Ridiculous uniform policy for secondary

And you believe it never happens? Switch on any teen movie to see it. Talk to your teens if it happens

Non uniform days were a bit of a fashion parade. This would be the isssue with non uniform. Some dc would see it as a competition

Except that when it’s everyday, it’s simply can’t be a competition everyday.
All children end up getting dressed like they would on a daily basis during the hols. No more no less.

Also worth remembering that no uniform doesn’t mean no rules about what you wear. Just like when you are at work, it’s not because you don’t have a uniform that you can wear whatever.

Yeah, not obsessed casually wearing branded clothing every day and as teens do what other teens do they not obsessively are also wearing the same brands. 😂😁

Exactly.

All that talk about kids not caring for brands is funny. Branded clothing in teens sizes sells very very well in UK

Non uniform days were a bit of a fashion parade. This would be the isssue with non uniform. Some dc would see it as a competition

Non-uniform days are worlds apart from every day being non-uniform. I've experienced both, I know the difference.

The notion that fashion industry doesn't target mostly youth is funny

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Non uniform days in schools with a rigid school uniform are a fashion outing as it’s a one off day. In non uniform schools, where jeans and a hoodie are the norm, fashion isn’t a thing and clothing isn’t competitive.

You can @SummerDays2020 but like sports icons and music icons, DC follow designers and brands. It’s not wrong to do that. It’s just not what you think is ok. We spent money on brands at birthdays and Christmas and presents for exceptional exam results. I did not want these paraded at school but I’m never going to say DC should not be interested. DD designed clothes at school and, although has now changed career, she’s still very fashionable and stylish. A fashion leader, not a follower. It’s nothing to apologise for. Usually this interest starts quite young as do other interests. However it’s not something I would support on a daily basis where a uniform is better. Non uniform days can be very competitive by the way. Just because parents and your dc don’t notice, others absolutely do!

You can like fashion and also not be 'obsessed with brands.' You can like fashion and also not seen the clothes you wear to school everyday as a 'competition.'

It’s a definite thing in the uk. You would have to be asleep not to notice. My DDs loved their fashion but happily wore school uniform. Non uniform days were a bit of a fashion parade. This would be the isssue with non uniform. Some dc would see it as a competition.

Plus what’s wrong with fashion? Don’t we applaud our fashion designers? Don’t we want this industry to succeed? Just because MN has very stern (boring) views on fashion, it doesn’t mean everyone does. My DD went to LCF. Reading this you would think it was the equivalent of a prison. She always had an interest in fashion and, quite frankly, it’s a legitimate interest and something this country excels at.

What country are you refering to that all the teens are so obsessed with brands they have to wear them to school everyday?

Not all DC are 'obsessed with brand names.' anyway. But especially not when they can wear what they like. They keep those things for the weekend if they have them. My DH grew up in the Netherlands. He reports the same.

Certainly not in my experience.

I'm in Finland, the whole country is about a decade behind fashions elsewhere , its just not such a big deal, especially not in the small towns like where I live. Even my DD's friend, who is unusually fashion obsessed, never has a negative thing to say about anything anyone else is wearing. The kids express their own styles freely instead. Sure they know brands but there's not pressure to all wear the same.

The whole obsession with enforcing ever more strict uniform policy is pathetic. There is zero evidence that having a school uniform makes any difference whatsoever to academic achievement. Super strict policies alienate so many students. Not all useful people in society are drone-like conformists. The local examples in my area are just mediocre academies endlessly punishing students for minor uniform infringements whilst doing absolutely fuck all about horrendous bullying in their schools. They certainly do run tight shipwrecks! I'm far more concerned about pupil engagement and pupil progress. There is no benefit at all in giving a child a detention for having nail varnish on or not wearing their blazer but there certainly is detriment to a significant percentage of students for whom conforming to arbitrary, pointless rules is more challenging than for others.

DT’s and their classmates weren’t interested - wasn’t a thing at their school - same as their cousins. It saved me a fortune as they wore the same clothes every day - school, weekends and holidays

The expense is a huge problem. Must be galling when supermarket brands are so cheap.

Actually, there are people interested in clothing - the whole fashion industry drives it and would run out of business if it wasn't for that.
Have you ever heard children saying that something you ask them to wear is "cringe"? Well, they say it because especially girls are very much into what other kids think what they wearing.
And it is not only clothes. The competition is about IPhones, Samsungs vs cheaper brands, brand name shoes
I like school uniforms as I said- forgive me for having my opinion that is different. Can I?

I have worked in corporate world all my life. Yes, Americans, UK and Canadian's adults are not interested not much in what you wearing. I cannot say that about French, Italians or any Eastern European countries. Absolutely not.

When you can wear what you want every day, no one is interested in your clothing. This obsession seems to be in UK schools when there is a dress down day?

what sort of amazing country is that where there is no obsession with brand names at the age of 11+? Where is this paradise where kids are oblivious to brand names?

@50shadedofmagnolia my girl is tiny and when she started school she had pinafores and I joked she looked like a Victorian school girl because they were practically ankle length. 😂
They were the smallest you could get (age 3-4)

Well my child would look rediculous!
She's almost 11 and wears age 6-7 clothes so if the skirt's alone are all the same length hers would be down to her ankles 😂.
Then she's got sensory issues so anything scratchy would be an absolute no no.

DT’s and their cousins across the Uk, Canada, Belgium and France all went to non uniform schools. No issues with what anyone was wearing - no one was interested.

Not my experience from European schools either.