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Enforcement of UK school uniform rules and regulations differ. It will depend on the educational facility your child attends. Some schools allow girls to wear trousers. Whereas, others have no problem for pupils to wear religious dress. Note: Parents should discuss any concerns about school uniform discrimination with the head teacher.
Jul 15, 2024 · The Equality Act 2010 prohibits schools from imposing a dress code which gives rise to direct or indirect discrimination in respect of a pupil or staff member’s protected characteristics, for example age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Wearing a school uniform will be a change for your son or daughter and is something they will need to get used to. Trying school uniform on in the summer holidays can make it fun and...
- 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.
Nov 25, 2022 · This sets out nine “protected characteristics” for which individuals cannot be discriminated against. In the context of school uniform and appearance policies (including hair and hairstyle) the most relevant are: disability; gender reassignment; race; religion and belief; and sex.
The majority of schools in the UK have some form of dress code or uniform and most are pretty strict about enforcing compliance from pupils, whether it's a school tie or a top-to-toe uniform with strict rules on everything from the type of shoes worn to caps, personal jewellery, and hairstyles.
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General. Hair should be worn tied back (grey or black ribbon), gold or silver studs may be worn in earlobes, but no other visible jewellery should be worn by Lower School girls. In the Sixth Form, girls may wear one necklace and one bracelet and small, unobtrusive earrings.
