To think that switching to polo shirts makes the school uniform look low-rent?

Never really thought about it. It's just school uniform. I always think the scruffier they look at 3pm, the more fun they've had at school 🤣

I think polos look smarter than crushed half hanging out shirts with collars all over the place

Can't you have a choice of either?? I would stick to shirts

I don't see the issue. Seems more practical and comfortable to me which should be the priority but then I also hate how popular blazer and shirts with ties are with a lot of high schools now.

The high school my son will probably end up at is polo shirts too and no blazers. The only one in the area that doesn't have bloody blazers.

Small children don’t need to be restricted with a shirt and tie (well neither do teenagers). I don’t think a uniform is a bad idea but it’s important children can be comfortable to play and learn. I’s choose polo shirts over shirt and tie. And many children do feel uncomfortable in a shirt and tie. It looks ridiculous on a 4 year old when very few working people dress like that now.

Polo shirts wash so well and are very durable, dd's are blue and come up perfectly. Also, if you hang them up straight away there is no ironing required., which is a bonus. There's really no need for children to be in starchy shirts and the polos are light and breathable.

I definitely wouldn't want mine wearing a tie, most corporate offices don't even require that nowadays so I really don't think young children should.

The next things that need to be removed are the ridiculous blazers in secondary schools- horrible.

Meh. A lot of uniforms look cheap because they are made with low quality materials. They don't magically look better because they are all wearing ties IMHO.

I think if schools are going to insist on uniforms it's a lot nicer if kids are given something comfortable to wear.

Christ. Who cares? Comfortable is best as far as I’m concerned.

As a teacher, I would see PE type uniforms (polo shirts and joggers, leggings or shorts) for all primary aged children tbh.

When most adults aren't required to wear shirts and ties all day for work, I don't see why they are forced on young children.

I agree that shirts and ties look nice and smart but it's not all about aesthetics.

Primary teachers are usually allowed to wear more casual clothes for work precisely because of the nature of the job. It would seem fitting that children can do the same.

Nah, let the primary kids be comfortable - they'll have plenty of 'opportunities' when they're older to have to wear uncomfortable and impractical clothes that are deemed to 'look more professional'.

The whole point of uniforms is to promote unified identity and sense of belonging and to prevent poorer/nerdier pupils from being marked out or bullied if they can't afford/don't know or care about the latest fashions. All of the kids wearing the same polo shirt fulfils that function exactly the same as all of the kids wearing scratchy shirts/blouses and/or ties.

Children go to school to learn, not to look smart.

Polo shirts are absolutely fine and preferred over shirt and tie.

This

Polo shirts are the way forward. Take your point about stains, so a darker colour is better - burgundy, blue - than white

I think you might need to work on your internalised sense of class shame.

Our local primary changed (after my DCs left) to sports wear as the main uniform. They have trainers, jogging bottoms, t shirt and hoodie as the main uniform and don't change for PE. I think that looks scruffy and absolutely doesn't prepare them for going to any of the local comps who all have blazer, shirt, tie and proper shoes.

I think polos at primary are far more practical.

Changing just for year 6 sounds like a waste of money (unless you are saying it is a whole school change but new y6 will be exempted which sounds very sensible?).

Polos are the norm round me.

Many of the central London preps wear variations on a polo shirt and they look very smart - nothing low rent about them!

I agree, I think a shirt and tie looks smart, and my dc never say they feel uncomfortable- i think they're thinner than polo's so better in summer.

Our primary wear them and they all look
smart, as long as they’re washed and ironed. They are so much comfier as well.

I work at a luxury product, large corporate and you should see the way some people turn up to the office these days.