Should School Uniforms Be Free?
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Should School Uniforms be free?
Every time September comes around, it's a big expense for parents (especially if they have more than 1 child). SO if they want you to have uniform should they provide it?
No they shouldn't be free. School uniform should be more affordable but certainly not free. We have a local pop up shop for school uniform where you can get 2nd hand uniform for free and new school uniform for a small donation.
Where I am we are having new rules on uniform. Schools will only allow a max of 5 items with logo and will have to accept cheaper type of trousers/skirts. One primary school had upto 9 Branded items. Not including the summer dress that is £14 for 1 single dress becauseits stripped not checked. This is a local catchment non fee school. The local school supplier has thrown their toys out the pram and is shutting in May. Meaning no one will be able to buy uniform afterwards. Essentially holding parents Locally hostage
Not free, but it should be worn and to be fair these days you can get school uniform in the likes of Aldi or Asda, Tesco etc cheaper than it ever was. especially at the start of the new academic year
No free but affordable, it's cost us a small fortune, what with shorts, cardigans, skirts, shoes ect..ect...Asda does have some good offers for younger kids
I think you have to remember that when the government offers something free the cost to taxpayer's is extortionate as its not just the money for the clothes but organising it, paying for staff, dealing with claims etc. This all costs a lot of money. It's probably more efficient to raise another benefit aimed at children universally than creating a new separate benefit. It's like prescriptions if you have aspirin on prescription it costs the government a huge amount of money per prescription yet buying generic aspirin from a supermarket or savers is probably 40p. My doctor's surgery even has posters now asking people to buy medication off prescription to save themselves and the NHS money for more generic medicine.
No it shouldn't. You need to clothe your children & whether it be every day clothes or uniform. Although I don't agree with everything needing the school logo.
I remember getting my school uniform in 1972 . We were a very poor single parent family and my dad had 6 children to look after. Thankfully we received a grant towards my uniform. The blazer itself cost £15 which was a lot in those days. It was a one off grant and I was still wearing the same blazer 3 years later when I was 14 and I looked like a skinned rabbit. I was very embarrassed at my all boys snooty Grammar school and eventually refused to go in. The local truant officer managed to get a prefects old blazer for me eventually. I'd hate for children to feel like I did and encourage affordability so the youngsters can feel comfortable and secure.
There should be a basic national school uniform with a simple logo allowed on t-shirts, blazers and maybe a tie. keep the cost right down and fair for all
No. Uniform saves wear on other clothes and helps to stop bullying and stress over clothes. The last time I had a Y11 form class, they approached the head of 6th form to request a uniform instead of their own clothes, as they couldn't face having to have so many different outfits.
If it has to be branded it should be free, just like a branded work uniform. Supermarkets do cheap basic uniforms but alot can't use them due to schools demanding branding items must be bought at ridiculous prices in comparison
No, however, a uniform shouldn't be available from only 1 outlet. Nor should uniforms be 'silly' either - my eldest's school insisted he have a T shirt for drama. The T shirt had to have the school's name underneath the drama masks (sad/happy face mask). The kicker - the T shirt had to be black, as did the drama logo! WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THAT? Students were allowed to wear white polo shirts as long as they had the school logo on them - so I bought some T shirt printing kits and 'borrowed' the school logo off their website. I printed out a few and ironed them onto the polo shirts - school never mentioned them nor the drama shirt I made. So, no reason why a school uniform couldn't be simply a parent buys the iron on logos from the school, cuts them out and irons them onto a polo shirt of their choice
No they shouldn’t be free. Lots of schools have outgrown uniforms selling departments also our local Facebook page have mums offering free uniforms.
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