to be shocked that so may kids have returned to school with incorrect uniform?

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Why? Why buy your kids what can only be termed "fashion" blouses and trousers rather than school uniform ones (and this is primary we are talking about). Why allow them to even say they wont wear the normal polo shirts like everyone else? why buy girls black trousers when the rule is grey - why a grey cardi when it should be green?

obviously if someone has moved into area, or has lost items towards the end of the year, things get a little lax and anything goes, but why buy a whole set of new stuff, that IS NOT the uniform - and its not as if its because its cheaper, its not

the trouble is the kids get used to this and parents pandering to them, but the local secondaries will not tolerate it - I await the annual series of front page stories about how petty schools are for sending kids home for having the wrong trousers, or wearing trainers

I can imagine some of these mums marching in and having a word with their DCs eventual employer about their "right" to be late once in a while, or to not want to wear the provided uniform!

i bought my DD some BLUE skirts back in FEB in sale at M&S as they were £1 each, she didnt start school till sept and in July i found out the uniform was grey trousers/skirts......she will still wear the blue skirts i bought her. SO for me my DD will wear the wrong uniform cos it WAS cheaper and im not now going out to replace the 3 skirts with grey ones!

I do kind of agree but then it is difficult for people with no money. Maybe some of the people with the wrong uniform have hand me downs.
Some people do buy them on purpose though and I agree that is annoying.
So I dunno. U, not U, you decide

But Bonkerz, why did you not find out what colour the uniform was before buying any skirts at all?

Just curious - I don't really care about uniform fo primary school children - I don't think it can be officially enforced at that age, but it isn't an issue for me: DS's school thankfully has no uniform.

However when he starts secondaty - which I know is very strict - he will be correctly kitted out.

Let me make it clear, I am not talking about hand me down cardis from cousins at other schools etc - and I am not talking about people who cannot afford - i am talking people who buy their DCs(mainly DDs)more expensive, trendier clothes to wear INSTEAD of regulation uniform, because their Dc dont like or wont wear what is expected - at the age of 8/9/10 - its like they are a special case and dont need to obey the rules

bonkers - so did you buy uniform not knowing what school your DD would be at? or have they just changed the uniform there this term and you just bought yours too early. I cannot see why you would deliberately buy the wrong colour just cos it was cheap

That does bug me. Weirdly my school was very strict (even had policies on hairband colour and socks) and we sort of policed it ourselves. Horrid little brats that we were. People wearing trendy stuff were thought tarty and not at all the thing.
Is it the supermarkets and everywhere doing school uniform now that makes this worse? When I was at school there were just two places to get approved uniforms: Johnny LouLous or an "outfitters" in the town that had Lucozade cellophane on the windows.

School uniform is not compulsory at primary age ,so people can send their kids in what they like

School uniform is not compulsory at primary age ,so people can send their kids in what they like.

And that is what is wrong with this country, if there is a uniform policy, then it should be adhered to. It sends out all the wrong signals to children. IMO

my DS attended the school DD is now at but it was over 2 years ago......back then it was BLACK/GREY OR BLUE bottoms and white polo's seems they have now decided ONLY GREY will do.......admittedly i was silly not checking but when you are in a position to pay £1 for an M&S skirt then you do it! My DD looks very smart and clean and tidy (unlike alot of other children who attend the school!)

You think that's bad... As a primary teacher I've seen the heights of ridiculous. Picture a plump Year 4 girl (8yrs old) changing for PE and her THONG being on display to one and all.

I didn't know they made thongs for 8 year olds. I really don't understand why someone would buy their 8 year old a cheese wire thong.

Not having PE kit is a pain in the arse for teachers trying to get a new class sorted.
They've had 6 weeks to get a Tshirt, shorts and plimsols sorted and you still have 2 or 3 in a class still without kit.

Galena, betting that mummy bought it for her so she could be a big girl and have knickers just like mummy.
If not, the alternatives are rather disconcerting.

I have had to buy new uniform from when dd1 went from infant to Juniors and they had uniform changes. I had to just buy one at a time. She pretty much had correct unform although couldnt afford new shoes or her book bag yet and only has one fleece which will have to washed during week, but what can you do? If you cant afford it, you cant not a lot you can do is there.

OMG thongs on little girls, yuk.

I did feel very icky over 10 years ago when a girl in the Y3 class where I was TA was telling us about her favourite christmas present - a bra and knickers set from X (mums latest fella)

Tippy - our school outfitters had that same cellophane! Bloody awful looking.

I bought my foster daughter whole new uniform for this year in the colours she wore last year. She came home tonight in her blue jumper and said "dolphin, everyone at school was wearing red uniforms".

WTF, turned out the letter telling us about uniform change must have been sent to birth mum who didn't tell us. Quick dash to Asda and luckily managed to get her a couple of red jumpers.

I think the compulsory wearing of uniforms by school children is horrid and would fully condone "stretching of the rules".

I think it highly unlikely that my child will chose a job that involves wearing a uniform.

Why on earth does it bother you? Its hardly your business, is it? Are you honestly 'shocked', if so I shudder to think how you cope with life! Do you spend a lot of time peering out of your net curtains?

The school uniform list said dark grey/grey trousers and a black blazer. I think grey and black look stupid, I went through the school web site and saw alot of other boys wearing black trousers so I know it's OK.

it is petty though
i sigh wistfully about the days when you just what you know, whatever was clean, to primary school. of course kids are all much more mercenary switched on these days so it wouldn't be the same.
i think there should be bog standard interchangeable uniform options - black grey or navy, plain white top all acceptable.

That does annoy me - why buy a grey jumper when a blue one costs the same?

FattyArbuckle - what a weird statement, how do you know? Loads of jobs involve uniforms!

ColdComfortFarm - maybe OP is a teacher and has to deal with this issue? Never really understand why people on here say "why are you posting about this or that issue". I thought the point was that you could come and moan/chat etc.
OP - am with you all the way.

YABU and a bit horrid IMO, what business is it of yours.
My DD1 age 9, in Yr 4, is filling out towards puberty, little pot belly, little boobs, and hips growing. So the bloody stupid effing, one size fits all school uniform, just doesnt fit her, is uncomfortable, unflattering and makes her miserable.
So she wears the black school shorts and tights from NEXT - not quite regulation, but at least the bloody things fit her properley and she doesnt feel awful and self conscious. She wears white polo's also from NEXT which fit properly, and a grey cardif because they dont quite do the odd blue coloured ones.
Are you quite satisfied or would you like to see her knickers, nosy cow!

I cant say i've ever noticed what other peoples children are wearing but I so always buy DD red tights when they are not on the uniform list because I think red tights look nice.

My DD goes to a high school where they have to wear the school jumper with the logo on it but everything else is generic - white polo, black trousers etc. In the summer they can get permission to take the jumper off.

Then she came home yesterday and said that they had been told if they want to take the jumper off they can - but ONLY if they have a white polo with the school logo on.

Even the planner she came home with yesterday stated the uniform is "plain white polo or white polo with school logo".

White polo's are dirt cheap. The ones with the logo are £8.50 EACH. Bloody hell.