOLCHARGING POLICY