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Just wondering what the concensus was about wearing trainers to school...

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Blossomgoodwill · 29/12/2005 21:39

My ds and dd both have nice school shoes for school. They both also have trainers for home and other shoes.
Both ask regularly if they can wear trainers as their friends do.
I think it looks awful and also think it's kind of disrespectful of the parents to send the children in trainers if the school uniform is black shoes. Lets face it you can get a pair of black leather school shoes from Asda for a tenner so I don't think there's any excuse!

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Blandmum · 29/12/2005 21:39

They are banned where I work

Hulababy · 29/12/2005 21:41

Both schools I taught had didn't allow trainers to be worn. Some children did try and flout it but it was generally picked up on.

stitch · 29/12/2005 21:41

i know ds's school doesnt throw too much of a fuss if the trainers are black.
but i generally insist on school shoes purely bcos i think that children need to learn about suitable attire.
[also, school shoes, even proper clarks ones, are much cheaper than trendy trainers.

ladymuck · 29/12/2005 21:41

Thankfully I don't know of a local school where they're allowed. At least not at primary age.

lockets · 29/12/2005 21:44

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Janh · 29/12/2005 21:45

DS2 wore (cheap) black trainers to primary school in Y5 and Y6 - nice school shoes don't wear well with football matches every break.

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Blossomgoodwill · 29/12/2005 21:46

Exactly stitch. I always buy Clarkes and they are £25. which is about the same as ds's Reeboks (or similar) that I buy. Just saying that you can get cheaper so no excuse.
The black clarkes trainers are probably the closest to school shoes you can get.
The shoes I got ds from Clarkes are kind of in a trainer style with straps. Trendy but smart.

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motherinferior · 29/12/2005 21:46

DD1 wears them quite often. She doesn't wear uniform, though.

Mincepiedermama · 29/12/2005 21:47

I think they should wear whatever is most comfortable and whatever they can lay their hands on quickest in the morning.

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Blossomgoodwill · 29/12/2005 21:48

I am funny in that they have school stuff for school and outside stuff for just that.
I guess I am probably quite anal in that ds's school socks are just for school etc. etc.

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myrrhthamoo · 29/12/2005 21:49

No trainers allowed at ds1's school. He got himself in quite a state once as I got him new school shoes (Clarks) with a trainer-ish sole and built-in flashing lights. He was fine when we chose them in Clarks but then got up in the wee small hours to say "Mum...are you sure they're not trainers?"

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Blossomgoodwill · 29/12/2005 22:06

I think fair enough if they don't have to wear them and it's not part of the uniform.
If it is then I think you should stick to it tbh.

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Blossomgoodwill · 29/12/2005 22:07

Marthamoo - ah how sweet

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ImdreadinganAUTIExmas · 29/12/2005 22:29

ds1 has worn them, but he has no uniform (well a tshirt and sweatshirt- usually with some sort of pull on trousers, definitely not grey school ones), and they spend most of the day doing physical things. They were black clarks ones though so don't know if they would count anyway. At the moment he has brown clarks shoes, no idea if they would count as school shoes at a normal school or not.

myrrhthamoo · 29/12/2005 22:30

He's a born worrier, blossom - can't think where he gets that from

Blossomhill · 29/12/2005 22:36

Marthamoo - your ds sounds very much like mine as he is a worrier too and would say something like that!

IDAAC - I haven't ever seen anyone in brown school shoes tbh. I guess if you had a brown uniform it would be different.
Does ds go to a PMLD school?

ParrupupumScum · 29/12/2005 22:46

I've always found trainers (even branded ones) much cheaper than Clarks etc. My boys wear them to school all the time. The school don't have a shoe uniform policy afaik. They have leather boots at the moment though- non branded and from a place where they merasured properly so cost a bleeding fortune. Next time I will heed the boys' pleas to bring on the garish Nikes.

MM- your boy sounds so sweeet.

myrrhthamoo · 29/12/2005 22:48

Scummy, is that you? He is very sweet We went to see Narnia today and he was completely taciturn when we came out - for hours. Dh thought he was in a sulk - I knew he was just blown away by the film and thinking deep thoughts. Bless him.

ParrupupumScum · 29/12/2005 22:50

It is I. Deep thoughts are fantastic! Do you think 6 is too young for Narnia?

Janh · 29/12/2005 22:53

scummy and moo, your boys sound so lovely.

(DS2 was lovely when little but seems to have turned into a teenager overnight )

myrrhthamoo · 29/12/2005 22:53

Really depends on the child. I don't think I would take one who didn't know the story (ie., knows that Aslan doesn't really die). And the Aslan death scene is quite scary, as is the great battle - the 'baddie' creatures are very Lord of the Rings, very graphic and 'real'. It is fantastic though. If in doubt, I would wait for the DVD and watch it first.

Blossomhill · 29/12/2005 22:54

how old is your ds moo?

myrrhthamoo · 29/12/2005 22:55

Hiya Jan. Ds1 has definite 'Kevin' tendencies Perfect he ain't. But so like me as a child it's kind of scary.

myrrhthamoo · 29/12/2005 22:55

He'll be 9 in March, blossom.

ParrupupumScum · 29/12/2005 23:02

Think I'd better wait for the dvd, moo. It sounds briliant so I wanted an excuse to go but I think one or both would freak when the lion bought it, for sure.

Ds2 will come out the other end, janh- you know he will!