why do some schools have blazers

Savvy_Sue

Going back to the 'standards' question: when mine reached sixth form, they were allowed to wear what they liked, as long as it was decent and inoffensive. At the open evenings, the head would point out that if they chose to dress distinctively, or die their hair purple etc. then they would stand out in a crowd. And if there was any 'trouble' in that crowd, they would be remembered. Their choice.

My nephews went to a sixth form where they were expected to wear 'business dress', ie suit and white shirt, with tie. And the shirt HAD to be white.

One day their parents had a letter reminding them of the requirement to wear business dress, with a white shirt - shades of grey or blue were not acceptable.

At around the same time, they discovered that Eldest had been bunking off one of his subjects - they discovered this by chance, rather than by the school contacting them.

For some reason, his parents felt that the school ought to care more about whether the pupils were there or not than about what colour shirt they turned up in, and ought to notify them faster about absences than about breaches of the dress code.

Pollycat

barginhunter20 wrote: »

Just because my kids wear a polo shirt jumper school trousers and plain black plimsolls to school dosent mean they go to a bad school

In addition to specifying polo shirts and plain black pumps, does your children's school also teach the use of commas, apostrophes and full stops?

Because that's what I'd call a good school. :whistle:

maman

Pollycat wrote: »

In addition to specifying polo shirts and plain black pumps, does your children's school also teach the use of commas, apostrophes and full stops?

Because that's what I'd call a good school. :whistle:

We all know that it's what you wear is the most important. Look where leather trousers got Mrs Mayhem!

System

They introduced blazers after i left (much to my mums dissappointmet as she planned to hand my jumpers down to my siblings ) i just had blue shirt, red and navy tie and navy v neck jumper with school logo on.

I guess it does look smart though i don;t think they are as practical. O would have hated wearing one

I had studs on my school tie. My form tutor actually complimented me on my "initiative" as there was nothing in the school rules to say i couldn't put them on my tie :rotfl: (that said this is the same form tutor who called us all lemmings and told us to jumo off a cliff in year 7, who once gave us all personalised xmas cards with our school picture on the front, and who im told got done for dealing drugs to school kids so maybe not the best person to be telling me it was a good idea)

heartbreak_star

I have a blazer instead of a suit jacket for interviews as I hate wearing suits I kinda wish I'd had one at school!

My high school was in a bit of a deprived area, so our uniform was shirt and tie OR polo shirt and tie OR school sweatshirt, with black skirt or trousers. Most kids were OK with that and a lot of us went on to decent jobs/uni.

To be honest, my middle school would have probably had a blazer if they'd thought about it, but back then it was unheard of

HBS x

thorsoak

barginhunter20 wrote: »

What lol and to be fair a lot more kids are successful than the school near by that have tie and blazer uniform

But how do you know? Maybe you should direct your enquiries on the subject of uniforms to the number of pupils who go on to further education from your school with the chav uniform to those who go on to further education from the trad uniform or those who go on to further eduction with absolutely no uniform?

Now that might be interesting .......

We'll flag this conversation up for four weeks time;):j

Proxima_Centauri

pinkshoes wrote: »

Why?? Because you rarely get a neatly dressed pupil in the correct uniform being naughty!

Sorry, but :rotfl::rotfl:

A school near to where my parents live were very strict on school uniform. A child could get sent home just for wearing the wrong colour socks. Yet they were the most badly behaved, underachieving school in the borough.

Pollycat

I have an overlocker.
It's a type of sewing machine that does professional seams.
They're really good.
I reckon if you found a supplier for polo shirt type fabric you could make your children's clothes even cheaper than you're buying them.
Come join us on the sewing thread on the Old-Style board, you'll be made ever so welcome.

maman

Pollycat wrote: »

I have an overlocker.
It's a type of sewing machine that does professional seams.
They're really good.
I reckon if you found a supplier for polo shirt type fabric you could make your children's clothes even cheaper than you're buying them.
Come join us on the sewing thread on the Old-Style board, you'll be made ever so welcome.

Ah but do you think you could make a blazer?:rotfl:

Pollycat

maman wrote: »

Ah but do you think you could make a blazer?:rotfl:

But....but....
the OP doesn't need to make a blazer as her children's school uniform is polo shirt and jumper which is smart and practical.

Not sure the overlocker would help with the jumper but I do believe there's a knitting thread on the Old-style board and I'm sure the OP would be just as welcome on there as she would be on the sewing thread.