The Department for Education confirmed today that they are implementing a statutory cap on the cost of branded school uniforms. My team is currently reviewing the new policy guidelines to ensure schools comply with these regulations immediately. We will monitor local enforcement actions to guarantee that these changes provide the …
October 18, 2017
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July 25, 2017
We have reached the two hundred and fifty signature threshold. My next step is to compile these signatures into a formal briefing document for the local education board. I have sent a request to the regional press office to discuss these findings.
Reached 250 supporters
July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017
The scale of this response confirms that the current procurement policies are creating an unsustainable financial burden for households. I am currently organizing the data to present our requirements to the Department for Education. A formal briefing document is in development and will be submitted to our local representatives later this week.
Reached 100 supporters
July 24, 2017
182 Comments
My children go to trinity catholic college.As working parents we struggle paying bus fees for school now more added expense with change of uniform.Logo on skirt and trousers is just so unnecessary especially as you can't even see logo.
My children's school have done this for years, when you have 4 children to dress for a school year, this runs into nearly £1000 all in. It's disgraceful and unnecessary. Maybe logo jumpers or blazers would be acceptable but skirts, trousers and branded p.e. tops are too much!!!
I disagree with school logos. I have just had double the cost at my school changing from primary to academy. Two lots of uniform with logos for the same school. Disgraceful. And the uniform is not practical. School is for education not a fashion statement.
As if things are not hard enough already! I think making people pay £16.50 for a pair of branded trousers is disgusting! It's not like you can only buy 1 pair! Me and my husband both work but with low paying jobs.. we wouldn't get any financial help.. there's no way we could afford it!!
It's difficult enough affording a school uniform as a single parent without these ridiculous logo'd items and strict specification of length, measurements of the bottom of trousers. How does this impact their learning? Even the colour of underwear and hair bobble - Really!?!
Low income families like us will go without in order to buy uniform. Anything that will help us limit the cost will quite literally put more food on our table.
South Wales, UK. Uniform prices are extortionate and should definitely be capped. Schools are putting pupils appearance above their schooling needs and this most definitely should be stopped
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The Department for Education confirmed today that they are implementing a statutory cap on the cost of branded school uniforms. My team is currently reviewing the new policy guidelines to ensure schools comply with these regulations immediately. We will monitor local enforcement actions to guarantee that these changes provide the …
October 18, 2017
Final supporters
Updates
July 25, 2017
We have reached the two hundred and fifty signature threshold. My next step is to compile these signatures into a formal briefing document for the local education board. I have sent a request to the regional press office to discuss these findings.
Reached 250 supporters
July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017
The scale of this response confirms that the current procurement policies are creating an unsustainable financial burden for households. I am currently organizing the data to present our requirements to the Department for Education. A formal briefing document is in development and will be submitted to our local representatives later this week.
Reached 100 supporters
July 24, 2017
182 Comments
I'd go further and say schools may NOT specify where uniforms may be bought and only that they fit criteria of colour and style. What is wrong with a sewn on patch? Uniforms do not, and never have, enable learning.
My children go to trinity catholic college.As working parents we struggle paying bus fees for school now more added expense with change of uniform.Logo on skirt and trousers is just so unnecessary especially as you can't even see logo.
My children's school have done this for years, when you have 4 children to dress for a school year, this runs into nearly £1000 all in. It's disgraceful and unnecessary. Maybe logo jumpers or blazers would be acceptable but skirts, trousers and branded p.e. tops are too much!!!
I disagree with school logos. I have just had double the cost at my school changing from primary to academy. Two lots of uniform with logos for the same school. Disgraceful. And the uniform is not practical. School is for education not a fashion statement.
As if things are not hard enough already! I think making people pay £16.50 for a pair of branded trousers is disgusting! It's not like you can only buy 1 pair! Me and my husband both work but with low paying jobs.. we wouldn't get any financial help.. there's no way we could afford it!!
It's difficult enough affording a school uniform as a single parent without these ridiculous logo'd items and strict specification of length, measurements of the bottom of trousers. How does this impact their learning? Even the colour of underwear and hair bobble - Really!?!
Low income families like us will go without in order to buy uniform. Anything that will help us limit the cost will quite literally put more food on our table.
South Wales, UK. Uniform prices are extortionate and should definitely be capped. Schools are putting pupils appearance above their schooling needs and this most definitely should be stopped
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I'd go further and say schools may NOT specify where uniforms may be bought and only that they fit criteria of colour and style. What is wrong with a sewn on patch? Uniforms do not, and never have, enable learning.