will soon be thinking about whether they need to get their children new uniforms for the coming school year. well, a law is now in place in england to help protect parents from affordable uniform costs. but a survey commissioned by the bbc found that there has been very little change in school uniform policies. here 5 our education reporter vanessa clarke. there s the pe socks, there s the pe top, short sleeved and long sleeved obviously, to allow for summer and winter. plans to keep the cost of uniforms down was welcome news to gill long. but even after a complaint to the department of education about her school s uniform policy, which resulted in some changes, the bill for her is still too high. the pe kit is £93 if you buy shorts, tracksuit bottoms, and the long and short sleeve top. there should be a maximum number of items, which is a lot simpler to comply with. parents are having to spend money on branded clothes when in my head that money would be much better spent on educatio
found that there has been very little change in school uniform policies. here s our education reporter vanessa clarke. there s the pe socks, there s the pe top, short sleeved and long sleeved obviously, to allow for summer and winter. plans to keep the cost of uniforms down was welcome news tojill long. but even after a complaint to the department of education about her school s uniform policy, which resulted in some changes, the bill for her is still too high. the pe kit is £93 if you buy shorts, tracksuit bottoms, and the long and short sleeve top. there should be a maximum number of items, which is a lot simpler to comply with. parents are having to spend money on branded clothes when in my head that money would be much better spent on educational things, music lessons, better football boots, art equipment, educational school trips. i just think spending it on a branded clothing item for the school s vanity purposes is just unnecessary.
and long sleeved obviously, to allow for summer and winter. plans to keep the cost of uniforms down was welcome news to gill long. but even after a complaint to the department for education about her school s uniform policy, which resulted in some changes, the bill for her is still too high. the pe kit is £93 if you buy shorts, tracksuit bottoms, and the long and short sleeve top. we re in the middle of a huge cost of living crisis. you ve got people struggling to pay the bills. and if you re struggling to pay the bills, i m sorry, but a branded pe kit is not going to be a priority. i ve got the tie, i ve got the pe top. new starters at this academy in doncaster are getting one free uniform to help with the cost, but the school logo is here to stay. branded items can be important in some cases. just by saying it s these trousers or this blazer, it stops it being anything else, and it actually means it s cheaper.
to the department of education about her school s uniform policy, which resulted in some changes, the bill for her is still too high. the pe kit is £93 if you buy shorts, tracksuit bottoms, and the long and short sleeve top. there should be a maximum number of items, which is a lot simpler to comply with. parents are having to spend money on branded clothes when in my head that money would be much better spent on educational things, music lessons, better football boots, art equipment, educational school trips. i just think spending it on a branded clothing item for the school s vanity purposes is just unnecessary. so these are branded items, anything with the characteristic that is unique to a school. so the blazer with the logo, the tie or the pleated skirt, anything that can t be bought from a range of shops. the law says the number of these items on a school uniform list now
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