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Wearing PE kit to school

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DappledThings · 17/12/2025 08:31

Our primary school (DC are 8 and 9 in years 3 and 5) have decided that from next term they will be doing what I know a lot of other schools do and spending all day in PE kit on PE days.

I hate this for multiple reasons so if you already do this and you don't hate it please can you explain why as I can't see past the extra hassle it is for me and I'm fairly pissed off with it.

1 - I have had to order extra kit. If they are wearing it all day they will get food down it and it will need to be washed every day so I now need duplicate kit for when one set is in the wash. Previously it just came home on Fridays so easy to wash at the weekend

2 - I have to remember every day who is wearing what and tell DC. Minor but just another thing to remember in the morning rush I could do without

3 - Both have a sports based after school club once a week on non-PE days. This used to not matter because they just changed into the kit that was already on their pegs. Now it's a day they have to go in uniform and remember their kit that I've had to give an additional wash to. So three different routines in one week.

4 - they will just look scruffy 2 days a week in a mishmash of blue and black joggers and hoodies and whatever else vaguely PE related people.chose to send their children in wearing.

It just seems like a massive hassle the school are putting on us to save themselves a few minutes of chivvying the class into changing quicker.

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Potteryclass1 · 20/12/2025 20:40

Do they get changed back into school uniform after the after-school sport? And bag goes back in peg?
Get PE kit from second hand uniform sale.

no 2 is odd. Your DC will remember soon enough. Or just put a reminder in your phone do it flashes up at 7:45am PE

Allusernamesaretakendammit · 21/12/2025 08:59

Ours do this. Start of term is a bit pot luck whether they will be in PE kit or not for PE days, but I dont give a f*ck, thankfully kid doesn't care and most parents f it up sometimes. Also a faff when they have to wear swimmers into school on the swimming days....Plus the jiu jitsu kits in a bag on those days... But you find a rhythm, dont sweat it. And yes, kids are quite good at remembering- better than me often...

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