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- Schools should keep the use of branded items to a minimum. Schools are advised to limit any branding to long-lasting or low-cost items, meaning parents should be able to buy most uniform items from a wide range of shops.
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- Ross Walsh
- 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...
Nov 19, 2021 · For instance, whilst it may be appropriate to require a certain colour for socks, requiring them to have the school logo would be unnecessary.
- This is statutory guidance from the Department for Education. This means that schools and their governing boards must have regard to it when develo...
- Following the publication of this guidance, all schools should review their current uniform policy to determine if any changes are required.Where c...
- It is for the governing board to decide whether there should be a school uniform policy and if so, what that should be. It is also for the governin...
- Cost and value for money for parents should be the most important consideration for governing boards when considering how school uniforms should be...
- Second-hand uniforms can benefit all parents, particularly those on low incomes. In addition, by extending the life of garments, it is more sustain...
- Local authorities and trusts might choose to provide school clothing grants to help with the cost of school clothing in cases of financial hardship...
- A school’s uniform policy should be: published on the school’s website available for all parents, including parents of prospective pupils easily un...
- Disputes about the cost of school uniforms should be resolved locally and should be pursued in accordance with the school’s complaints policy. In l...
- Information on managing cases of pupil non-compliance is set out in the guidance on school uniforms.In cases where it is suspected that financial h...
May 2, 2023 · School uniforms in Wales should be made cheaper for families and logos should not be made compulsory, the Education Minister has said. It follows a public consultation on school uniform...
What is a school-branded uniform? As its name suggests, school branded uniform is simply regulation clothing with its own logo and/or colour/pattern. In most cases, it includes the school crest or emblem embroidered onto a blazer, jumper or shirt, and as well as key school sportswear too.
