The school has finally backtracked on the new uniform requirement for the upcoming term. I am incredibly relieved that our children can focus on their studies instead of scrambling for clothes at the last minute. Thank you for pushing back with me to hold the administration accountable.
October 31, 2023
Final supporters
To,
The Headmaster at Ashford School,
The Head of the Sixth Form,
The School Bursar,
Please find a petition against the introduction of a new sixth form uniform. The petition has been instigated due to the last-minute availability of this new uniform.
Introducing a new uniform, that has yet to be seen by parents or pupils in the new year 12 and unavailable to purchase until a week before school commences, is wholly unreasonable, unacceptable, and unrealistic.
Many parents, since the initial communication by the school regarding the introduction of the new sixth form uniform, have individually expressed their dissatisfaction directly to the school but amending the availability date twice is not encouraging the buy-in of parents.
Even recent attempts to contact relevant staff in the last few days have proved very difficult and unproductive.
With the new uniform only being available to purchase from 30th August 2023, we believe the school is inflicting unnecessary pressure and difficulty on parents and pupils, who will need to purchase additional clothing such as shirts to complement the uniform before the start of term on 5th September.
There are also many questions that are being asked, including how will the suit fit me? will the trouser length be long enough? Will the trousers come in different fits? To date, none of the answers seem to have been addressed, available, or forthcoming from the school. All we have seen recently are a few amateur photographs which do not provide all the items or any specific detail whatsoever.
We do believe the school has the interests of our young people in mind but as a collective group, we propose that the roll-out of the new sixth form uniform be deferred by a full school year until it can be available through the usual Schoolcoloursdirect route. This would be the most pragmatic and preferred approach.
This deferment would allow parents and pupils the time to purchase the uniform in an organised and timely manner and provide the pupils a suit they will be proud to wear.
Updates
August 3, 2023
I have been hearing from so many of you who are just as anxious about these supply issues as I am. My inbox is full of messages from parents struggling to find answers about fittings and sizing while the clock runs down. I am continuing to reach out for a meeting to address these unreasonable expectations.
August 3, 2023
The momentum behind this petition proves that I am not the only one feeling overwhelmed by the school's lack of communication. Seeing so many of you join this effort gives me real confidence that we can finally get the answers we deserve.
19 Comments
Being away towards the end of the summer holiday would mean we would only be able to view and purchase school uniform 2 days before new term starts which is unsatisfactory and causing stress as there may be not enough time to get correct fitting and then to buy appropriate shirts to go with the suit. I can’t understand why sixth form pupils can not wear their own suits and if really needed a school tie could be worn. Leaving it so late is totally unacceptable. (Parent of Thomas Fisher)
My family and I think it is ridiculous to be having to buy an entire new set of uniform, of which we know next to nothing about. It is a waste of money and hugely unfair on our Year group to have this implemented now after such a lack of organisation.
wholeheatesly agree. This is causing unnecesary and additonal stress to pupils in advance of a new school year
I want to be free and express my own style as I enter this new course. I would like to be comfortable and confident in my own clothes during my remaining 2 years of education, like how the hundreds of students have done in the past.
The availability of the uniform is too rushed and too close to the start of the Autumn term 2023. The intoduction of the uniform should be abandoned until September 2024 when parents can purchase the uniform in an organised manner rather than a scramble
I would like to look professional and stylist at the same time. This uniform does not do that.
This petition has my full support.
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The school has finally backtracked on the new uniform requirement for the upcoming term. I am incredibly relieved that our children can focus on their studies instead of scrambling for clothes at the last minute. Thank you for pushing back with me to hold the administration accountable.
October 31, 2023
Final supporters
To,
The Headmaster at Ashford School,
The Head of the Sixth Form,
The School Bursar,
Please find a petition against the introduction of a new sixth form uniform. The petition has been instigated due to the last-minute availability of this new uniform.
Introducing a new uniform, that has yet to be seen by parents or pupils in the new year 12 and unavailable to purchase until a week before school commences, is wholly unreasonable, unacceptable, and unrealistic.
Many parents, since the initial communication by the school regarding the introduction of the new sixth form uniform, have individually expressed their dissatisfaction directly to the school but amending the availability date twice is not encouraging the buy-in of parents.
Even recent attempts to contact relevant staff in the last few days have proved very difficult and unproductive.
With the new uniform only being available to purchase from 30th August 2023, we believe the school is inflicting unnecessary pressure and difficulty on parents and pupils, who will need to purchase additional clothing such as shirts to complement the uniform before the start of term on 5th September.
There are also many questions that are being asked, including how will the suit fit me? will the trouser length be long enough? Will the trousers come in different fits? To date, none of the answers seem to have been addressed, available, or forthcoming from the school. All we have seen recently are a few amateur photographs which do not provide all the items or any specific detail whatsoever.
We do believe the school has the interests of our young people in mind but as a collective group, we propose that the roll-out of the new sixth form uniform be deferred by a full school year until it can be available through the usual Schoolcoloursdirect route. This would be the most pragmatic and preferred approach.
This deferment would allow parents and pupils the time to purchase the uniform in an organised and timely manner and provide the pupils a suit they will be proud to wear.
Updates
August 3, 2023
I have been hearing from so many of you who are just as anxious about these supply issues as I am. My inbox is full of messages from parents struggling to find answers about fittings and sizing while the clock runs down. I am continuing to reach out for a meeting to address these unreasonable expectations.
August 3, 2023
The momentum behind this petition proves that I am not the only one feeling overwhelmed by the school's lack of communication. Seeing so many of you join this effort gives me real confidence that we can finally get the answers we deserve.
19 Comments
As well as the last minute pressures, the photos shared suggest it’s not a very good shape or quality. The year group could look really quite awful! We are running blind, please can we just delay.
Being away towards the end of the summer holiday would mean we would only be able to view and purchase school uniform 2 days before new term starts which is unsatisfactory and causing stress as there may be not enough time to get correct fitting and then to buy appropriate shirts to go with the suit. I can’t understand why sixth form pupils can not wear their own suits and if really needed a school tie could be worn. Leaving it so late is totally unacceptable. (Parent of Thomas Fisher)
My family and I think it is ridiculous to be having to buy an entire new set of uniform, of which we know next to nothing about. It is a waste of money and hugely unfair on our Year group to have this implemented now after such a lack of organisation.
wholeheatesly agree. This is causing unnecesary and additonal stress to pupils in advance of a new school year
I want to be free and express my own style as I enter this new course. I would like to be comfortable and confident in my own clothes during my remaining 2 years of education, like how the hundreds of students have done in the past.
The availability of the uniform is too rushed and too close to the start of the Autumn term 2023. The intoduction of the uniform should be abandoned until September 2024 when parents can purchase the uniform in an organised manner rather than a scramble
I would like to look professional and stylist at the same time. This uniform does not do that.
This petition has my full support.
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As well as the last minute pressures, the photos shared suggest it’s not a very good shape or quality. The year group could look really quite awful! We are running blind, please can we just delay.