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| Horsforth School in Yorkshire cancels £1,650-per-pupil Barbados field trip | Horsforth School in Yorkshire cancels £1,650-per-pupil Barbados field trip |
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| The school – who was accused of putting pressure on less well-off parents by arranging a £1,650-per-pupil trip to Barbados – has said it is now cancelling the trip. | The school – who was accused of putting pressure on less well-off parents by arranging a £1,650-per-pupil trip to Barbados – has said it is now cancelling the trip. |
| Horsforth School, a secondary school academy in Leeds, was condemned by parents and teaching unions, last month, over the cost of the sporting trip, with some describing it as “disgraceful” and “appalling.” | Horsforth School, a secondary school academy in Leeds, was condemned by parents and teaching unions, last month, over the cost of the sporting trip, with some describing it as “disgraceful” and “appalling.” |
| The school said it was dropping the plans for the seven-night stay because not enough pupils signed up to go. | The school said it was dropping the plans for the seven-night stay because not enough pupils signed up to go. |
| “This was a proposed trip which required a minimum number of participants” and that the numbers had “fallen short of those required," the school added, according to the BBC | |
| Parents expressed concern that the expensive trip would put pressure on less well-off parents The non-compulsory trip was originally open to pupils in Years 8, 9 and 10 and was to include three sporting fixtures with local teams, evening entertainment, a catamaran cruise and an optional trip to a water park. | Parents expressed concern that the expensive trip would put pressure on less well-off parents The non-compulsory trip was originally open to pupils in Years 8, 9 and 10 and was to include three sporting fixtures with local teams, evening entertainment, a catamaran cruise and an optional trip to a water park. |
| Over the years, pupils from the school have taken sporting trips to Italy and Spain, but the expense of this particular trip – which required a £250 deposit-per-child – proved to be too much for some who had taken to social media to vent their anger: | Over the years, pupils from the school have taken sporting trips to Italy and Spain, but the expense of this particular trip – which required a £250 deposit-per-child – proved to be too much for some who had taken to social media to vent their anger: |
| This #Horsforth #schooltrip at £1650 highlights that most schools seem to think that money grows on trees. They have no link with reality. | This #Horsforth #schooltrip at £1650 highlights that most schools seem to think that money grows on trees. They have no link with reality. |
| Whether it's prom nights or foreign trips, ALL schools need to rethink the impact they have on budgets of less well off families #Horsforth | Whether it's prom nights or foreign trips, ALL schools need to rethink the impact they have on budgets of less well off families #Horsforth |
| In retaliation, the school tried to defend its decision: | In retaliation, the school tried to defend its decision: |
| Statement from Horsforth Academy re their sports trip to Barbados: pic.twitter.com/KeF5XCiEKO | Statement from Horsforth Academy re their sports trip to Barbados: pic.twitter.com/KeF5XCiEKO |
| Despite having to cancel the visit, the school said it still received “interest” from several parents. | Despite having to cancel the visit, the school said it still received “interest” from several parents. |