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Reece is off bowling today for his end of term 'school trip' to be honest i think its pathetic, he is in his last 2 weeks of primary school and the furthest they are taking them is to the Bowling alley in BLACKBURN, very imaginative hey? AND they are taking them on the bus, they are all going to get soaked to the bone with this rain.

When i was a kid we used to go to places like Southport, Blackpool, Liverpool, but not Intack....they went to Blackpool zoo once when he was in the infants but thats about it, most schools go on PGL, not Intack, the nearest they got to going on a week away was when they used to go to Robin Wood in Yorkshire,in year 6, but that hasnt been going at all for the last 6 years.

so where are your kids going/have already been for their school trips this year? bet anything beats bowling in Blackburn
 
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With all the H&S palaver these days he should be thankful he's even going bowling! Have they done as risk assessment on the liklihood of him dropping a bowling ball on his foot? :D

Seriously, a lot of school trips have come a cropper due to a mixture of H&S regulations and cutbacks in expenditure. Even the ones you pay for are subsidised.
 
My friend took a coachload of asian children to Bradford last week -
coal to Newcastle comes to mind doesn't it? :D
 
Junior scool one has had Chester Zoo

Secondary School, one off to Alton Towers, the other off for a day trip to france and a day at ice skating.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
With all the H&S palaver these days he should be thankful he's even going bowling! Have they done as risk assessment on the liklihood of him dropping a bowling ball on his foot? :D

Seriously, a lot of school trips have come a cropper due to a mixture of H&S regulations and cutbacks in expenditure. Even the ones you pay for are subsidised.
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Be careful what you say, they'll have them wearing steel toe caps in them silly shoes
 
We had loads of good trips when i was at primary and secondary school.
Went to petting farms and shows at primary and at secondary school we had loads of choices.
We could go to Alton Towers,bowling,cinema or activitie days etc..
Think its a shame with all the red tape nowadays that kids miss out on a lot of this because teachers are afraid something will happen to a pupil and they might be sued or lose there job its a joke really.
I guess its something that they are allowed any sort of trip really!
 
Son is in infants and they went to Skipton Castle but my daughter is most cheesed off because her class hasn't gone anywhere this year.
 
Ty isnt going any where either....... last year he went to Bradford Photography museum and the year before he went to Rishton farm with nursery (does any one know where this is so i can take him again?? He still talks about a parrot callled monster!)
 
flashytart said:
whose exependiture? its the parents that pay 100% of the cost, the school dont put a penny towards it
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Really? Wow!

Maybe our school is more generous then. I do the risk assessment and associated gubbins for school trips and there's a breakdown of the cost which includes the cost of the coach, cost of the entry fee etc and then on the other side there's the cost to each pupil and the balance which the school pays.

If fewer children go (as often happens as they don't all go if parents don't pay/send in the permission slip etc) then the cost to the school goes up.
 
My kids would have loved to gone bowling mine went to Liverpool art gallery! (dead exciting ) cost me £7.50 for somewhere thats free to get in! and jack went to Lancaster butterfly house better but cost me £11.00 and its only £3.00 to get in. I know they have to pay for the bus but 2 classes of around 25 kids i think they made a killing!
 
the school have never forked out for anything to do with school trips willow, they are going on the bus today (or have been on the bus) now to me thats not right, like you said, have they done a risk assesment for that? have they done a risk assesment incase a child runs into the road and gets knocked over? to be honest ive never known a school take children anywhere on public transport before
 
my little boy goes to a fund aided school in ossy,which i contibute to each week,and guess what?they are not having a school trip due to the expense,they are going to have a picnic in the park,im not happy to say the least.
 
Lauren had a disco last week for end of school A WHOLE 2 HOURS!! As for trips out and about there have been non in the last 4 years due to all the rules regs etc etc etc. It may sound cruel but to me it is better if she didnt go since being diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy as the attention from teachers for her would be "diluted" leading to the emergency meds she has being no good. The result would be hospital and a downer for the rest of her class.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
Really? Wow!

