School Uniform !

All my friends only bought one blazer, it wont get that dirty so cant see the need for two - hopefully that will be a big chunk off the total. The rest you can perhaps get weekly with CB/CTC until the beginning of September.

Does the uniform HAVE to have the logo on?

My son's school uniform is expensive too but it's not necessary to buy the logo'd stuff so most people buy plain from Asda, Tesco, M&S etc.

my bf just bought a patch with the school logo on and attached it to a black blazer. Don't they do that anymore!?

My son's school just had to have the badge. Bought his blazer in Asda for £13. Also bought their shirts, £4 for two. Tip: Buy short sleeved ones, then the cuffs don't get dirty with paint, ink etc. If they've got a blazer on it makes no difference. Only buy wha you must from the school shop.

My child's primary school charge for school uniform. It HAS to have the name of the school with their logo on, and the children are all expected to have either a jumper, cardigan or hoodie (yes they do sell hoodie's lol) from the school. They are red in colour.

I bought DD red cardi's off ebay, far cheaper. Her pinnafores and trousers came from Tesco.They are exactly the same as the school's, without the logo or school name. Fourth week into school, and unusually I am collecting my child (childminder normally collects as I am still at work usually), I get met by the receptionist who tells me I have to purchase a uniform complete with the school logo, for my daughter. I tell her I have no intention of parting with money to pay a ridiculous price for a few logo'd jumpers that she will outgrow in a term or so, and point out that the cardi's she has are exactly the same and would only be noticed as different if you were looking for the logo which is quite small. The head teacher then spoke to me, and insisted that DD absolutely HAD to be in logo'd school uniform. Again, I refused, stating that if school is going to dictate what my children wear, and set it at a ridiculously high price then they can damned well pay for it. I'm all for school uniform and being smart. I'm not all for the prices they set.

For me it wasn't even about affording it. I'm as capable as every other person of saving a little aside each week, knowing full well a year before my DD was due to begin school that she was expected to wear logos. My principle of point was that the prices were ridiculous and why should a parent have to put aside the money to save up when they can purchase perfectly good and perfectly smart school uniform elsewhere that are exactly the same with the exception of the logos. I'm not paying near £100 each term for a picture, and that's all there was to it. Well, it wasn't all there was to it, there was also the "your child is not allowed juice in her water bottle, we only allow water or milk - school policy" and being contacted by these childsmile people (who come to school to flouriode all the children's teeth) by phone to ask why I had ticked the box on the form which says I don't want details of my children stored or shared. I just feel it's another dictatorship and big brother.

In the end I told the head that if my daughter was sent home from school that it would be considered a denial of her right to an education, and that if she was denied her education over the sake of me refusing to fork out £100 for a picture, I'd take it to the education board, and reminded her that her role is educating my child in reading, writing and arithmatic. My role is to parent. I don't tell her how to teach so I don't expect her to tell me what I can or cannot give my child to drink, frown on me for refusing the sharing of my child's data, and dictate how much money I SHOULD spend on a uniform. I've heard no more about it since our little, erm "discussion"