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Notice period regarding uniform changes?

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Stinkle · 16/02/2015 11:51

DD's school sent a letter out on Friday (dated 13th Feb and posted on the school website so I know it's not been festering in her bag for weeks) stating that when they return to school following the half term holiday all students will be expected to wear ties.

School are kindly providing 1 tie each, which is brilliant and will be handing them out on Monday morning

However, regulation school uniform shirts have always been the revere necked ones (like these which can't be worn with a tie.

Is there supposed to be a reasonable notice period regarding uniform changes? It's an academy (who actually promised when they took over there'd be no more changes to uniform Hmm) if that makes a difference.

In the long run, I'm actually happy with the change in shirts, I live in the arse end of nowhere so have to order the revere neck ones, whereas I can get the normal collared ones fairly cheaply in Matalan/Sainsbury's, but I only bought her a whole load of new shirts at Christmas so not overly happy at having to buy another load so soon

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Stinkle · 16/02/2015 13:46

DD says school have been made aware of the issue with shirts - she's on the school council and they've pointed out to the school several times that revere neck shirts can't be worn with ties.

I knew school had been talking about making ties compulsory, but had assumed that it would come in in September

I am tempted to send her in in her normal shirts, but DD is having a panic over it as they've been told anyone not in a tie after they've been handed out Monday morning will be sent to the learning support unit to be taught in isolation.

Although, knowing school they won't have ordered them in time so won't have enough anyway

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TalkinPeace · 16/02/2015 13:39

wear the tie St Trinians style - very loose Grin

noblegiraffe · 16/02/2015 13:19

I'd be tempted to send her in in her normal shirt and see what the school does when it realises its monumental balls-up. You'll have parents refusing to buy new shirts, ones who didn't realise that they would need new shirts and a few parents who have trekked to the shops.

Some senior leaders just don't think through their decisions do they?

I would bet that compulsory tie-wearing is postponed till September.