Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 21662

Schools: Uniforms

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 8 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Neil O'Brien

ConservativeHarborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools will have to change their uniform policy to comply with the provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
School uniforms can play a valuable role in creating a sense of common identity among pupils and reducing visible inequalities. However, too many schools require high numbers of branded uniform items costing families hundreds of pounds. That is why the de...

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