Legal action against School due to the cost of School uniforms, Please advise

neverdespairgirl

thunderbird wrote: »

Sorry, haven't read all the threads - did anyone else go to a primary school without a school uniform? Maybe that was unusual (in the 70s/early 80s). Then at secondary school there was a uniform (no blazer and tie) but nothing logo'ed, nothing bought from school. My parents don't know how lucky they were!

My primary school had uniform - when I started there aged 4 in 1982, it was navy pinafore, blue and white checked shirt, and knee high fawn socks (!!) in the autumn and summer terms, and specific red and white, blue and white or green and white striped summer dresses. Black velvet hat in winter, straw hat in summer. No tie or uniform overcoat. When my younger sister went there 6 years later they'd chucked the fawn socks and had a different, longer pinafore dress instead.

My boarding school had all-specific uniform too - pleated navy skirt, blue and white striped shirt navy jumper, tie in house colour, cloak (not coat, cloak), book bag, blazer. That was for weekdays. There was a separate, entirely different skirt and blazer for Sundays, and plain white shirts, and a different tie - navy and house colour in stripes.

There were also 6 different PE uniforms. Lacrosse, swimming, dance, theatre, tennis, netball.

My son's terribly trendy, lefty Islington primary has no uniform - and his teachers aren't Miss Jones or Sir, they are Cathy and James.

Pleaseadvise

I'm fine with the concept of uniform, but I resent paying extra because my children are girls.

At their school the boys need just white shirts and black trousers, which you can get anywhere. The girls need fitted white blouses with the correct collar shape, sleeve length and hem - they aren't allowed to tuck them in, so they can check the hem shape - and similarly the skirts have to have the right length, shape and kick pleat position, ensuring you have to get them from the official supplier.

Poppy9

thunderbird_ wrote:

Sorry, haven't read all the threads - did anyone else go to a primary school without a school uniform?

I didn't have uniform at Primary (60/70s). I had school clothes and playing out clothes ! I remember Hot Pants being banned which meant I couldn't wear shorts to school anymore as parents weren't quite sure when shorts became Hotpants!

Poppy9

Pleaseadvise wrote: »

I'm fine with the concept of uniform, but I resent paying extra because my children are girls.

At their school the boys need just white shirts and black trousers, which you can get anywhere. The girls need fitted white blouses with the correct collar shape, sleeve length and hem - they aren't allowed to tuck them in, so they can check the hem shape - and similarly the skirts have to have the right length, shape and kick pleat position, ensuring you have to get them from the official supplier.

Tell them it's sex discrimination!

Goldiegirl

thunderbird wrote: »

Sorry, haven't read all the threads - did anyone else go to a primary school without a school uniform? Maybe that was unusual (in the 70s/early 80s). Then at secondary school there was a uniform (no blazer and tie) but nothing logo'ed, nothing bought from school. My parents don't know how lucky they were!

My primary school didn't have a uniform - that was late 60's / early 70's.

I started at secondary school in 1971. It was bottle green skirt, bottle green cardigan or jumper and white blouse, blazer optional. The garments could be bought anywhere, but the 'official' stockist was the local Co-op. in summer you could wear a dress in a special fabric. The dress could be bought ready made, or the fabric could be bought at the Co-OP, and made up by mum.

The best thing that happened was in 1972, when girls could wear green or black trousers. I always preferred trousers (and still do) so that was great for me

jollymummy

thunderbird wrote: »

Sorry, haven't read all the threads - did anyone else go to a primary school without a school uniform? Maybe that was unusual (in the 70s/early 80s). Then at secondary school there was a uniform (no blazer and tie) but nothing logo'ed, nothing bought from school. My parents don't know how lucky they were!

I was at school in the 70s and 80s - it was a 3 tier system- and we didn't have a uniform at any of my schools !! It was an experimental time, I wonder if that's why I wasn't taught anything about grammar too? apologies for any grammatical errors:)

balletshoes

I wore school uniform from primary school onwards (started in 1971). Even from primary 1, we wore shirts and ties. In secondary school the uniform also included shirt and tie, and a blazer, but the blazer wasn't compulsory.

My DD's secondary school is strict on school uniform policy, especially blazers and ties (compulsory) and style/colour of shoes (solid black, no trainers or trainer-style shoes, no boots, low heel height etc). However, apart from the blazer, tie, and PE polo shirt, nothing else which is compulsory uniform is logo'd so I don't find that too bad at all.

My secondary school used to insist on Trutex red PE tops for us girls, they were hideous (and expensive) things.

neverdespairgirl

balletshoes wrote: »

My secondary school used to insist on Trutex red PE tops for us girls, they were hideous (and expensive) things.

That reminds me - at my primary school, they insisted that the PE shirt and skirt had to be hand-embroidered with each girl's name, large, so it could be read from a distance.

My darling Mama happily did it for me, then forced herself to do it again for her second daughter. By the time her third daughter was at the school, she was well tired of embroidery, and my younger sister had a PE shirt with my name on it, and a skirt with my other sister's name on it, which she thought was great.

Poppy9

Did anyone else have to make their own cookery apron in 1st year at comp. A white tabbard that we had to embroider with our name and keep nice in readiness for cookery in the second year!

thorsoak

Yes!!! I did! And a hat!