Dear all,
Due to the extreme heat forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week we are making some adjustments to our uniform requirements for the rest of this week only. From Tuesday 23rd June until Friday 26th June, pupils will be able to wear their usual school uniform without blazers, jumpers and ties. We will also permit students to wear their PE kits to school which includes the school branded PE kits or the plain black, navy or white versions of the shorts and T-shirts. Pupils will also be able to wear the shoes or PE trainers for the rest of this week.
We ask parents to please support us with maintaining high standards of uniform with these adjustments in place and to please check that they are not leaving home with non-uniform items such as branded sportswear or unsuitable footwear (for example croc or slider style footwear). The footwear is particularly important as it could be potentially unsafe in a busy, school environment. Similarly, any non-school uniform or PE kit items will be managed in the same way that non-uniform clothing is managed on a normal school day.
We appreciate that change can be unsettling and difficult for young people to manage and have given the matter a lot of thought. Therefore, we ask that everyone treats this short-term relaxation of uniform rules in the spirit in which it is intended, that is, to support young people to be in school, learning and focused in the classroom despite the heat. I thank you in advance for your support in the matter and appreciate that you will have these conversations with your children to ensure a positive week in school.
We expect normal uniform rules to return on Monday 29th June, as the weather is forecast to be much cooler next week. We shall, of course, review this in line with updated forecasting and guidance from the Local Authority.
Thank you for your support in this matter.
Stuart Davies
(Headteacher)
