School bans wearing jumpers between after Easter and before Oct half term

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https://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/education/parents-criticise-lutterworth-high-school-for-banning-jumpers-until-october-and-putting-pupils-who-wear-them-into-isolation-6578109

What a stupid rule!!!

Its been around 5c at 8am since the school went back after Easter.

Also October can be chilly too.

Yet teachers are wearing jumpers and cardigans.

What is to achieve from making your students shiver and become ill!

Is it absolutely batshit? Of course.

However , I don’t understand all these parents who knew the rules and the consequences, but sent their kids with jumpers anyway, so it’s their kids who suffer the consequences.

Yes it is cold, so wear a coat. I doubt the jumper is waterproof so “my kid came home wet because she can’t wear a jumper “ doesn’t work.

DD's school isn't too bad with uniform (they're strict but it's pretty simple) but I don't get this rule she's just told me.

After Easter they're allowed to take off their blazers during the day, but if they take the blazer off they have to take the jumper off as well (the jumper isn't mandatory). So they're not allowed to just be in their jumper, ever. The jumper has the school logo on it, as does the tie.

And they have to wear their blazers in assembly, whatever the weather.

I thought they originally did it to monitor behaviour and prevent fights, that kind of thing, but no it’s mainly to make sure they wear their ties as they walk home!

English schools yes. Scottish schools are not allowed to deny an education to children based on what they wear. My dc school have a loose uniform base but most kids wear hoodies and joggers. No rules on hair or piercings except health and safety.

I think it's because schools have got this weird thing about blazers being some sort of superior uniform. So if a child is cold enough to wear blazer or jumper then they want the blazer. Because a blazer is seen a smarter. I suppose it is in the way a suit jacket is smarter than a jumper.

But yes, it's totally stupid. A jumper is perfectly smart enough for school. And if they came to my office they'd find a sea of adidas, not a suit jacket in sight.

My older two were educated in England and my younger two (now teens) are in a Scottish secondary school. What a difference. My now adult kids' english school uniform cost an absolute fortune and the ridiculous rules were unfathomable and restrictive. Here in Scotland it's sensible. The kids dont take the piss or feel the need to rebel and are comfortable for learning. Mine wear hoodies and trainers to school.

What's this about an NHS sock colour?! I love seeing a snazzy sock under a basic uniform. (Yes, I know armed forced, police etc can't do this).

Honestly, if head teachers tried to pull this jumper / blazer shit off with employees they'd have a mutiny. It's bad enough when the air con breaks in summer or some idiot puts it on on a cool day in May.

Now if they banned huge false eyelashes that seem to be part of NHS uniform these days I could understand it but colourful socks is ridiculous!

I used to work in Belfast trust and they have it
Worked there during covid and had a manager go round with her clip board pulling people for wearing trainer socks ( not policy) and another nurse for wearing black socks with a yellow pattern on them.
Have also heard of managers going round checking if staff are wearing regulation trousers... which is more insanity to me ..
I have big thighs from gym so the trousers the sewing issue, don't work , i usually buy in dunnes or primark

There are some truly batshit rules around uniforms. Yes, parents have to sign up to them…or what, move house and hope to get into a school with slightly less batshit rules?!

If only NHS hospitals put as many staff on to checking patients were being helped with eating, given meds on time, etc, like the matrons used to do.

Checking sock colours makes no difference to patient experiences and outcomes whatsoever.

Agree 100
I lost a lot of respect for that manager
Who was a band 7 at the time
I have heard that she's now a band 8b
Which shows how some areas promote incompetence