Letters To The Editor
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School uniform
AM I the only parent in Newton
Aycliffe with a child/children who
attends Woodham Comprehensive
who is utterly flabbergasted at the
price and expense that the
introduction of their new uniform is
going to put people like us under.
Having recently received the price
list from their suppliers - Rawcliffes
of Stockton - I added up the cost of
the new uniform based on one item
each - ie, one polo shirt and one
sweatshirt each, also the full PE kit
that the boys are expected to wear -
totalled a staggering £67.
I only have two children. What
about those parents with more than
two, either already attending or
starting in September?
The school insists that both polo
shirts and sweatshirts bear the
school logo, even though, most of
the time, the polo shirts will be
covered either by the sweatshirt or a
jacket.
The financial strain this is going
to put on low-income families far
outweighs other difficulties like
constant washing and kids growing,
etc.
Come on Woodham, have a heart!
Louise Laing, Newton Aycliffe.
9:50am Saturday 10th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: leanne beaton, newton aycliffe on 1:13pm Sat 10 May 08
I agree totally with this lady's comments, as do most other mothers i have spoken to with children who will start woodham in september, having spoken to the uniform shop i was stunned to hear each t-shirt costs £7.99 for a age 11-12!! There is no need to put so much financial pressure on families, what harm would it do to allow the children to wear plain polo shirts? something us parents could pick up for a fraction of the price?!
I agree totally with this lady's comments, as do most other mothers i have spoken to with children who will start woodham in september, having spoken to the uniform shop i was stunned to hear each t-shirt costs £7.99 for a age 11-12!! There is no need to put so much financial pressure on families, what harm would it do to allow the children to wear plain polo shirts? something us parents could pick up for a fraction of the price?!
Posted by: Joan Mctigue, Middlesbrough on 9:08am Mon 12 May 08
There is an easy solution. As many as possible turn up in a cheaper T- shirt without the logo. Surely as long as they are the correct colour and are clean and tidy - why all the fuss over a logo? I can understand it being neeeded on a school blazer but not a PE T-shirt.
There is an easy solution. As many as possible turn up in a cheaper T- shirt without the logo. Surely as long as they are the correct colour and are clean and tidy - why all the fuss over a logo? I can understand it being neeeded on a school blazer but not a PE T-shirt.
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