Ridiculous uniform policy for secondary

You deliberately missed this part out.

Among teenage girls, H&MM*, Zara and Roxy were the most popular apparel brands, with Nike, Adidas and Lacoste receiving this title among boys.

I mean H&M .. really?

@Smoothie23 and teens can like all the brands they want but if their family doesn't have the money to buy them.....well they won't get them.

@Smoothie23 come on really.....in small town Italy where most people work in a factory or on the land or whatever and the nearest store is probably just a giant Carrefour.... every single teen is obsessed with designer labels and that's all they wear.
Really? I doubt it.

"Nearly two-thirds of teenagers almost always buy their favourite brands when making purchase decisions, with Nike, Sony and Apple ranking among the most popular properties around the world, a survey by Habbo, a "virtual world" aimed at young consumers, reports.

Based on a poll of 112,000 teenagers in 30 countries, The Global Habbo Youth Survey found that 52% of respondents typically opted to buy the "most popular" brands, while 45% defined themselves as being "loyal" to certain products.

Overall, 60% also agreed with the statement that they "don't dislike brands", while a further 53% said they tended to buy "well-known" brands, compared with 25% favouring "less well-known" alternatives."

https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/teens-prefer-buying-brands/en-gb/25231

Teenagers don't care about brands? 😂

@Natsku
Many others on this thread have a very different experience, that ought to tell you something

That I should not have my own opinion and follow the sheep? 😁 I give you good advise. Always think for yourself. Always. Diversity matters.

Amusement parks, politics, how they would obviously run the country better than anyone else, horses, volleyball, things like that. You might have a poor opinion of teens, and think they're like Mean Girls in real life but I do not.

You are talking about older teens. At the age of 13-14 they are most vulnerable and they want to be like their peers.
Look, even you advise to follow the flock...

No it is not an exception. Go to Italy
All ages...

@PaintedPottery yep - my daughter suffered similar issues.
People just don't understand it. It really did cause physical discomfort and that's all she could focus on instead of getting an education 🙁
Thankfully she's at a non uniform sen school now.

School uniform is a painful ordeal for my daughter who has sensory issues. She wouldn’t mind wearing a uniform but would welcome a more practical alternative to the overly strict one she is forced to wear now. There are days she can’t wear it so can’t go to school.

You are talking of your singular experience. Many others on this thread have a very different experience, that ought to tell you something.
I have a teenager daughter in a non-uniform school right now - the girls are not endlessly babbling on about what people are wearing! Not even the fashion obsessed girl my DD is good friends with, you want to know what they talk about? Amusement parks, politics, how they would obviously run the country better than anyone else, horses, volleyball, things like that. You might have a poor opinion of teens, and think they're like Mean Girls in real life but I do not.

I went to a high school in an EE country that technically had a uniform. I say technically, as they were really lax about it despite being an incredibly high performing and academic school(think pupils getting scholarships to unis in the UK or the US from there). The cohort varied from quite deprived to kids of lawyers ,doctors etc.

Some kids wore full uniform(ironically, it was actually cheaper) , the vast majority, their own thing, which mostly consisted of trainers, jeans and a top vaguely in the correct colour (white ,blue or sometimes black). Only a handful of girls wore skirts.No one gave a shit what everyone else wore. Some kids had watches that cost as much as my whole outfit, but it was never a thing despite the various groups. No rules about hair,makeup or jewellery either. Somehow we all managed to learn,get good results, go to uni etc.

Yes, it should not just restrict logos but things like the checked blouses at my DD's school that have to be bought from the school uniform supplier.

The only issue is the belief that uniforms are necessary.

@TizerorFizz ok I googled....
I HAVE indeed heard of Louis Vuitton.
I have never heard of the full name or abbreviation.
Wow....I learned something new today. How exciting.
I seriously doubt that most average kids in average little towns like....(random off the top of my head small towns) Daventry or whatever the French equivalent is will be wearing much in the way of Louis Vuitton 😂

@TizerorFizz "LVMH" means nothing to me either?
Sorry....no clue 🤔
(I mean I could Google it....)

@Needmorelego Ooops. Typo. LVMH. Surely you have heard of them? Might I suggest you are a bit fashion lite if you haven’t.

This bill will also require free breakfast clubs in every primary school, limit the number of branded items of uniform and PE kits that a school can require

Excellent news, but I hope they will limit this to one at most. There's simply no need for logos on so many bits of school uniform. I hope also that it will prevent schools having uniform that can't be bought in national store chains and supermarkets.

Fairly obviously, non-uniform days turn into a fashion parade because they are one-offs. If every day is a non-uniform day, kids sling on whatever they're comfortable with. My experience of schools with no uniforms echoes that of others on here - children wear jeans, hoodies and T-shirts with comfortable shoes.

@Smoothie23 according to Google the clothing retailer chain with the most branches in Poland is Pepco.
Pepco is part of the same group as Poundland - who in the UK sell the Pepco branded clothes. Pepco is very similar clothes to Primark.
I am going to assume (I could be completely wrong) that the average medium size ordinary town in Poland is more likely to have a Pepco than a designer clothing store.
Google also says the most popular online clothing purchases in Poland come from Shein.
(yes I'm bored......)

You do realise they are only at school/college a few hours a day?

And fine, in Poland kids are obsessed with brands and having a fashion show at school every day. But this is not the norm.

By the time they are teenagers you would expect them to be making their own decisions on their clothes.

As we keep saying - they wear it in the evenings and at the weekends and on holiday. Noone is saying teens at non-uniform schools never own branded items!

@TizerorFizz what's "LMVH" ?

And so do teens at non-uniform schools, just not at school as everyone has said! I'm not sure what is so hard to understand?

I completely agree.

I thought the guidance was one logo'd item?

At my DD's school the jumper is the only logo'd item of the main uniform but they also have a checked blouse that has to be bought from the school uniform supplier. But like you the P.E uniform has more branded items. They have a logo'd polo, shorts and hoodie and then can have plain sports leggings.