Schools

School uniform rules have limited impact, poll suggests

Calls for further action as The Children's Society survey shows rising uniform costs and branded items still rife

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Uniform policies banning Afro hair ‘likely to be unlawful’, says watchdog

The Equality and Human Rights Commission will publish guidance for schools to 'ensure hairstyle policies are not unlawfully discriminatory'...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Statutory school uniform guidance due in autumn after bill gets royal assent

Schools will have a legal duty to follow new guidance on the cost of school uniforms after a new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Uniform bill MP wants restriction on branded items

Families are being made to pay up to £4 extra to add compulsory initials on to items of PE...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Agnew vows crackdown on schools with ‘pernicious’ exclusive uniform suppliers

Academies minister Lord Agnew has vowed to crackdown on schools using “monopoly suppliers” for their school uniform – claiming...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
News

MP accuses government of breaking promises on school uniform costs

An MP has blasted the government in Parliament over the unreasonable price of school uniforms, accusing it of breaking...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Should pupils have to wear school ties?

Following the news that MPs will no longer have to wear ties to work, Adam McNicholas considers the case...

Expert Contributor
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