Families should not be shamed if they can’t pay voluntary contribution fee
There’s nothing ‘voluntary’ about the school contribution fee As the new school term gets closer, more and more parents are preparing (and dreading) the back-to-school season. There is only a matter of weeks to go until the kids are back in school, but before that happens, parents have the school shopping to get done. New […]
1 year ago
Parents call out Norma Foley’s ‘voluntary’ contribution fee comments
Parents have slated Norma Foley for her comments about the voluntary contribution fee. The Minister for Education told parents that they shouldn’t feel pressured to pay the fee. Norma Foley told parents that the fee isn’t mandatory, but many pointed out that schools refuse to give pupils their lockers and school journals until the fee […]
3 years ago
Parents urged not to pay ‘voluntary’ contribution if they can’t afford it
Parents have been urged not to pay the ‘voluntary’ contribution fee if they cannot afford it. Minister for Education Norma Foley said parents should not feel pressured to pay the fee. Speaking at St. Matthew’s School in Sandymount, she reassured parents and guardians that the fee is not mandatory. According to The Irish Mirror, she […]
3 years ago
Primary schools claim they still need ‘contribution’ fee
Do you pay the ‘voluntary’ contribution fee? Primary schools have claimed they’ll still need the contribution fee despite subsidies awarded in this week’s budget. Despite the subsidies, schools stressed that they will still need parents to pay the voluntary contribution fee. Both primary and secondary schools will be given a €90 million grant to cover […]
4 years ago
Voluntary contribution fee should be fully scrapped, National Parents’ Council says
The contribution fee should be scrapped completely. The National Parents Council has called for the ‘voluntary’ contribution fee to be scrapped. Earlier this summer, Barnardos stressed that it was time for the fee to be removed from schools as parents and guardians struggle with the rising cost of living. The National Parents Council has now […]
4 years ago
Opinion: Government ministers on 90k a year will never understand the struggles single mothers face
“I don’t want anything for free. I want compassion” The cost of sending your child to school is eye-watering. To say education is free in this country is a farce. Parents are spending hundreds if not thousands on back-to-school essentials like books, uniforms, shoes, and travel expenses. You need to pay for homework club, the […]
5 years ago