Guidance

Charging for school activities

Guidance to help schools set out their policies on charging for school activities and visits.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 13 November 2008
• Last updated: 15 May 2018
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  1. 15 May 2018

     'Charging for school activities' document updated to reflect new Universal Credit regulations.

  2. 22 October 2014

     Updated advice document to provide clarity on how charges should be applied for extended day services for day pupils at state boarding schools.

  3. 13 November 2008

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Charging for school activities

Ref: DFE-00244-2013

PDF, 195 KB, 18 pages

Details

This is for:

• local authorities
• governing bodies
• school leaders
• school staff

It applies to all local-authority-maintained schools.

The guidance outlines what schools can charge for including voluntary contributions and reduced charges.