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School Shoes - Opinions Please - Shoes or Trainers?

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Housemum · 02/08/2017 10:51

The rules for our local secondary school state:
"No Boots, trainers, sports shoes, plimsolls, fabric or any shoe with sports branding, boots, Uggs, sandals, mules, flip flops, stiletto heels, court shoes"

So are these shoes or trainers? I think they are not trainers as you wouldn't play sport in them (and not made by a trainer brand) and they are called shoes, some of my friends disagree.

This Style

And surely the majority of Velcro shoes on this page of school shoes would also be trainers if this style isn't a shoe?

page of school shoes

Searching here for advice as have asked 6 local mums, the only ones I'm FB friends with who have secondary kids, and they have been divided 50/50 - I like these shoes as they are the only ones to fit well on her narrow feet (and she won't do laces - coordination issues possibly linked to her autism or possibly just laziness!)

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Allthebestnamesareused · 02/08/2017 11:11

Also I just realised they are for your DD. There are much nicer school shoes suitable for girls in a slip on style (such as black pumps or loafers are very in) that would mean she doesn't need to fiddle with fastenings and that suit narrow feet.

eg. www.tesco.com/direct/ff-school-flatform-loafers/368-1899.prd

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LIZS · 02/08/2017 11:09

I think they would look more trainerish on a girl whereas a boy might get away with them as they are school shoes. Have you looked into locklaces as a compromise.

Allthebestnamesareused · 02/08/2017 11:08

I was going to say I am fairly certain that I have never seen a child at the secondary school I work in wearing shoes with velcro tabs!! Most wear lace ups (lie the bottom pair).

Chatoyant · 02/08/2017 11:06

I would class those as trainers. Also the Velcro makes them seem like they are for very young children. I can't imagine seeing an 11 year old wearing something like that. I don't actually have an 11 year old so may be completely wrong in that respect!

emochild · 02/08/2017 11:05

Trainers

And what a shop says is a school shoe is generally not what school's say are school shoes -school's win that argument every time

If your dd has asd I would minimise potential for a member of staff to pull her up on breaches of uniform code as the vast majority will have no clue she has asd and will not handle it appropriately if she is stopped on the gate or corridor

ILoveGrammar0 · 02/08/2017 11:05

They're trainers in my opinion. For me, the style of stitching makes them look like trainers.

PurpleDaisies · 02/08/2017 11:02

They'd be trainers at my school

Effzeh · 02/08/2017 11:02

It completely depends how strict the school is tbh. Some schools would be fine with this, but many would definitely not.

If you want to err on the side of caution, then stick to shoes which have polishable leather.