To hate uniforms on 4 year olds?

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horrible sweaty gross grey dronified things. Not to mention bloody dear!

olive I don't think Asda is the best. It is ok for pe because that doesn't get worn much and washed less (every half term in our case). But for trousers/shorts I don't think they wear very well - rub up quite a bit. I assume skirts/pinafores would be the same.

I have had success with Adams (buy one, get one half price) but other mumsnetters have slated them. I find two pairs of trousers is enough for DS because he has a tall friend so we get the handmedowns to use as spares.

has this thread descended into over-analysis and hand-wringing yet?

oh

it has

bye!

(apart from Bozza, ta, I will stick to M&S (and the pork pies))

oh sorry, i meant the post before where you asked what 5 yo wants to be an individual. i did. i was. and i was lucky enough not to be bullied for it at all.

I had minorly similar brandine. I know that uniform plays a large part, but I think they already knew which school I went to, regardless of uniform. Am I making sense ?

Sorry, comment retracted. I too was very individual. Prior to my teens. Prob not at 5 though. But I apprreciate that some children are. Most children just want to fit in though. They just want acceptance. Is that more fair ?

lol... yes, you may say that if you wish.

Sorry. Too deep. I will quit now.

I had uniform at primary school in the 70's, and I don't know anyone who didn't have it at secondary. My mother disliked our primary uniform so much that she used a loop hole to send us to school in our own clothes. It was awful.

I think that the current trend for set polo shirts/sweatshirts with logos and then more freedom as to where the rest of the stuff comes from is a very sensible one - I remember at secondary school hating the school skirts because they fit so badly, and getting really peeved for being told I looked scruffy. Oh, and I think that if schools have shirt and tie sorts of uniforms the teachers should have to wear the same sort of thing.

I buy most of my dd's uniform from Bhs - summer dresses included - since she's quite fussy about the design of them. She prefers zips to buttons on her dresses and they seem to last a daily washing . She was in a stage show last Nov playing a schoolgirl (imaginative casting, hey) so this year I'm going to recycle the tunic she wore in that since it was bought from the M & S uniform section. I think I'll refrain from making her wear the tie or the blouse that'll need ironing though. The only things are a pain to get are the logo'ed sweaters/cardigans which have to be ordered through the school - the local uniform shop doesn't stock them for some reason. Uniform makes our life much easier in the mornings - I don't 'do' mornings but my dd does. So it's one less hassle for us.

LOL - have we had the "uniforms stop the children being indivudals" yet?!

Oh, if only it did! The school I last taught at - failing, poor pupil behaviour being one of the main factors - had a strict uniform code. Yes, it really stopped that "significiant minority" of pupils from being individuals

Love ds1 being in a 'uniform', as does he (he likes being part of the gang) and it clearly tells him which days are school days so he knows what he's up to and is prepared for it in his head. 2 sweathirts cost £15 which I don't consider too much for 5 terms wear. The rest is M&S outstanding value range. He looks really cute too. Also since all his clothes are off ebay or hand-me-downs I don't think they'd be up to the beating his school clothes take and would start looking scruffy very quickly.

No uniforms here in France....it's a chance for DSs to be creative with their dress sense, and they love it,( previously went to London pre-prep with very elaborate uniform....they got very nippy at changing their socks and shoes )