School uniform and benefits

Dunroamin

plum2002 wrote: »

me too, in fact the only new stuff I had for school after 1st form were shoes and trainers/plimsolls, underwear and socks

We went from tunics into gored skirts in the third form but, apart from that, you're right, everything lasted (including the hated regulation mackintosh!) throughout the first five years of school.

satarical

!!!!!! wrote: »

It was easier in my day. You were supplied with a new copy of Chambers 4 figure log tables in the exam. You could take your own slide rule though.

Calculators weren't available/too expensive

Hey that takes me back! I would add that you must be younger than me though as slide rules were not allowed in my day, just the log tables.

LunaLady

satarical wrote: »

They did it the right way in my opinion. Shame that society today doesn't have the same ethics about providing for their children.

Is that the type of attitude you took with your daughter?

MissK2013

I am absolutely shocked about all these schools making you but expensive uniforms. My daughters school asks for nothing special and all my daughters stuff is from George at Asda. She is only 4 but it looks great and all in all including her bag, shoes, PE kit and stationery I was just under £80 but this was for three of each item of uniform. It's saving me a fortune as she wears this 5 days a week and I am buying much less casual clothes.

LunaLady

MissK2013 wrote: »

I am absolutely shocked about all these schools making you but expensive uniforms. My daughters school asks for nothing special and all my daughters stuff is from George at Asda. She is only 4 but it looks great and all in all including her bag, shoes, PE kit and stationery I was just under £80 but this was for three of each item of uniform. It's saving me a fortune as she wears this 5 days a week and I am buying much less casual clothes.

Most of these are for secondary schools - if I were you I would start saving now

mumps

Dunroamin wrote: »

We went from tunics into gored skirts in the third form but, apart from that, you're right, everything lasted (including the hated regulation mackintosh!) throughout the first five years of school.

I always thought our skirt design was quite clever as it made the skirt rather more grown up for the third year and also made it look longer but didn't cost a penny more. I think the quality of uniforms now is terrible as I know my daughters skirts would never have survived five years. I only had one skirt as they were expensive so when I got home it was taken off, any marks sponged down and hung up ready for the next day. To be honest at the end of five years they looked as good as new.

My gaberdine mac didn't last as my primary school uniform was the same colour as grammar school so I didn't have a new one when I started. Other than that it did all last but was getting a bit short towards the end, no bad thing from my point of view in the 60s with mini skirts being the fashion of choice.

I think two things have changed, mothers seem to buy uniforms that fit so they are grown out of quickly and the quality is not as good.

LunaLady

I have to agree that the quality of uniforms nowadays are terrible.

The material on my sons shirts seems so thin, where ever I buy them from. In fact my eldest son has a birth mark on his back and in most of the shirts you can see it through the material.

SingleSue

satarical wrote: »

Isn't that the responsibility you took on when you had them?

No one forced you to get pregnant.

Yes and that is why I make sure they have the right uniform at the right time. It is, as you say, my responsibility, my post was more about the cost versus quality compared to being able to buy in the whole of market. A point you appear to have missed from my post.

I was not moaning about having to buy uniform, merely the restrictions placed upon where that uniform could be purchased and the quality of said uniform.

SingleSue

Dunroamin wrote: »

I'm puzzled when people talk about having to buy a new blazer every year as mine was bought too large for the first year and lasted me up to the fifth form (just about). Even those who had a late growth spurt never bought more than two.

I tried that.....then they changed the blooming uniform! I also thought that with having three children, I could do as I did at primary school and pass on the outgrown items to the younger ones (if they were still in decent condition), the uniform change put paid to that too!

Unfortunately, the quality of the blazer is such that it starts falling to pieces after a term, so buying a larger size doesn't work.

kingfisherblue

time2save wrote: »

OP, you could try the Family Fund for help?

They're a Reg Charity and were set up by Govt,

I think they still fund them but may be wrong?


:A

time2save

The Family Fund is for disabled children, not those without disabilities. There is no suggestion that the OP's daughter is disabled.