My kids school is an !!!!

Takoda

juliescot wrote: »

I am amazed at the destruction of school uniforms.

During all my sons time at primary school he ripped one shirt, no other damage.

We live in a throw away society. Children often don't take care of their things because the uniform is replaced so easily when it is lost/destroyed.

In my list above the one thing I forgot to mention is that even in middle class schools - if another child's coat has fallen on the floor in the cloakroom because there is a lot on their peg like bookbag, PE kit, backpack or whatever - other children will happily trample on it. Seriously.

SKIPPY

ranger1066 wrote: »

If the school does insist on your kids wearing the uniforms with the badges, perhaps you could try to obtain the uniform from the manufacturer / company who sews the logo's. There was a school clothing shop down here, that went bankrupt in the last few weeks. They had a monopoly, but since the bankruptcy anouncement, the uniform sewing company has announced that you can buy the uniform direct from them. I don't have any kids, so this is just what i heard on the radio. Not sure if you have a similar company near you, but it may be worth a go as should save you money as it will cut out the middle man. Hope that helps.

I often thought of doing this when my kids were at school, never got round to doing it though!! You probably wouldn't be able to use the same company so will have to pay an extra set up cost for the logo. Obviously will eventually work out cheaper as there would be no mark up on the items - a business opportunity for the OP's DW perhaps as she has been made redundant, she could begin supplying to parents undercutting the shop. Don't know the legalities of doing this though but I'm sure someone else will.

before_hollywood

Birdy12 wrote: »

I knew it, I just knew where this thread was heading. All parents who complain about the price of a school uniform are now being lumped together as 'council' living with children all wearing Nike/Adidas/Reebok hoodies/trainers/tracksuit bottoms but not willing to spend money to wear the correct school uniform and showing no respect for their peers/elders. How did we end up here?

The OP complained about the price of a school uniform. At no point did they say they'd spent all the money on branded items for their child so they didn't have money for a school uniform or where/how they lived. Why are people assuming?

Looks to me like we've got a few snobs on this thread...

we found a level like we always do :rotfl:
dont worry mate its always the same on here, the other week i was told to contact a.a because not being able to buy alcohol for a month was an inconvenience- the alcohol was for someone else :rotfl:

just dont tell anyone i am a private owner on a council estate with no kids :eek:

patchwork_cat

WOW 8 pages this has obviously touched a nerve. I haven't read the whole thread, but has anyone suggested asking if the PTA have a second hand uniform shop? If they don't it won't solve your immediate problem, but would be a idea to set one up. Had a look at Monkfields site and whislt I don't know your school, obviously their prices seem reasonable, so all I can say is your school must have asked or something out of the ordinary.

For example Queens Drive Primary sweatshirt on that site age 9/10 is £6.50. If your school genuinely has picked a uniform that costs £15 for a standard size 9/10 you have a seriously good case for complaint and I would definately be going to the press, governors, LEA as that is not representative of other schools in the area.

patchwork_cat

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Rubbish. You just need to go to any "poor" area full of council houses and see all the kids are wearing brand names. Parents will always find a way to buy stuff for their kids even if they have to pay it off a pound a week for the rest of their lives.

School uniforms are a phenomenal price, my DD has just started grammar school and I reckon totting up it has been £150 on specific items and then there is the skirt/ trousers shirts etc. If you work out cost per wear it isn't so bad, but one of the problems is I think that you have to buy the uniform all at one time, and it is exorbitant.

Laughing in the face of your council house comment, as I think you will find that frequently council house tenants are better off than owner occs - certainly seemed that way at my DS's school! Frequently in this country it is the middle class who are just about at or near the top of benefit levels that suffer, but that is another topic.

Birdy12

dori2o wrote: »

We couldn't afford to pay the prices wanted by the school uniform shop, £18 a jumper, £15 a cardigan, £30 a coat, all because they have the school logo on, so we went to asda and bought their range of clothes for them (in the right colours of course).

This is not a private school, it's a C of E Primary/Junior school. I didn't think they were allowed to do this.

For purposes of comparison I had a look at the website of my children's school. The price of a logo'd jumper or a cardigan ranges from £11.50 - £13 depending on size. The price of logo'd coat is £18.50. This is for a non-demoninational primary school.

I can only buy the logo'd items at the school shop, however, they do also operate a second hand 'shop' for any donated/unwanted items. Logo'd items are not manadatory wear at the school.

Based on price comparion alone, your children's schoolwear certainly seems to be overly expensive.

Emmylou_2

dori2o wrote: »

Yes I do begrudge paying £18 for a jumper, of which I need 4 (2 each), £15 for a cardigan X4, £30 for a coat X2, then I have to buy 2 PE shirts at £7 each (grey fruit of the loom t-shirt with school logo on) PE shorts in red, 3 shirts each, 2 skirts each, 2 pairs of trousers each, socks, tights, school shoes (only buy good quality leather school shoes to make sure they last), school logo'd book bags, lunch boxes.

Why do they need that much? At school I had:

One skirt/pinafore
Two/three blouses
One jumper/cardigan
One PE Kit (aertex shirt, skirt, knickers, socks, jumper)
One tie (lasted the whole time)
Socks/tights - all my socks were "school suitable"
Blazer - Lasted a good couple of years, it was that big at the beginning :rotfl:
Coat - My "general" winter coat was again "school suitable"

Surely you could do mid-week washing? There were times (secondary) when in a morning I had to iron my blouses dry because they hadn't dried overnight.

Things were only replaced when (a) I'd grown out of them or (b) they actually totally died. I very rarely had a whole new uniform in September.

durham_girl

Emmylou wrote: »

Why do they need that much? At school I had:

One skirt/pinafore
Two/three blouses
One jumper/cardigan
One PE Kit (aertex shirt, skirt, knickers, socks, jumper)
One tie (lasted the whole time)
Socks/tights - all my socks were "school suitable"
Blazer - Lasted a good couple of years, it was that big at the beginning :rotfl:
Coat - My "general" winter coat was again "school suitable"

Surely you could do mid-week washing? There were times (secondary) when in a morning I had to iron my blouses dry because they hadn't dried overnight.

Things were only replaced when (a) I'd grown out of them or (b) they actually totally died. I very rarely had a whole new uniform in September.

The way I read it, this is what the school specified pupils needed to have.

MoradoJess

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

OP has already said that her youngest would be able to defend herself well so obviosuly not a little angel. I wouldn't have a clue how well any of my children would cope in a fight or argument because I wouldn't allow that kind of behaviour so wouldn't have anyway of knowing.
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I find that quite offensive, has the OP said that his youngest will beat up anyone who teases her? No, he has said that his youngest will be able to deal with it. The best way to stop people teasing is to simply ignore them. I read the OPs comment as the teasing not bothering his daughter not her starting fights.

MoradoJess

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Rubbish. You just need to go to any "poor" area full of council houses and see all the kids are wearing brand names. Parents will always find a way to buy stuff for their kids even if they have to pay it off a pound a week for the rest of their lives.

Perhaps the kids themselves have saved up for the items.
Or have you considered the possibility that the clothes aren't genuine?