Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 31825
Schools: Uniforms
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, whether (a) scarves, (b) hats and (c) other optional items of clothing count towards the limit for branded items of uniform.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellSchool uniform plays a valuable role in creating a sense of common identity among pupils and reducing visible inequalities. However, too many schools require high numbers of costly branded uniform items and it is right that this legislation limits the num...
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