SCHOOL UNIFORM
The Education Committee recommended at its meeting of 21 August 1997 that - ‘the adoption of a distinctive dress code chosen to enhance the ethos of the school should be encouraged in all schools’. Given that there is substantial parental and public approval of uniform, schools in Argyll and Bute are free to encourage the wearing of school uniform.
In Castlehill Primary School, the suggested uniform is as follows: a blue school sweatshirt, a white polo shirt and plain dark trousers, joggers, skirt or pinafore dress.
Parents and carers are also asked to ensure that valuable items and unnecessarily expensive items of clothing are not brought to school.
For PE, it is desirable that PE shorts, t-shirt and trainers or gym shoes are worn. Items, such as jewellery, watches, belts with metal buckles etc., which may cause injury to the wearer or other children must be removed. Jewellery worn as a result of body piercing should be such that removal is possible and easily undertaken.
Please note that school uniform is not compulsory and it is not policy to insist on pupils wearing uniform or having specialist items of clothing in order to engage in all of the activities of the curriculum. As such, pupils will not be deprived of any educational benefit as a result of not wearing uniform.
However, there are forms of dress which are unacceptable in school, such as items of clothing which:
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potentially encourage faction (such as football colours);
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could cause offence (such as anti-religious symbolism or political slogans);
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could cause health and safety difficulties (such as loose fitting clothing, dangling earrings);
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are made from a flammable material, for example shell suits in practical classes;
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could cause damage to flooring;
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carry advertising, particularly for alcohol or tobacco; and
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could be used to inflict damage on other pupils or be used by others to do so.
All clothing brought to school should be labelled or marked in some way, as it is difficult for children to distinguish their own clothing from others.
School Clothing Grant
For information about School Clothing Grants, including the eligibility criteria, and to complete an online application form please visit https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/education-and-learning/childcare-school-and-education-grants-0. Alternatively, please contact Customer Services: Education on 01369 708548 or your local benefit enquiry office.
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Updated: 02/2023