Starting Year 7

[TeaOneSugar]

Anyone fancy a support thread?

I'm hoping there are lots of people who can offer good advice.

I apologise in advance for starting a thread and then going back to work, I will be back later.

honeyandfizz I'm quite the opposite. I like a lax uniform rule. In fact I would like it better if they just STOP telling people what to wear ...

But I think there are probably already plenty of uniform threads going so let's not start an argument here. (Not that we have ...)

No arguement here it's interesting hearing different opinions. I hate to see them dressing sexy (which is what they aim for) such young girls too . Oh well I'll just have to make sure dd dresses appropriately and doesn't suffer to peer pressure.

honeyandfizz, the school DS is going to banned skirts so even the girls had to wear trousers due to the belts you describe. This year they've reintroduced skirts, but it has to be the school skirt with the school badge on. Sounds a fair compromise. DD will go there in a few years too, and as she prefers skirts she wasn't best pleased with the trousers only diktat, so has been pleased to hear about the current change. :)

When I say this year, I mean for this September. Bit of a pain for parents of the current Y7 who had to buy uniform last year and were probably hoping to get at least another year out of it.

Muddling I really wish dd new school would do the same. I saw another group of girls yesterday and I just can't see how their parents can let them leave the house with skirts up to their knickers! Another local school who have implemented their skirt have made it compulsory for just yr 7s this year then the whole school by next September which seems a fair compromise. The skirts aren't too expensive either - around £10.

Dd has her transition day next Wednesday and we are invited next Tuesday evening to meet her form group and her teacher. I think I'm more nervous than her!

At that age (and even now) I like my skirts really short. I'm in a quite respectable profession. So I'm sure it's not the end of the world. :)

I'm more worried about how many expensive blazers we need and how quickly DS would chew through the sleeves ...

Upto do you have to buy Blazers from a specialist uniform shop or can you buy a bog standard one? Dd is really petite, probably aged 9-10 clothes but luckily it's a black blazer than I can buy from anywhere. I know the skirt issue isn't the end of the world but I can't help think it looks awful.

I'm going to read the directives about uniforms next week after we've done the parents' visit... Someone told me you could just buy one and sew the badge on. But will give it the full power of my considerable mind next week.

DS ripped buttons off his blazer the first week at school. Ripped his trousers just after the 1st half term. This was from playing football during lunch & recess.
Has needed a new shirt almost every term as the (previously) white shirt collars & sleeves discolour from the sun lotion he needs (very sunny here).

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Anyway, DD is in a lovely primary class and is good friends with many of the boys, however none of them are in her tutor/registration class in secondary. I know she will see some of them in lessons but I'm feeling a bit sad that these friendships may not be as strong in secondary especially as the two boys she is very friendly with are unlikely to be in any of her lessons.

Oh, obviously I didn't

Have done the parent visit but still not sure what that was all about. Anyway.

Funny how the student helpers talked to me and not to DS. Odd to have someone talking to me about "your child" while he's standing there perfectly capable of talking. Also if one more person refers to me as "mum" I might scream. Luckily I think I don't have to see anyone or do anything apart from forking out cash for the next couple of months.

OK OK I have an attitude problem. >