St Clare’s has adopted the Derby City Council “Charging and Remissions Policy”. See below.
| ISSUES | POLICY |
| A Residential Courses in school time – with Board and Lodgings cost only | Parents required to meet full cost except children with statements specifying residence and children eligible for free school meals, where charges should be remitted by school. |
| B Activities outside school hours not within the National Curriculum | Parents meet full cost, except for children with statements specifying residence when activities take place during normal residential period. |
| C Individual Instrumental Music Tuition | School may bring outside tutors in, within school at a charge to parents. However , if part of National Curriculum, or a prescribed public examination, parents cannot be charged |
| D Duel Examination Entries | Charged to Parents |
| E Extra examination entries/re-sits without tuition | Charged to Parents |
| F Exams not on the list prescribed by the Secretary of State | Charged to Parents |
| G ‘Wasted’ exam entries | Parents charged when exam wasted without reason acceptable to school, otherwise school pays. |
| H Ingredients/materials for practical subjects | Parents encouraged to provide materials for practical subjects, but no child must be disadvantaged because of parents’ inability/reluctance to pay. Where necessary, school will pay. |
| I Lost school equipment, books etc. | Parents may be expected to replace or purchase items of lost property. |
| J Breakages and damages to school buildings, furniture or property | Parents to be made aware that wilful damage to school buildings or property may be charged to parents by the school. |
Additional Charging
| ISSUES | POLICY |
| Private Telephone Calls | Local short duration calls 20p. National and long duration calls 50p.Calls to mobile phones 50p + dependent on length of call. |
| Private use of FAX | 50p each fax |
| Private Photocopying | A4 single sided : 5p per sheet/colour 10pA4 double sided : 10p per sheet/colour 20pA3 single sided : 15p per sheet/colour 20pA3 double sided : 25p per sheet/colour 30p |