ECCOnoob Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I think schools should concentrate on educating the children despite what they're wearing! You dont think that the discipline of following rules and dressing appropriately when asked to is part of "education". School is not all about what you learn in a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsmum Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 No, It wasnt mine, as rebelious as I felt, I wouldnt send her knowing she was "rule breaking", just as I know you wouldnt However I have the opposite trouble with school trousers, my 11yr old is 5ft 8" and ladies size 10 LOL X i have this problem too with my 14 year old daughter ... 5ft 10 and a size 10. on the rare occasion we have been unable to find the 'right' shoes, ive rung school first and informed them and sent her with a note. so far this has been ok. not sure how forge valley will deal with the problem if it arises again. when your shopping is limited to evans, you dont have much in the way of options!! and as my boys didnt get into the same secondary school as their sister, i have to buy 2 new sets of uniform - no luck in having thier sisters old polo shirts or sweatshirts now shes grown out of them - having looked at thier school website, polo shirts (£9) x 4 (2 each) + sweatshirts(£11) x 4 (2 each) + pe kit(1 pole shirt each £10.50 + hoody each £15) = £130 ... thats before we get trousers and shoes. its a ridiculous amount of money to be expected to fork out ... just a money spinner for the school at the end of the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 just a money spinner for the school at the end of the day! Or an investment into the desprately needed school funds at the end of the day. £130 per year or whatever is hardly breaking the bank. Im sure there is help and support payments avaliable for those on very low incomes who cannot afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiepangie Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This reminds me of when i was at school (i left in 2007) all the teaches were obcessed about the uniforms and girls wearing make-up but hardly ever paid atension to the VICTIMS of bullying, evan the women teachers dressed up to the nines with make-up slapped on. what ever happend to setting a good example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenewilde Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think schools should concentrate on educating the children despite what they're wearing! I'm glad you dredged up a 2 year old thread to give us that nugget of wisdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodmally Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You dont think that the discipline of following rules and dressing appropriately when asked to is part of "education". School is not all about what you learn in a book. Yes and they should also teach a child common sense too. However they cant do that if they are not applying it themselves. Locking a kid in isolation because of thread is unbelievable. On the subject of logo. I went to Notre Dame and they were moving towards buying the school logo clothes from the school shop which was more expensive. Probably because they thought Catholic parents had more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scozzie Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This reminds me of when i was at school (i left in 2007) all the teaches were obcessed about the uniforms and girls wearing make-up but hardly ever paid atension to the VICTIMS of bullying, evan the women teachers dressed up to the nines with make-up slapped on. what ever happend to setting a good example? reminds me of my school too. There were certain things we were allowed only to wear at certain times, though (and all only available through the school shop) Summer Uniform - Orange dress - hem no shorter than 1 inch off the ground when kneeling. Green Jumper Green Blazer brown socks brown shoes Within the school, we could wear the jumper, but out of school grounds, we could only wear it if we had the blazer over the top. Winter Uniform Yellow Shirt Green/red tie Green Jumper Green Blazer green/red tarten skirt - 2 inches below the knee. green rain jacket brown socks brown shoes Within the school, we could wear the jumper, but out of school grounds, we could only wear it if we had the blazer over the top. Sports Uniform Green Tracksuit bottoms green netball skirt yellow t-shirt (generic) yellow t-shirt (with sports house name) Yellow/green rugby top. We could wear this when we had sports or all day if we had an inter-school or inter-house event. We were allowed to wear 1 stud or sleeper in each ear and a watch. no other jewellery, no makeup, nothing else - and our hair had to be neat and tidy. Boys had to be clean shaven and their hair also had to be tidy and neat. Do you know, I changed schools from the private one and went to a public school where they weren't so strict and the students seemed to care more about what they were wearing and how they looked than their grades. I shouldn't have changed schools, but of course at 16 - I knew everything. In hindsight, I preferred the stricter school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo23 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Try emailing starnews@sheffieldnewspapers.co.uk. Good luck,hope you make the school see sense. Incidentally,when they send these kids home,do they know whether there is anyone at home to receive them,or are they just sending them out onto the street? There is a number for the Star newsdesk on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This reminds me of when i was at school (i left in 2007) all the teaches were obcessed about the uniforms and girls wearing make-up but hardly ever paid atension to the VICTIMS of bullying, evan the women teachers dressed up to the nines with make-up slapped on. what ever happend to setting a good example? I'll bet they couldn't even spell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobean Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Out of pure curiousity, what proportion of the male teachers wear ties? All of them, apart from PE staff, who wear a Parkwood Academy tracksuit and polo neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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