A huge thank you to all those who completed the Uniform survey. There was an even range of replies from all year groups and as promised here is a summary of the results.
Feedback received was overwhelmingly positive, with 92% of parents/carers agreeing that the current school uniform and PE kit provides an appropriate sense of identity and community. 81% agree the uniform can be sourced easily and 68% agree it is affordable and good value for money. Many of you commented on the value the skirt provides saying it washes well and lasts several years and almost half stating they haven’t had to replace any skirt or trousers since the student started school.
After reading the comments and suggestions we have worked with our suppliers to make some amendments to the uniform in order to save costs for parents/carers and ensure you can get hold of uniform items as easily as possible. Please see below the items remaining and updates that will come into force in January 2023. Parents/Carers are not expected to replace existing uniform or kit that still fits until it needs replacing, even if that’s after January 2023.
Uniform changes
Uniform: Skirts / grey trousers / blazers and jumpers – no changes.
Blouse / Shirt: The KSHS branded blouse can be replaced by either a plain open necked (revere collar) white short-sleeved blouse or a plain white collared shirt (long or short-sleeved) worn with the school’s plain bottle-green tie.
Green socks can be replaced by plain black ankle socks. Green or black tights are still permitted.
PE kit: Black polo shirt with logo and black hoody with logo – no changes.
KSHS branded football socks – to be replaced with plain black football or sports socks.
PE Skort – to be replaced with self-stripe black football style shorts available from any retailer (see image below) as a cooler option to leggings. Leggings will still be required in non PE lessons for health and safety reasons.
All other uniform expectations around jewellery and make up remain the same.
Suppliers
Thank you for comments regarding suppliers. KSHS deliberately uses two suppliers who have a mixture of face to face and online systems to provide parents/carers with choice regarding quality and price of items. This means parents/carers can decide which supplier provides best value uniform for them.
Pre-Loved Uniform
Please consider donating pre-loved, yet still usable uniform to the PTA. We politely request that items are washed before donation as we have no central washing facility. All items of school uniform that are clean, in good condition and of the current pattern (apart from socks / tights) are welcome. Items can be put in the collection box outside the textiles classroom. We would be particularly grateful for donations of skorts as these items will be supplied by the school for students competing in competitions outside of school. Please remove any name labels where possible before donating.
Introducing the eBook The school subscribes to an eBook collection: eplatform by Wheelers Books is a safe and secure online resource providing free remote access to a library of eBooks specifically curated for secondary age students. Thousands of titles, both fiction and non-fiction can be borrowed and read on a mobile device or home PC. Individual usernames, passwords and user guides are supplied in Year 7, but reminders can be provided at any time. Students who are on the dyslexic spectrum may particularly benefit from reading in this format as the app allows for individual and customized settings for font sizes and background colours. A link to the App is in the student online learning section of the school website which can be found here: 
