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SavvyShopper01 wrote: »

My previous thread on this issue was deleted, so apologies in advance for anyone who may be offended. But may I ask what should happen for those who don't have their PE kit with them? Or what has happened to those who had PE but didn't have their kit?

We used to have to find items in the lost property box to wear if we forgot our kit.
If we refused, we got detention.
I would never refuse because I was more worried about my parents finding out than what the school could do to me but kids these days don't really have that worry anymore as parents don't back the schools up like they used to.

Diary

SavvyShopper01 wrote: »

No, I wash and iron it! But she's 14, so I expect her to remember to take it to school with her

You shouldn't expect anything from a 14 year old.
If you want to stop micromanaging then you will have to let go of what the school does when she forgets whatever she forgets.

CRANKY40

Mine is 12 and I shout from somewhere in the house "remember your kit" on PE mornings. To be fair he usually puts it out the night before so he remembers to take it. If he comes out of school in the evening without it I send him back in to look for it (it's not cheap as he has two different kits, one for indoor PE, one for outdoor PE).

On the one occasion when he and his PE kit were roaming the hallowed halls of the school in separate time zones, the PE department managed to find him an entire PE kit from their donated stock. We were both suitably impressed and will be donating his kit to them when he has grown enough for it to need replacing. Goodness knows how but they even had trainers for him. He thought he'd be getting a detention for turning up without his gear so he was extra happy.

Pollycat

SavvyShopper01 wrote: »

My previous thread on this issue was deleted, so apologies in advance for anyone who may be offended. But may I ask what should happen for those who don't have their PE kit with them? Or what has happened to those who had PE but didn't have their kit?

Isn't this an issue you should be discussing with your child's school?

I can't see that what random strangers think 'should happen' or 'has happened' regarding forgotten PE kit is going to help you.

Fireflyaway

At my child's primary school they take it in at the start of the week and it stays there all week. I guess by secondary age you have to get organised and remember what you need each day. I'm sure if its forgotten once, the child will be more likely to remember in future. At my school if it was forgotten you just took part in uniform minus tie and jumper.

Linda32

hazyjo wrote: »

Not sure parents ever stop micromanaging their kids. I'm 47 and my mum still says the most ridiculous things to me like I'm 7.

Jx

I'm with you on that one! I ring my Mum every Monday for her shopping list. She asked me last week whether I would still be ringing on Monday as its a bank holiday! :rotfl:

SavvyShopper In my opinion 14 is quite old enough to be remembering your PE kit. In two years time its quite possible she will be in full time work.
Its the best part of 30 years since I did PE so I've no idea on school policies if you forget.

onlyroz

I think at my son's school they are allowed to forget it once and then it's detention. But they have lockers to store it in and so don't have to keep bringing it to and from school each day. He has managed to lose it twice - both times it was handed into the office.

I'd be inclined to let her get detentions if she keeps on forgetting the kit.

WibblyGirly

DollyDabbler wrote: »

You would be expected to borrow school PE kit and to then take part in the PE lesson. Refusals to borrow the kit leads to a detention. Complain or do this too often and Parents can expect a phone call home from school.

This is what happened in my high school. I hated PE but learnt it was easier to get out of doing anything by bringing my kit then doing minimal stuff in the lesson than try get out of it by not having my kit with me! the spare stuff was always so gross!

peachyprice

If she's forgetting her PE kit at secondary school she should expect a detention. What is there for you to manage?

pinkshoes

Ours get a 20 minute lunch time detention, then repeat offenders get an afterschool detention.

At 14 she is old enough to remember it. I suggest she gets a locker at school if they are available and leave her PE kit in it.