According to politicians, doing rid of school uniform logos may save families hundreds of pounds.
Jeremy Miles, the education minister for Wales, has asked schools to “show leniency” in their demands for branded uniforms as the Welsh Government considers whether to eliminate logos altogether or make them iron-on so they can be applied for free.
According to current estimates, primary school students’ uniform expenses average £315 per year, while secondary students’ uniform expenses average £337 per year.
But the cost-cutting solution won’t be implemented this year.
In a letter to schools, Wales’ education minister Jeremy Miles urged them to “show leniency” in their demand for branded uniforms.
He added, “I trust you would agree that this is just not acceptable,” after stating that some families were compelled to pay “eye-watering” sums of money.
We am aware that many families continue to struggle with expenses like school logos. I have thus requested that my authorities investigate their possibilities with regard to branding on school clothes.
Options will include whether schools should utilise “iron-on logos,” which will be made freely accessible, or have no logo at all.
This would allow families to buy uniforms from a retailer of their choice for less money.
The letter was already “too late,” according to Eithne Hughes, director of the Association of School and College Leaders, as the new semester begins this week.
“The guidelines provided in January this year already lays forth instructions for schools in deciding uniform, including restricting the amount of goods that carry logos,” the speaker said.
Jeremy Miles, the education minister, urged schools to “exercise forbearance” when requiring branded uniforms.
“Iron-on school logos will aid in lowering uniform expenses, but they won’t address the problems of child poverty that have plagued our country,”
In light of the cost-of-living pressure, a survey found that almost half of parents intended to take their kids on fewer outings over the school holidays.
According to a study by Save The Children, 49% of parents said they intended to buy their kids less goodies, and 44% said they would take fewer day excursions.
The 54-year-old Birmingham native Pippa Simons, who has an 11-year-old daughter named Amy, told The Daily Mail that she often worries about the expense of living. Before she left for the day, I began to worry.
Because daughter begins high school seniors in September, I also have the pricey school uniform.
My mother used to assist, but she passed away in March. You don’t want to impose. You’re also attempting to approach your friends’ mothers for assistance.