Uniform

Uniform
at Black Horse Hill Junior School

Our school has a duty to make sure that the uniform we require is affordable, in line with statutory guidance from the Department for Education on the cost of school uniform.

We understand that items with distinctive characteristics (such as branded items, or items that have to have a school logo or a unique fabric / colour / design) cannot be purchased from a wide range of retailers and that requiring many such items limits parents’ ability to ‘shop around’ for a low price.

We will make sure our uniform:

• is available at a reasonable cost

• provides the best value for money for parents/carers

We will do this by:

• carefully considering whether any items with distinctive characteristics are necessary

• making the wearing of items with the school logo on non-compulsory

• allowing the wearing of cheaper alternatives to school-branded items

• keeping the number of optional branded items to a minimum, so that the school’s uniform can act as a social leveler

• avoiding different uniform requirements for extra-curricular activities

• making sure that arrangements are in place for parents to acquire second-hand uniform items 3

• avoiding frequent changes to uniform specifications and minimising the financial impact on parents of any changes

• consulting with parents and pupils on any proposed significant changes to the uniform policy and carefully considering any complaints about
  the policy