APH/NOV 2018/Uniform/HMK Dear Parent/Carer We are writing to you to clarify a particular issue that has arisen with regards to boys’ uniform in school. During some recent uniform checks it has come to our attention that some male students are wearing a particular type of black trouser that, whilst bought from the school section in a local supermarket, have been designed to resemble jeans and do not meet the requirements of our school policy. This is actually quite a small minority of pupils that this is the case for, however I felt that it was better to write to all the parents/carers of the male pupils to ensure that everybody was given the same message. We have had to ask that jean design items be replaced with a more traditional school trousers and where parents have already done this, we are grateful for your support on this matter. A deadline of January has been set for this matter to be rectified, where pupils have not been able to do this already. It can be extremely challenging for you as parents/carers to ensure that uniform is meeting school policy especially given the wide range of standards of clothing sold within a number of supermarkets in particular, in their school uniform ranges. As always if you are unsure in any way about the suitability of any items I would ask that the items be brought into school for Progress Leaders to check prior to any labels being removed. In this way we can support you to ensure that money is not being wasted on unsuitable items as we understand that replacing items of school clothing can become quite burdensome. If you do need support in this area please contact individual Progress Leaders for your son’s house. Our school uniform policy is under review this year with a view to trying to make it easier for parents/carers and our young people to ensure that they are able to easily meet the requirements of the policy. Thank you in advance for your support with this matter. Yours sincerely Mr A Haigh Deputy Headteacher
APH/NOV 2018/Uniform/HMK Dear Parent/Carer We are writing to you to clarify a particular issue that has arisen with regards to boys’ uniform in school. During some recent uniform checks it has come to our attention that some male students are wearing a particular type of black trouser that, whilst bought from the school section in a local supermarket, have been designed to resemble jeans and do not meet the requirements of our school policy. This is actually quite a small minority of pupils that this is the case for, however I felt that it was better to write to all the parents/carers of the male pupils to ensure that everybody was given the same message. We have had to ask that jean design items be replaced with a more traditional school trousers and where parents have already done this, we are grateful for your support on this matter. A deadline of January has been set for this matter to be rectified, where pupils have not been able to do this already. It can be extremely challenging for you as parents/carers to ensure that uniform is meeting school policy especially given the wide range of standards of clothing sold within a number of supermarkets in particular, in their school uniform ranges. As always if you are unsure in any way about the suitability of any items I would ask that the items be brought into school for Progress Leaders to check prior to any labels being removed. In this way we can support you to ensure that money is not being wasted on unsuitable items as we understand that replacing items of school clothing can become quite burdensome. If you do need support in this area please contact individual Progress Leaders for your son’s house. Our school uniform policy is under review this year with a view to trying to make it easier for parents/carers and our young people to ensure that they are able to easily meet the requirements of the policy. Thank you in advance for your support with this matter. Yours sincerely Mr A Haigh Deputy Headteacher