School Uniforms

[Amy68]

Just out of curiosity more than anything else I wondered how our DDs dress for school. For example my own DD in year 6, going on 11, now wants to wear trousers more often now that the cold weather is here. She only ever wore skirts and dresses until year 5, when she wore trousers in snow, freezing cold days etc. I'm not against it, trousers are smart enough, though I could never have at primary school in the 70s. Also she always wears poloshirts, never the shirt and tie the school provide, except formal events (where girls must wear shirt, tie, skirt, tights). And blazers don't exist anymore.

How does this match with your DDs? Does your school dictate some of those options or do you have free choice?

I agree with Addictedtothepc that I think the children look great on Mufti days.

However, for a uniform, our dds school isn't too bad. Just a logoed red jumper (I do like red) with grey trousers/skirts/pinafores.

FernieB - not all UK schools have a uniform - DS's doesn't (joy!).

It may not be the law but ir is good anti-discriminatory practice/equal oppps to allow girls to wear trousers for cultural or religeous reasons. Many of the muslim girls at my daughters school wear trousers.The other alternative is full length skirt which is not very practical for primary school girls.

I'm utterly amazed that in the 21st century there are schools that stop girls wearing tights.

Although I'm not the biggest fan of uniform, I can see that people have good reasons for liking it. But how wearing a skirt helps is beyond me.

Fortunately dd's school is much more chilled - black or grey skirts/trousers/shorts, red or white polo shirt, red school jumper. Red gingham dresses if they like in the summer, though a lot of the older girls wear shorts with a red polo shirt, which is both smart and practical IMO, especially for those biking to school.

I am flabbergasted that there are still schools that make boys wear shorts all the year round - and that don't allow girls to wear trousers. Surely these aren't state schools?

Are kids softer nowadays that they were in my day (1970s)? In those days, we wore skirts with tights, and boys wore shorts and long socks year round. And we had to walk to school.

At DS's (and soon to be DD's school) they wear grey trousers, skirts or pinafore dresses, white shirts or polo shirts and a red cardigan or jumper. There are school logoed sweatshirts, cardigans and fleeces, but they don't have to be worn.

Boys can wear shorts whenever they want although few wear them in the winter.

There is a school tie which seems to be worn by two children (brothers).

In the summer they can wear red and white summer dresses, or girls sometimes wear checked tops and skirts, or sometimes red checked top and grey shorts (again girls). Red polo shirts get worn in the summer (there are school ones but you don't have to wear them).

Shoes have to be black (I think). Socks grey or white (quite a few girls wearing long grey socks at the moment) and girls can wear grey or red tights (not entirely sure red tights are officially allowed but they get worn ).

My dd is at a state school, uniforn is very prescriptive. Brown skirt or pinafore with white shirt. school tie and school cardigan. Brown tights or white socks, and hair tied up in brown or black bobble. Black or brown shoes.
Boys - as above but brown trousers.

As dd gets eczema I would love her to be able to wear trousers, but its simply not an option. She only got eczema when she was 7, otherwise I think we might have looked at other schools.

stringerbell is thata state school?