Will these be OK for School Shoes

peachyprice

It really depends on your school, we wouldn't get away with them at my DS's school

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

DD1's old school said standard black converse were fine in their latest revised uniform. She went into school with standard black converse. She was sent home because black converse had white soles (like all converse). Was told that they now meant the special limited edition black converse (which hadn't been released at the time of the uniform change). Sent a letter to the head, enclosing packaging from converse, pointing out they were labelled as being 'black' and asking if she would be willing to pay for the replacements, having only just changed the uniform rules for the 4th time in 18 months.

DD1 left this summer. Still wearing standard black converse.

DD2 can wear shirts with rounded collars and puff sleeves, but not puffed sleeves with a cuff. Or straight collars with 3/4 length sleeves, as long as the 3/4 is no more than 2" off the wrist. (how is that a 3/4?). Skirts cannot be shorter than below the knee, nor can summer dresses, although DD2 would fit into clothes for her height approximately 7 times over. Clothes too baggy or short in the arm were also banned. So they effectively outlawed their own sweatshirts after 2 washes at 30 degrees.

Sometimes, I think schools are there to make parents' lives difficult, rather than to concentrate upon teaching.

mumhug

I like both pairs to be honest it will depend on how strict your shool is. I was a shoefitter for a long time and really it would be best to try both pairs and see which of them is the best fit for the shape of his foot.

TheEffect

I work in a secondary school. The shoes posted in the first post would definitely not be acceptable as they have to noticeably be shoes and not trainers/sporty etc. It's also best to make a good first impression. You don't want your child being told off in a class in front of other new pupils because of his trainers.

bestpud

TheEffect wrote: »

I work in a secondary school. The shoes posted in the first post would definitely not be acceptable as they have to noticeably be shoes and not trainers/sporty etc. It's also best to make a good first impression. You don't want your child being told off in a class in front of other new pupils because of his trainers.

I take your point about making an impression on the first day (very important), but I hope they don't tell kids off in front of the class for something like this? I thought we'd left those days behind!

There is a time and a place for that kind of discipline, I am sure, but not on the first day of secondary school, and for something that may well be the parents doing, or a simple misunderstanding!

Nothing like putting a child off from the start is there....! :rolleyes:

tryingtodobetter

TheEffect wrote: »

I work in a secondary school. The shoes posted in the first post would definitely not be acceptable as they have to noticeably be shoes and not trainers/sporty etc. It's also best to make a good first impression. You don't want your child being told off in a class in front of other new pupils because of his trainers.

I'm so glad I will be sending DS1 and DS2 to a non-uniform school.

I think that the shoes in the first link are fine and are clearly described as shoes by Clarks and not trainers.

Becles

My son had these last year and liked them so much he got them again this year!
http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/product-is-20334151

He started secondary school last year and they've been fine. He likes them as they've got a big chunky sole and he says they keep his feet warmer when he's waiting for the bus in the winter

BeenieCat

I buy my DS (6) shoes from Tesco since wasting money on various priced and quality shoes and finding they all suffer the same fate within the same length of time due to "superskids" on the astroturf :rotfl:

He usually has trainer style black ones but i think primary schools can be a lot more lenient than secondary.

Spendless

tryingtodobetter wrote: »

I'm so glad I will be sending DS1 and DS2 to a non-uniform school.

I think that the shoes in the first link are fine and are clearly described as shoes by Clarks and not trainers.

and they definately are. They were amongst the shoes that lasted my son a few weeks last year (before we realised he had flat feet and that's why we were going thru so many shoes). If they had been more like a trainer (which he's lived in since May and have been far better wearing for him whilst we wait for an appt) I'd have bought them again.

laurel7172

I hope they're OK, because my son is starting secondary school with a pair of them. We bought them towards the end of last term-they were fine for primary school and I don't do shoe shopping by the calendar. He'll wreck them soon enough!

I'm a bit nervous, because when we got them out of the cupboard they did look a bit like trainers, and the dress code is very strict. But I figure that if they aren't acceptable, at least we'll be finding out with an "old" pair of shoes.