School Uniform Policy

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1 School Uniform Policy Igniting the Spark of Learning Reviewed: March 2015 Review Date: March 2017

2 School Uniform Policy Rationale The head teacher and governing body of believes that a school uniform is important in building the pupils sense of identity and belonging to the community of the school. It instils a sense of pride in the school and supports positive behaviour. It is one of the symbols of the ethos of the school and protects children from social pressures whatever their race, religion, gender or background. There are other advantages to having a school uniform which are important to the head teacher and governing body such as security; a uniform enables pupils to be identified easily. Uniform List Nursery Grey jogging bottoms. Red cardigan or sweatshirt with school logo. Iron-on badges can be purchased from the school office for Socks, tights and shoes see below. Grey shorts Red summer dress Girls Mid grey pinafore dress, skirt, shorts or trousers. No belts are to be worn. Red cardigan or sweatshirt with school logo. Iron-on badges can be purchased from the school office for Red and white check/striped summer dress. Dresses in house colours can be worn on Fridays. Plain white socks Grey or red tights Black or red shoes with low heels and no diamante decoration. No boots above the ankle or ballet pumps. Boys Mid grey shorts or trousers. No belts are to be worn. Red sweatshirt with school logo. Iron-on badges can be purchased from the school office for Plain black or grey socks. Black shoes. No boots above the ankle. 3

3 P.E Kit Red or black track suit Red shorts White T-shirt with red trim White socks Black plimsolls for indoor P.E. Plain black trainers for outdoor P.E. Plimsolls with elastic sides rather than laces are more suitable for children in the infants. Children may wear polo shirts in their house colour on Fridays, for house assemblies and sports events. Everything a child wears needs to be marked with her/his name, most especially plimsolls and jumpers. Staff and children will not wear earrings during P.E. lessons. Uniform Shop The Mayplace P.T.A operates a uniform shop which is open on Monday from 8:30am until 9:15am. The full uniform, sweatshirts printed with the school logo, house shirts and PE kits can be purchased. Additional Information Shoes should be sensible, sturdy and suitable for school. Unless a child can manage laces by themselves, these should be slip on with elastic or Velcro fastenings. Trainers, high heels, boots or flip-flops may not be worn. In the interests of safety, no jewellery chains, bracelets, rings or decorative ear rings may be worn in school. Small, plain stud earrings for pierced ears are acceptable, but must be removed during PE lessons. As space is limited in the cloakrooms please bring your child s P.E. kit to school in a red drawstring bag. These are available from the Mayplace P.T.A shop. Swimming: Girls require a one piece swimming costume and towel. Boys require swimming trunks and not shorts and a towel. Swimming goggles may be worn if allowed by the swimming pool/instructor. Nail polish and acrylic/gel nails may not be worn to school. Hair ribbons and slides must be minimal and functional and red, white, black or grey. Long hair must be tied back at all times. Dyed hair, including streaks, is not acceptable. No extreme hair styles or styles that have patterns shaved into them are appropriate for school. Articles of faith that have been agreed with the school can be worn. 4

4 Accessibility to School Uniform The head teacher and governing body recognises the need to ensure that the uniform is affordable and will work to ensure schemes such as good as new sales are in place and well publicised. The school will also ensure that parents or carers where necessary know about any schemes that can provide school clothing grants or other help towards the cost of school clothing. If any parents/carers are experiencing hardship, please contact the school office in the strictest confidence. The head teacher and governing body recognise their responsibilities under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Human Rights Act 1998, and Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and their obligations to accommodate reasonable religious requirements within the official school uniform and thus ensure that it is not discriminatory on the grounds of race, religion, gender and culture. Non-Adherence The head teacher and governing body will insist that the school is considerate and discreet when trying to establish why a pupil is not adhering to the school s uniform policy. The school will work with parents and carers to find acceptable solutions that will help the pupil adhere to the uniform policy. All staff have a duty to challenge non-adherence to the uniform policy. In the first instance the parent will be contacted by phone or in person and the child provided with spare uniform. After that a meeting will be called with the head teacher. 5

5 Signed:.... S Hamilton, Head Teacher Date: Signed:.. C Rust, Chair of Governors Date: 6