At your DD/DS senior school....if it goes to 6th form.do they wear the same school uniform as younger ones?

That's what DS1's school does. I can't see any serious problems with the idea, so I'd vote yes.

You'll probably have to buy a new suit at some point round that age anyway. No teenager above compulsory school-leaving age would want to wear school uniform, surely. And they'd probably want to look different and more grown-up. Outside school they have to live with the fact others can afford more expensive clothes. I've done so all my life and it really has never bothered me.

The private senior school attached to dd's school has siots for 6th formers but it is a set suit from the official outfitter. Grey suit with shirt and different school tie for boys and navy pin stripe skirt and jacket with blouse for girls.

At the state 6th forms where dh works virtually all have either a different uniform or smart business dress for 6th formers. A few have no uniform.

Sixth formers wore their own choice of suit/jacket and trousers in DS1's sixth form - ie business dress. The parents always complained that suits didn't wear as well as the school jackets (harris tweed) for the lower/middle school and they couldn't buy them second hand from the shop. Most wore fairly cheap suits of the Asda/Tesco/M&S value variety as it was a school with sensible parents!

No uniform for IB students - they wear their own clothes but have to look smart. Boys in trousers and a shirt. No jeans. Smart casual I suppose. They tend to look good.

From Y11 DS gets to wear a suit with the school tie then in Y12/13 he can wear a tie of his own choosing.

I like it. And so, it seems, do the boys.

RTKanga
Dd has mentioned Next suits and also Debenhams for when it's her turn.
Ds mentions a trip to New York to shop -
he'll wake up soon!

The sixth formers at the dss school wear dark suits, can be expensive, can be from Asda or Tesco. They get a bit of individuality as can choose shirts/ties, I'm surprised at how many of them choose to wear their house/sports ties.

Sixth formers don't wear uniform at DD3's school.
They can wear what they like as long as it looks reasonable.

Sixth formers don't wear uniform at DD3's school.
They can wear what they like as long as it looks reasonable.

My DS will be getting a suit for his work experience week (it takes place after the GCSEs), then he will be ready for sixth form.

Our school also goes for business dress. It's not expensive: DD had a skirt suit from M&S for £35 and a skirt and trouser suit from Primark for something ridiculous like £25.
The added bonus is that they now already have an interview suit, which they are comfortable in.

At both my school and DSs' school, the sixth formers wear dark suits.

A suit from M&S is considerably cheaper than school uniform.

I definitely vote yes.

At DS's Grammar school, the 6th form can wear any dark business suit, and have a 6th form tie. The rest of the school wear grey suits so they fit in but still very formal.

At DD's school, 6th formers wear whatever they like! She goes in shorts (with tights) a lot! They like the freedom but I have never had so much washing as needs a totally new outfit each day!

At ds's school, (boys till 16, mixed after) all have to wear 'office attire' in the 6th form. It looks really nice and they can have some individuality with ties + tops etc.

Other 6th formers round here (including dd's) wear what they want and frankly they look right rag-bags.

Our sixth formers don't wear uniform. they are expevcted to be 'Office Dress' which is pushed to the limit!

None of the schools in our area expect the sixth form to wear uniform

At the school I teach in it is non unifrom for 6th formers. V.difficult issue as I think it undermines their work ethic, there's no division between school and home. There are also quite a few interesting outfits, particularly in the summer, tiny skirts and cleavage on show. When I was at school we had a dress code in 6th form - boys had to wear school 6th form tie and girls had to wear the school pin badge, then we were allowed clothes in the school colours, red, white, black, grey.

At dd's school, as I said, there's no uniform in the 6th form. But their clothes are expected to be "business-like" and dark coloured. They also have to have a skirt and long sleeved shirt ofr formal occasions. And the 6th form tutor has the ultimate veto.

there'd be just as much pressure to wear expensive clothes if they're not wearing suits so that's not really an issue

at the school my ds goes to they wear dark suits in 6th form - no-one seems to mind - much better than wearing the same as the little ones

let's face it if they're going to be lawyers, doctors, accountants, whatever, they're going to have to get used to it

LOL rtk, x posts!

it is expensive though, having to buy suits they are comfortble in 5 days a week and there will definately be competition, but then again there is this issue with own clothes

At my kids school they wear business suits in the 6th Form.

Ds is 16, and they're counting the days until they can wear suits - looking smart for work is cool now!

loads of people i know who lived int he SE had to wear suits to ixth form and hated it. Its expensive and not really practical.

id vote entirely against and go with own clothes option but with some limitations, eg no short skirts no revealing clevages etc