So are these school shoes or trainers

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School have published their amended policy from Sept. This style is showed as unacceptable as they apparently trainers.

Er no they are school shoes and they
are the ONLY ones that fit my wide footed , high instep child. Believe me we’ve tried and tried over the years. They are just like me unfortunately. Plus sensory issues too.

School shoes must also be black and of polishable leather (they are!)

School refusing to budge. In fact the teacher dealing with uniform is being very rude and obstructive.

So Mumsnet are these shoes or trainers.

Yabu - they are trainers
YANBU - they are shoes.

You forgot the image….

I don't think there's enough information for me to decide.

Helps if I link doesn’t it?

https://www.clarks.co.uk/c/Scape-Sky-Kid/p/26142904?cm_mmc=AFLT--awin--259955-_-na1&utm_source=Genie+Shopping&utm_medium=affiliates&awc=2515_1687586245_337bb1e1412918e8fd03cf726b2241d9

They’re trainers, just black ones. The school is right and YABU.

Clarks Sky scape

Those are shoes not trainers, in my opinion.

Definitely shoes as the shoe shop says too

What is their rational for saying they are trainers, they look like big standard school shoes. Do they have pictures to show what they deem acceptable because I've taught in hundreds of schools and shoes like that are what most boys would be wearing.

Those are shoes. What would make them trainers? The Velcro straps?

Of course they are school shoes!!

The description calls them school shoes, so they must be shoes! They look tidy and practical to me.

Those are shoes. Lovely school shoes.

School shoes

Well, Clarks says they’re school shoes.

I personally think they're fine to wear with a school uniform, however, I think the sole makes them tennis shoes.

Trainers for me

I’ve wondered for years What gives a school the right to dictate footwear to this degree and why do parents tolerate this nonsense?

I’ll anonymise the communication they sent out which has suitable styles depicted and quite frankly are not shoes that are sturdy practical or comfortable for 2 mile walks and growing feet. Little pumps.

This is secondary school btw.

Shoes. All the boys in DDs class wear similar.

How old is your DC? Are they expecting laces?

Look like school shoes for me that are common in primary school. It wouldn't surprise me if they're too close to trainers for some secondary schools though.

Eomt

On a tangent what the description says is often useless for school uniform shopping. Back to school lines are often flooded with items that wouldn't pass many school uniform codes. Some shops are worse for it than others and hope that pester power gets them the sale.

They’re an absolutely standard black Clark’s school shoe? I don’t understand why the school thinks they’re trainers??

They are school shoes without a doubt.

My SEN sensory issue child has these exact Clark’s shoes for school! They are shoes!

you need to go back and challenge the school on this issue in writing (email) surely your child’s school are aware of his sensory issues? If not then they jolly well should be!

children are comfortably dressed for them learn a lot better in my opinion. I wish some schools, especially at primary age would stop being so anal over v prescriptive uniform!

providing it is clean and in school colours what’s the problem?

They are shoes! I cannot see the school’s argument here. They are pretty much the same as most shoes from Clarks.

The dictionary definition of trainers says “a soft sports shoe suitable for casual wear.” These are NOT that!