Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 28008

Schools: Uniforms

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Helen Grant

ConservativeMaidstone and Malling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure school uniform policies continue to promote school (a) identity, (b) pride and (c) inclusion, in the context of the proposed cap on branded items.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Uniform, including a small number of branded uniform items, can play a key role in promoting the ethos of a school, providing a sense of belonging and identity, setting an appropriate tone for education, and reducing visible inequalities. However, too man...

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