The real cost of Education!

Wednesday 6th September 2006

I have 3 children. 2 are in senior school and one in Junior school. I am also entitled to a school clothing grant because I don't earn much.. Liverpool City Council gave me £40 each for my seniors and £20 for my junior £100 in total. Have a guess how much it actually cost me to get my kids kitted out for school... well, you don't have to because I have a complete breakdown of everything I had to buy and it is shocking! Instead of just leaving it there I've decided to keep a running total of everything I have to pay out to get my kids to school. At the end of each week look out for a title saying 'How much does it cost to send kids to school?' But for now, it's uniforms and accessories!

Junior's Uniform:
2 Jumpers £13.65 With school logo (£06.99 each)
2 Pants £10 (£05.00 each)
3 Shirts £05
PE. Top £05
Shorts £05
Pumps £02.99
Pump Bag £01.99
Underwear £05
Socks £03.99
Lunch Box £05
Total: £57.62

2 Senior Uniforms:
4 Blouses £35.96 (£08.99 each)
2 PE Shirts £27.98 (£13.99 each)
2 Jumpers £15.98 (£07.99 each)
2 PE Shorts £9.98 (£04.99 each)
2 Blazers £45.98 (£22.99 each)
2 Skirts £30.98 (£12.99 a-line)
(£17.99 pleated)
Underwear x 8 £31.92 (£03.99 each)
Socks x 8 £10 (£05.00 each)
Total £208.78

3 Pairs of shoes: £59.97 (£19.99 each)
2 Pairs of trainers £39.98 (£19.99 each)
3 Coats £60 (£20.00 each)
2 School Bags £29.98 (£14.99 each)
Pencil Cases £07.50 (£02.50 each)
Stationary x 3 lots £09 (£03.00 each)
Total £206.43

PE Shirts embroided to stop thefts (happened last year!) £8 (£4 each)
Cotton Gloves for one of them who has severe eczema and cannot handle clay, washing up etc £2.90 (£01.45 each)

Total £10.90

Grand Total = £483.73

Eye watering or what? Wait till the end of the year for all the expenses that go with sending children to school!

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