Plimsolls as school shoes

Mesj20

Hi where could I buy my son 11 some plain black lace up plimsolls he wants some to wear as school shoes

McKneff

Bad idea, no arch support, no sole to speak of . no shock absorbers, and will end up with flat feet and blisters and arthritic knees and ankles

teddysmum

Also,the school may not allow them.


There are regular newspaper articles where parents complain that their child is discriminate against for wearing this pair of trousers or that pair of trainers, when they should have checked the school's regulations beforehand.


Plimsolls won't last very long at all , with daily wear and won't give any protection against stubbed toes or being trodden on during crowded lesson changeovers.

helcat26

Tesco ,,,,,,,,,

Mesj20

The school does recommend them as a cheap alternative to school shoes

Mesj20

How much would they be from tesco ?

lea_uk

Why not try Amazon? You got your daughters fake Ugg boots for school from there.

teddysmum

They aren't a cheap alternative, if they only last a couple of weeks. They are also useless in wet or snowy weather.

pogofish

Away from the gym/sports, plimsolls would have been complete no-no in any school I ever attended as a pupil or later worked as a member of staff.

Some of these were otherwise pretty easy going on uniform.

jenniewb

Primark sold them from what I remember.


However, check with the school as I remember many times at both Primark and Secondary school, plimsols were banned for school footwear and even sportswear.


They were banned because they were unsafe in terms of support (and are a cause of dropped arch and flat-foot problems which affects growing feet as well as adult feel but is more of a problem as your feet are growing and forming until you hit your late teens/early to mid 20's. For wearing once of twice a week would be OK but all day for 5+ days a week, well, I just hope your happy to wait weeks or months to see a physio!


If you are worried about the lack of arch support and want to prevent this from happening, you can get custom built insoles which are not the same as the spongy or "memory foam" types you see in supermarkets, they are fitted by specialists and are made from a harder plastic. They usually require the shoes are slightly too large as these things do not give over time (that is the point). Either this or have a few different pairs of shoes to chop and change around with.


Oh and if there is any pain in the foot or ankle, this is a warning sign to lay off the footwear and change it up a bit to something more structured.

Mesj20

He wears plain black trainers as school shoes at the minute so he could alternate between his trainers and plimsolls