How To Avoid Debts

Make enquiries of the parents as to contact details, home addresses, work addresses. If parents are separated, then get individual addresses and contact details including email and employment details should be obtained. Check whether the parents own their own homes. Also, if parents are self-employed make separate enquiries regarding earnings expectations and actual earnings for the last year or two. Arming yourself with this information will make it easier and more effective to take any necessary enforcement steps when things go wrong. For new pupils, request half term fees upon the parents' acceptance of the schools offer of a place - this should be non-refundable unless the school can fill the place. Therefore in the event that the parent has second thoughts after acceptance and withdraws the child prior to the start of term, the school will be covered for their loss. In the event that the school manages to fill that place at short notice and there is no loss to the school then the school can refund the parents deposit at their discretion. Ensure there is joint and several liability of parents/guardians signing up to the parent contract. This can only be done by ensuring that the terms and conditions specify there is joint and several liability and this is supported by the contract to which the parents sign up on acceptance of a place. This means that either parent can be pursued for the full amount of the outstanding school fees. Insist on direct debit for payment of fees and do regular checks to ensure all parents have paid on the due date. This cuts down on administration time and will ring alarm bells if payment is not received on the due date. It is much harder to monitor cheque payments because...