Maybe our school is more generous then. I do the risk assessment and associated gubbins for school trips and there's a breakdown of the cost which includes the cost of the coach, cost of the entry fee etc and then on the other side there's the cost to each pupil and the balance which the school pays.



If fewer children go (as often happens as they don't all go if parents don't pay/send in the permission slip etc) then the cost to the school goes up.
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You're so right, Willow. With all this health and safety malarky we are lucky if the teachers are brave enough to take the class anywhere.

My 4 year old is in reception class. They aren't going on a trip this year as the required staff to child ratio is too high and they would need too many adults to accompany them. :(

To make up for this they are having a circus workshop visit them in school which my daughter is really looking forward to.

My 7 year old has been to the museum of science and industry. He really enjoyed it. :)

Our school does not contribute to the cost of trips. The parents pay it all and if there are not enough parents willing to pay then the trip will not go ahead.

In my day if your parents were not willing to pay for a school trip then the child would not go on the trip. There is now a law against this.

Schools are not allowed to demand money for activities during school hours. All they can do is request that you make a voluntary donation for either part of or the whole of a certain amount. They have to make it very clear that your child will be included on the trip whether you pay or not.
However, if they don't get enough voluntary contributions nobody will be going.

Thank God for schools that are willing to brave all this and still run school trips. :alright:
 
H how much did the trip to the museum of science and industry cost you? thats free entry too

dont get me wrong, i love going to that place, i must go at least 4/5 times a year, its a cheap and cheerful day out for the kids
 
flashytart said:
H how much did the trip to the museum of science and industry cost you? thats free entry too

dont get me wrong, i love going to that place, i must go at least 4/5 times a year, its a cheap and cheerful day out for the kids
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It cost us £9.50 for each child. I've actually gone and dug the letter out and I'm looking at what it says.

It says:

The cost per child is calculated by dividing the actual cost of the trip by the number of children going. The cost usually includes transport, admissions and a small amount for essential supplies and first aid. No profit is made by the school. A contribution of the full amount on behalf of every child is necessary to cover the cost of the trip.
 
flashytart said:
they are going on the bus today (or have been on the bus) now to me thats not right, like you said, have they done a risk assesment for that? have they done a risk assesment incase a child runs into the road and gets knocked over? to be honest ive never known a school take children anywhere on public transport before
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They ought to have done a risk assessment and if they haven't then they could be in serious bother.
MUMMIBOO said:
My kids would have loved to gone bowling mine went to Liverpool art gallery! (dead exciting ) cost me £7.50 for somewhere thats free to get in! and jack went to Lancaster butterfly house better but cost me £11.00 and its only £3.00 to get in. I know they have to pay for the bus but 2 classes of around 25 kids i think they made a killing!
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So that was £8 per child for transport alone? 50 children at £8 each comes to £400. How many adults were there? The teachers and assistants wouldn't have been expected to pay as they were not going for the treat they were working. It sounds like from the numbers it could well have involved 2 coaches. That's £200 per coach to travel to Lancaster. With the price of fuel these days I can imagine the coach company could well have charged the school that much. Remember the driver's wages have to be paid as well as the fuel costs and maintainance of vehicles. Not much left for a killing despite what you might initially think.

And of course if there were less than 50 children it would have been even less of a killing.
 
Lilly said:
It cost us £9.50 for each child. I've actually gone and dug the letter out and I'm looking at what it says.

It says:

The cost per child is calculated by dividing the actual cost of the trip by the number of children going. The cost usually includes transport, admissions and a small amount for essential supplies and first aid. No profit is made by the school. A contribution of the full amount on behalf of every child is necessary to cover the cost of the trip.
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ADMISSIONS? :eek: the only admission to that museum is for the exhibition, i doubt that they would have gone to see any of those, not for that price anyway, so basically the transport cost that much? and essential supplies are what? drinks for the teachers?
 
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