School Uniform
Forres Academy School Uniform
Wearing school uniform can promote a sense of identity, belonging and connectedness to school that we wish to encourage. The benefits of wearing school uniform include:
giving pupils a pride in and sense of belonging to their school,
preventing competition between pupils over expensive fashion wear thereby helping to prevent bullying and victimisation of others on the grounds of what they wear,
safeguarding: wearing school uniform means it is easier to identify who is a pupil in the school and who is not so making our school community safer for all.
Wearing school uniform increases the sense of belonging to the school and reinforces our aim of us all working together. We rely on and welcome the support of families in this matter. We do not wish to see parents and pupils involved in arguments over school dress. That is why we give a clear statement about what is acceptable and what is not.
It consists of:
· black bottom half – trouser, jeans, skirt, dress shorts of long length, thick non-sports leggings
· White collared shirt
· School tie
· Plain black, non-logo/branded jumper/cardigan/ hoodie. Please note that hoodies are not permitted in certain practical classes so pupils may be required to remove these at teacher request.
Footwear and outdoor clothing are not part of our uniform policy although we do encourage pupils to wear black footwear and remind students that outdoor clothing should be removed in classrooms. Students should not wear football shorts, items of clothing that could be construed as offensive to others or anything that has potential to cause harm such as raised jewelry.
Our commitment to equality and inclusion
In Forres Academy we have poverty proofed our school uniform by removing all branding and logos meaning that items of clothing can be purchased at reasonable rates from local shops and supermarkets. Every pupil is given a free school tie on enrolment and replacement ties can be purchased for less than £5 from the school office.
We make good use of partner agencies to support pupils with the cost of school uniform including making referrals to Moray School Bank who will supply school uniform and outdoor clothing for no cost to families. We also promote uniform fairs at local churches where parents can be given school uniform and uniform for local organisations such as guides, scouts etc.