Grandkids school bans the blazer and tie

Shoes from Asda or Shoezone, presumably?

What ? Primark actually

I never see the point in getting rid of a blazer and tie. Why on earth have the school decided to change in May and not September ? As a parent i would not be changing with half a term to go.

Sounds sensible to me Redblue . My children used to regularly lose their blazers even though they had a name label . Not sure what Ana means by shoes from Shoezone or Asda ?
Most of the major Supermarkets sell these new style uniforms very reasonably so they can have enough to change everyday and still look smart x

Onesies for all, I say! (in the school colours, of course...)

A school wouldn't change a uniform mid year - unless it was to make them all come in onesies.

I ment it's available from May but not conpulsary until September

I think a blazer is a very unsuitable garment, not waterproof and needs dry cleaning. Also as girls begin to develop, a tie just looks ridiculous. Polo shirt and jumper every time. Less expensive, easier to look after, so can be changed much more regularly. What sometimes worries me about school uniforms is that they are often such dark colours, dangerous when walking to and from school on dark mornings or evenings.

My adult children's school went the other way- sweatshirts and no tie changed to blazers and kilts ( for the girls though I expect the boys could wear them these days). Seems really silly to me.

Pull the other one

Have you got nothing better to do - or do you really get your kicks this way?

All very sad really.......

I suppose the OP (and it could be a different person every time) can always count on catching some new GN members out, so it gives them a good giggle...

Yup, caught me out!

This is my first ever post about this subject.

Good Grief!
f77ms I think if you are new here you may have missed many previous similar posts about school uniform.

We could be wrong though and doing the poster an injustice.
Apologies if this has has happened.
The convers might be on the other foot.

Then there must be hundreds of kids aged about 11 passing round a link to Gransnet with a note "Hey! Here's I told them my granson's school was changing the uniform from blazers to jumpers and banning plimsolls and what did they think, and I got lots of answers. Someone else asked about their grandson wanting a pink onesie. What a laugh!"

Surely plimsolls must be part of that new uniform?

I think onesies should be compulsory school uniform.

In the school colours, of course.

Hurray!!
Easter has come early this year
No anno not plimsolls, "vans" !

Meantbtonadd , it's like hearing the first cuckoo of spring ? ? ?

"Meant to add"....

Not sure what Ana means by shoes from Shoezone or Asda ?
f77ms you will find out

Hmmm - I have a feeling this might not be the only 'dodgy' thread this evening.....we will see

Why do some GN regulars always blame these bizarre postings re
teenage clothing and 'plimmies' on bored school kids? Far more likely to be some silly old perv with a shoe/school uniform fetish.