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Schools should avoid being overly specific
- When developing their school’s PE kit, governing bodies should apply the same consideration to cost as they would for the everyday items in their uniforms. Schools should avoid being overly specific in their kit requirements for different sports and keep the number of items, particularly the number of branded items, to a minimum.
www.afpe.org.uk/news/622313/-Updated-Guidance-from-Department-for-Education-on-PE-Kit.htm
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Sep 26, 2024 · The guidelines stated that schools should avoid being overly specific in their kit requirements for different sports. Particularly keeping branded items to a minimum, where uniform or kit have consistently presented logos.
- Review Your Current Uniform Policy
- Re-Tender Single-Supplier Contracts Every 5 Years
- Keep Branded Items ‘To A Minimum’
- Have Written Contracts For Branded Items
- Apply ‘Same Consideration’ to Pe Kit
- Make Second-Hand Uniform Available
- Think About ‘Total Cost’ of Uniform
- Policies Should State What Is Optional
- Be ‘Mindful’ of Financial Hardship
- ‘Full Compliance’ Expected by 2023, with Some Flexibility
Now that the guidance has been published, schools should review their current uniform policy to see if changes are needed, the document states. If changes are needed, then schools should work with suppliers to ensure a “sensible transition period”, taking into account that suppliers plan in advance and most sales are made in the weeks before the st...
As was revealed earlier this year, the guidance does not ban controversial single-supplier contracts. Instead, it says they should be avoided “unless regular tendering competitions are run where more than one supplier can compete for the contract and where the best value is secured”. This contract should be retendered “at least every five years”. B...
Schools should keep branded items “to a minimum and limit their use to low cost or long-lasting items”. They should also “carefully consider” whether requiring a branded item is the most cost-effective way of achieving the desired result for their uniform. “For instance, whilst it may be appropriate to require a certain colour for socks, requiring ...
Parents should be able to buy “generic items” of uniform from a “range of retailers” to ensure value for money. Where a branded item is required, governors should ensure a written contract is in place. They should also be able to demonstrate they have obtained the best value for money, and pass on any savings to parents. Governors should also not e...
Governors should apply the “same consideration” to cost of PE kit as they would for “everyday items” of uniform. Again, the guidance says schools should “avoid being overly specific” in their kit requirements for different sports and “keep the number of items, particularly the number of branded items, to a minimum”.
Schools should also ensure that “arrangements are in place” to make second-hand uniforms available to parents. It is up to schools how they do this, but all settings should ensure that information on second-hand uniforms is “clear for parents of current and prospective pupils and published on the school’s website”. This should “clearly state where ...
Schools will need to think about the “total cost of their school uniform”, and it is “not enough to consider everyday classroom wear”. Schools should “also take into account all items of uniform or clothing parents will need to provide while their child is at the school”, including items in their PE kit. The guidance also tells governors to engage ...
Schools’ uniform policies should be published on their websites, available for “all parents” and easy to understand. The policy should “clearly state whether each item is optional or required”, and should make clear “whether a generic item will be accepted or if a branded item is required”. Schools should include “sufficient information so that a p...
In cases where it is suspected financial hardship has resulted in non-compliance with a school’s uniform policy, the guidance states that schools would be expected “to take a mindful and considerate approach to resolve the situation”.
Governing boards have been told they should be compliant with “much” of the guidance by September 2022. The exceptions are where doing so would breach a pre-existing contract or formal agreement with a supplier, or where a school needs to run a competitive tender for a new contract. Where a school needs to run a competitive tender process for a new...
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Each half-term we will tell pupils which parts of the kit they need to wear. This will depend on the time of the year and if activities are indoor or outdoor. Further, if activities are on the 3g...
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Today though, most independent schools have preferred uniform suppliers which provide all of the kit needed for each specific school. This ensures smart, presentable and consistent PE kits, but with various kits required for different sports, it does come at a price.
