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Got boys trousers yesterday - 2 pairs each.
7 year old in 9 year old size - cost for 2 pairs from Tesco £8
9 year old in 13 year old size - cost for 2 pairs from BHS £20 !!
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DEE
TESCO,S
SKIRTS FROM £3.50
TROUSERS FROM £4.50
CARDIGAN £3
SWEATSHIRT £5
SHIRTS THINK 2 FOR £5
SHOES SIZE 12 £10
GRANDDAUGHTER £30 TOTAL
GRANDSON £40 TOTAL
I USED TO BUY JUMPERS FROM JUMBLE SALES UN PICK RE KNIT
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I went to a grammar school in Liverpool.
The uniform HAD to be purchased in Lewis's. Not the cheapest store to buy from. Everything from knee socks and straw hat (summer) felt hat (winter) to the school blazer (summer) and mac (winter).
The winter uniform had a kilt, the tartan exclusivley designed and named after the school, so no substitute! The summer uniform was also exclusive.
I can imagine the extra burden the cost of the uniform put upon my working class parents. But they did it.
By the way, I'm all for school uniforms.
Deb
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Hi Gwynne
I agree with what you say about scruffy uniforms. To be honest they do no credit to the school. A dress code does seem a better way to tackle the problem, but of course some parents will not be able to influence their children's choice of clothes
Gwyn , It seems that it does often come down to the colour that the school chooses for the uniform. Mine was grey and maroon, colours rarely seen in the High Street shops. My son's blazer was dark navy, which was readily available
That's a good point Joan, perhaps the teachers should set a better example
Dee
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We have a son and 2 daughters.
Son's secondary school uniform was available anywhere,white shirt, charcoal grey trousers - l just had to sew on a blazer badge, as mentioned and buy a school tie.
The girls' school was quite different.
Their uniform was only available from one local outfitter, if we hadn't purchased through the London outfitter, who visited on a new pupils' open day before the new school year.
Blouses, - light blue, had rounded collars and were about £9 each back in 1980s, so expensive compared with a pack of 'normal' ones available on the High Street.
The £34 blazer, - an unusual non-standard mid to French Navy blue was phased out between the 2 girls joining the school...
The uniform changed between the 1st year entry of the 2 girls, so nothing could be used as extras for 2nd daughter.
The 2nd one wore a kilt, £25 in 1993, and in the summer she had a linen type skirt.... HAND wash only.....Who thought of that? It looked so creased most days.
Polo shirts and school jumpers now have stitched logos so can only be bought from designated shops.
Gwyn
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Morning, Dee,
My school uniform had to be bought at a specialist shop and was very expensive, I seem to remember. We were allowed to have our summer uniform made if we hated the shirt-waisters that were sold but we had to use "approved" patterns and the fabric was much more expensive than ordinary summer fabric and only available from the one place.
We chose a school that had no uniform for our son but there was constant pressure from some parents to introduce one. I resisted this to the bitter end (as did other parents) and, eventually the uniform was only compulsory for new children. The governors forced it through against the wishes of the head teacher.
This was become some parents didn't know how to say no to what their children wanted to wear to school or were too scared to, so expected the school to do it for them. Until the uiform was introduced the school had a dress code which had worked very well for 25 years.
I hate school uniform. I think the kids usually look scrufffy because
1) there will always be kids like me who did all they could to individualise the uniform - eg short ties.
2) if the uniform still fits parents make kids wear stuff that is often only fit for the bin.
Gwynne
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Over 40 years ago my parents found it hard to find the money to pay for my school uniform. The clothes I needed were available from one outfitter, based in London, and were overpriced.
When my son went to senior school in the 1980’s his blazer had to be of a certain style, but was widely available, and all I did was sew on a school badge
From listening to the radio this morning, I gather that schools have taken a backward step and are insisting that uniforms are purchased from a specific outfitter, and parents are paying over the odds for blazers bearing the school badge
What are your experiences?
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