Primary school uniform

moomoomama27

Children in the school I work would be allowed to wear them at playtime a and lunch if it was a different jumper to the uniform, but not in class.

If your child's school has a uniform policy, you would definitely have dinged a home/school agreement to abide by it, so while it nay not be compulsory, if your school has a policy then it is!!

If it's a plain colour that matches the school colours then that is acceptable, Tescos do them very cheaply, and would do until the logo'd one arrived, then would be a great spare or PE jumper.

I'm surprised your son hasn't needed a jumper before now?

DevilsAdvocate1

balletshoes wrote: »

he's not wearing a plain jumper though - he's wearing a hoodie. For some reason a lot of schools don't like them.

He doesn't have anything which is completely plain. The one I sent him in today was plain grey but does have a hood. That's the most neutral thing I have. I can appreciate they would not like his bright red puffle sweatshirt :rotfl:

Though as I said earlier, my middle son wore even the bright red puffle sweatshirt with no problems.

The teacher is new to the school and just qualified. Might speak to the head in a chatty way and ask for her thoughts as I know the head quite well.

DevilsAdvocate1

moomoomama27 wrote: »

Children in the school I work would be allowed to wear them at playtime a and lunch if it was a different jumper to the uniform, but not in class.

If your child's school has a uniform policy, you would definitely have dinged a home/school agreement to abide by it, so while it nay not be compulsory, if your school has a policy then it is!!

If it's a plain colour that matches the school colours then that is acceptable, Tescos do them very cheaply, and would do until the logo'd one arrived, then would be a great spare or PE jumper.

I'm surprised your son hasn't needed a jumper before now?

Well it must be a new policy because school uniform was never compulsory. Most children wore it, but not all. Then about a year ago, it was noticed that all the children were wearing a uniform. I remember chatting to the head and her saying she was surprised because it hadn't happened before.

I'm not sure if its just my son's class teacher being awkward rather than policy. It definitely wasn't policy when I signed the home school agreement which was before he started reception.

My son had school jumpers last year, just can't find any of them. Should have about 8 as friends passed their son's uniform to me when the sons moved to secondary.

And like I say, I'm overdrawn to the max and payday is Friday. I literally don't have access to even £3 (let alone travelling to the supermarket).

moomoomama27

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

Well it must be a new policy because school uniform was never compulsory. Most children wore it, but not all. Then about a year ago, it was noticed that all the children were wearing a uniform. I remember chatting to the head and her saying she was surprised because it hadn't happened before.

I'm not sure if its just my son's class teacher being awkward rather than policy. It definitely wasn't policy when I signed the home school agreement which was before he started reception.

My son had school jumpers last year, just can't find any of them. Should have about 8 as friends passed their son's uniform to me when the sons moved to secondary.

And like I say, I'm overdrawn to the max and payday is Friday. I literally don't have access to even £3 (let alone travelling to the supermarket).

Perhaps it depends on the area, I know all the schools in my county have strict uniform policies which have been in place for at least the past 10 years, but it could depend on the LEA. If there's no formal uniform at the school then I can't see the problem if it's a choice thing!

If it's become policy, then explain this predicament to the head, they cannot penalise your son because you don't have the money, they either agree to an alternative jumper for the short term, and give him a permission note, or provide him with the loan of a suitable jumper!

fannyadams

I have the opposite 'issue'.
Mine has the option of taking/wearing a coat and often doesn't because he doesn't feel the cold.
I have argued til I am blue in the face that he doesn't need a coat and at age 10 he is of his own mind enough to KNOW when he needs/wants to wear a coat.
But the school INSIST he has a coat and he HAS to wear it when they play outside, the after school club also reinforce this and I get a letter/email home to tell me that he hasn't got a coat (again) and can I please ensure he has one.
Contrast with my secondary school aged son who doesn't take/wear a coat even though he has to wait in the cold/rain/weather for over half an hour after changing busses on his way home.

Mojisola

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Nobody gets a cold from being cold.

Being cold can indirectly contribute to catching a cold -
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Health_Letter/2010/January/out-in-the-cold
"Cold weather and respiratory disease, including flu, also go hand in hand. Research has shown that cold spells are reliably followed by upticks in the number of deaths from respiratory disease. Some of this may have to do with a few infectious organisms, like flu viruses, thriving in colder temperatures, but there's also evidence that exposure to cold temperatures suppresses the immune system, so the opportunities for infection increase. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine in the late 1970s famously debunked the belief that the common cold is linked to cold exposure, but British cold researchers have maintained that there is a cold–to–common cold connection. Their hypothesis: cold air rushing into the nasal passages makes infections more probable by diminishing the local immune response there."

balletshoes

fannyadams wrote: »

I have the opposite 'issue'.
Mine has the option of taking/wearing a coat and often doesn't because he doesn't feel the cold.
I have argued til I am blue in the face that he doesn't need a coat and at age 10 he is of his own mind enough to KNOW when he needs/wants to wear a coat.
But the school INSIST he has a coat and he HAS to wear it when they play outside, the after school club also reinforce this and I get a letter/email home to tell me that he hasn't got a coat (again) and can I please ensure he has one.
Contrast with my secondary school aged son who doesn't take/wear a coat even though he has to wait in the cold/rain/weather for over half an hour after changing busses on his way home.

our secondary school kids get detentions etc for not wearing their blazers, as soon as they are on school premises. Doesn't stop some of them walking to school in the freezing weather in just their shirt sleeves carrying their blazer though :cool:.

Poppy9

There is advice here on legal requirements regarding school uniform (and incidentally Home /school agreements).

And OP while I appreciate you are broke now you have had over 6 weeks holiday to check to see if your son had a school jumper and if not put money aside for one so ranting at the school for your own and your son's disorganisation is not fair. It's not unreasonable for a parent to ask an older primary school child to locate what he needs for school well in advance of returning so you can see what fits, needs mending etc.

If it's another week of your son doing battle with a teacher then bite the bullet and ask the school if they have a spare one you can borrow.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/education_e/education_school_education_ew/problems_at_school.htm

Spendless

Query it in writing, either in child's school planner if they have one or an email. Keep your opinions and emotions out of the letter and stick to the facts. Explain the situation, that you do not currently have the money to buy something to tide him over in addition to buying a school jumper which is not stocked. Mention that you previously sent your older child/ren into the school with the same jumper you have sent youngest and had no objections raised. Ask if the school uniform policy has changed as you have not received any notification of it doing so.

The school may come up with a solution for you eg they may have some unclaimed lost property that he could use.

Spendless

balletshoes wrote: »

our secondary school kids get detentions etc for not wearing their blazers, as soon as they are on school premises. Doesn't stop some of them walking to school in the freezing weather in just their shirt sleeves carrying their blazer though :cool:.

My kids secondary school uniform doesn't have a blazer. Mine won't wear coats until it's absolutely below zero temperatures. They don't want to drag it round school with them all day, as there's no lockers or pegs. mine have both got lightweight 'mountaineering' jackets for this reason, so they fold up small whilst giving warmth. I have more of an issue in summer though, as they wear a black v neck jumper over a shirt and tie, which is one of the last things I'd wear on a summers day, and it is up to the individual teacher if they can remove their jumper or not. Am convinced son came home with sunstroke/over-heating earlier on in the year for this reason.