People on the street: The surprising cost of sending kids to school

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We went out into Manchester to ask parents and young people about the costs that they associated with schooling, and how they would like to see things made easier for parents.

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00:00Hello and welcome to Manchester World. My name is Theo Houston Betts and today I'm out on the streets of Manchester

00:04asking people about state schools. And that's because everyone knows how expensive it can be to have children.

00:09There are figures that go around every year about the certain costs over the course of their lifetime.

00:13One of the most expensive things can be schooling, whether it's getting the right stuff for a pencil case

00:17or buying branded school uniform. We want to know if people are worried about the cost of sending future children to school

00:22and if they've already done it, what costs surprise them.

00:25Branded uniforms and forcing parents to buy that stuff stinks.

00:29However, I'm old enough to remember, when I was at school, there was no uniform.

00:34You just turned up in your trackies, in your sports top or whatever and the kids formed their own uniform.

00:42I say make uniforms free, to be honest. I mean, as someone who's not long left school myself, you know,

00:48I remember how much it cost for a year for a uniform, about £120.

00:54And, you know, not a lot of parents have that.

00:58I would love to try and tough up.

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