About year 6 leavers hoodies

I think if the school allows the hoodie they should be in charge of the costs involved.
That or a recommended and named source sells them.

Traditionally at our primary school, the hoodies were given at the leavers assembly about 1 week before the end of term. They were never intended to be worn at school and so could be ordered in each child's choice of colour. Parents always sorted this but school were supportive with sending out messages about it.

New head came in a few years ago and suggested buying them for the kids earlier in the year so they could be worn at school throughout Year 6 but this limited the colour choices to about 3. Again, this is sorted by the Year 6 parents with school support. In both cases the school covered the cost of the hoodies for families in financial hardship so no-one was left out. We did the first for my DC1 and second for DC2 and I'm still undecided which I preferred tbh! Getting more use out of them is great (provided they don't get lost) but the variety of coloured hoodies looked great and not just like more school uniform.

I have never heard of schools allowing them to be worn every day for a whole half of term- that means for 1/6 of the time, one year group is always not in school unform?

My DS’s class were allowed to wear them for PE though.

Both my children have carried on wearing theirs into secondary school - they’re seen as a quite acceptable item to wear in everyday life around here (in our part of outer London, can’t speak for elsewhere).

Dd (now 17) kept on wearing hers up until yr 11 when she got her next leaver’s hoodie - and in fact the yr 6 one still fits her and occasionally still gets worn around the house as she stopped growing in yr 7 (typical in our family). DS is only in yr 7 but has kept wearing it throughout this year - they’re obviously better value for girls as they tend to stop growing sooner!

PS - in our school the one kid whose family didn’t order one got given one by the school as it was for financial reason.

they can wear them out side of school, they are not part of the uniform, why should the school change the rule?

Don't be disingenuous, if it's special enough for most kids to want one, it's nothing like the PE hoodies.

Again, some schools are ok, others are not, but it's not to spite the parents, they have good reasons.

When I got the letter about DD's leavers hoodie I was a little miffed at the price and the thought of her into wearing it once on the last day of school

It was a pleasant surprise when school said they can all wear them from now till they finish

I would want to see costs upfront and transparent. I know that won’t happen. I would assume the kind parent is making a bit out of doing it. But how much ?

Ours wear them for the whole of year 6 - which works out to be quite expensive as you end up needing to buy more than one (unless you have a special type of child who never loses anything and never gets it dirty/stinky between washing days).

It seems like your school is on the strict side OP - but perhaps they have had issues before with them getting lost/damaged before the end of the year and parents complaining?

My dc’s primary were only allowed to wear them on the last day under the old head teacher. There’s a new head now and from what I gather they will be able to wear them for the last couple of weeks of term at least, which is an improvement. I don’t see the point in them only being allowed for the last day really, although I do understand concerns about them getting lost or some kids not having one.

The hoodies have been organised through the school with plenty of notice (a good few months) given so parents have enough time to save up if needed. They weren’t a thing when I was leaving primary but I think it’s nice for the kids to have a souvenir from their time there. I’ll be keeping them once they’re outgrown in a box with various other bits of ‘childhood memorabilia’.

Most Year 6 have leavers hoodie, organised by a parent... Of course it's kind when one parent is doing all the work!

They aren’t part of the uniform though. Parents can’t just decide to add something else to the uniform.

But it’s not a big deal.
It’s a hoodie - the school were clear that they were not going to engage in it.
A parent organised it, which was good of them and the school have agreed to them being worn on the last day.

As a parent, keep these things in perspective and help your child keep it in perspective. It will help them as they enter secondary school and the wider world.
Don’t sweat the small things.

Enjoy the hoodie - my DC wore them loads outside of school, well into y8.

How odd. In our school they order them in summer term in p6 and then where then the whole of p7.

What an odd thing to do. I am sure the parent thought they were being brilliant in some way but really ? I cannot see what is kind about organising hoodies.
I hope he or she didn’t make any money from it either.
I wouldn’t have thought the school too thrilled.

How did the organiser obtain the school logo? Did the school provide it or was it reproduced by the organiser/ printers ? I think this is relevant in terms of whether or not the school assisted in creating the hoodies.

in either case, they are not school uniform and they are not permitted to be worn until the final day. Why is this a problem? School leavers hoodies are keepsake items for use after leaving school. My husband still has his and wears in lounging around the house. Bit snug now, mind.

But will they every year?

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our school has never allowed leavers’ hoodies to be worn in school and I never expected them to. They aren’t uniform.

There is plenty of time to wear them outside school. Also, until the end of term they haven’t actually “left” 😏

School are right. It's not fair if not everyone has one and they are more aware of the financial situation of the class than you.

Seems silly to buy a hoodie if only allowed to wear for one day. Hardly worth buying one

The children whose parents either can't afford or don't see the point of them won't have one. Creates unnecessary division in the classroom.

The school organised ours, but you could only wear them at school after the SATS if you ordered them in navy blue - despite the school selling them in a whole range of colours. It was a shame as only a handful went for navy.

Just wear them outside of school!

Schools have different rules, that's not new. Some kids are allowed to wear them from the residential in September/ October

Others prefer to keep it special and not have to deal with the excitement too early, so leavers hoodie come at the very end of the year.

Check the rules before ordering, and buy a bigger size if they're not allowed them early. It's not really a big deal is it? They'll wear them eventually.

They are not part of the uniform and in some schools, it would be really unfair for the families who do not buy them, because not everyone has a leaver hoodie...