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Nov 19, 2021 · Schools should engage with parents and pupils when they are developing their school uniform policy. A school’s uniform policy should be on the school’s website, available for all parents, including parents of prospective pupils, and be easily understood. Schools should make sure that arrangements are in place so that second-hand school ...
We encourage all pupils to wear the correct uniform. Girls: Grey or black skirt or trousers/navy or white polo shirt/school sweatshirt or cardigan plus sensible outdoor shoes; a blue/white school dress may be worn in the warmer weather. Hijabs should also be in the school colours of either grey, navy or black.
- Introduction
- Our Policy on School Uniform
- Requirements For Governing Boards
- Cost Considerations
- Human Rights, Equality and Discrimination Considerations
- Complaints and Challenges to School Uniform Policy
- Pupil Non-Compliance
This non-statutory guidance will help support schools in developing and implementing their school uniform policy. It should be read alongside the statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms. Some schools, or year groups within schools, may not have a uniform policy or dress code, in which case, some aspects of this guidance may not be relevan...
It is for the governing board of a school to decide: 1. rules about appearance 2. whether there should be a school uniform policy and, if so, what that should be 3. how the uniform should be sourced These duties are placed on all governing boards by statute to ensure that school policies promote good behaviour and discipline among the pupil body. W...
We have published statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms, which the governing board must have regard to when developing and implementing their uniform policy. Governing boards will also need to ensure that, in developing and implementing their uniform policy, they comply with the Human Rights Act 1998 and Equality Act 2010 and take into ...
If a school’s uniform is too expensive, it can place an unreasonable burden on families. No school uniform should be so expensive as to leave pupils or their families feeling unable to apply to or attend a school of their choice due to the cost of the uniform. Schools should give high priority to cost considerations. We have issued statutory guidan...
When making decisions about their uniform policy, a school must have regard to its obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010. A school will need to consider the impact of their policy on pupils who share a protected characteristic. The relevant protected characteristics which schools should consider when developing and i...
Disputes about school uniforms should be resolved locally and pursued in accordance with the school’s complaints policy. In law, governing boards must have a complaints procedure in place to deal with issues such as a complaint about school uniform. Parents should be able to lodge their complaints and objections easily. We expect the governing boar...
Teachers can discipline pupils for breaching the school’s rules on appearance or uniform. This should be carried out in accordance with the school’s published behaviour policy. We would expect schools to deal with pupil non-compliance in a proportionate and fair way. Guidance on behaviour and discipline in schoolsis available.
- The first School Uniform was Introduced in 1552. The first recorded evidence of a school uniform for students dates back to a school in London in 1552.
- Uniforms Improve Listening in Class. A study written by Chris Bauman and Hana Krskova and published in the International Journal of Educational Management found that students in uniforms are better listeners.
- 20% of US Schools have Uniform Policies (Up 8%) School uniforms are more popular than ever in the United States. The latest data from The National Center for Education Statistics finds 20 percent of schools in the United States require school uniforms (that was for the 2017-2018 school year).
- Primary Schools (23%) require Uniforms more than Middle (18%) and High Schools (10%) in the US. The National Center for Education Statistics also dissected uniform policies according to school type.
Cost of school uniforms. Schools must follow legal guidance on the cost of school uniforms which includes making sure they’re affordable. The cost should never be a barrier to families and ...
Section 1: introduction. 1.1 The Welsh Government strongly encourages all governing bodies to have a school uniform, and to develop a uniform policy after consultation with parents, pupils and relevant local or faith communities. Properly developed and appropriately implemented, a school uniform can: provide a sense of identity, community and ...
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Jun 6, 2021 · Likewise, School 158 does not ‘insist on pupils having school uniform or specialised clothing’, but ‘wishes to encourage in pupils habits of tidiness and of cleanliness’. Such loose dress codes, rather than controlling pupils’ clothes in detail, make it the pupil's (or parents’) own responsibility to meet standards of ‘tidiness’ and appropriateness for work.
