What do you think is the ideal secondary school uniform?

[roisin]

Our school is in quite a difficult area and has a shirt/tie uniform, which I loathe. At any one time only about 5-10% of the students will be wearing it properly, and most of the rest look very scruffy with the tie so loose/low you can't even see it.

Even with yr7s it's a real struggle to get them to sort out their ties properly at the beginning of a lesson. (A few teachers bother, not many, and most give up the fight by the end of yr7.)

My opinion is it would be better not to have collars/ties if you're not going to insist on them being worn properly.

So what would be a better alternative?

Oh boy yes! Sep 2009.
Three schools into one Academy, but on two sites.
We have a Principal in post already, but don't know much about anything else. Like:

Which staff will have a job in September ...
What courses are going to be offered for current yr9s for their options ...

I didn't know you were becoming an Academy. When?

Email me and I'll tell you what I know. feel as if I don't know much tbh!

I've emailed you.

Have replied!