At Our Lady of the Missions Primary School we value school uniforms. Wearing a school uniform encourages a strong sense of community ethos and pride in the school. If you have any further queries or suggestions, please contact the school for help.
Why should your children wear school uniform?
Wearing school uniform
- encourages a strong community ethos and pride in the school;
- ensures children wear appropriate, economical and practical clothing to school;
- discourages competitive dressing/undue focus on brands;
- promotes the school’s identity in the community;
- helps staff supervise pupils and keep unidentified visitors out of school;
- follows East Renfrewshire Council’s Dressing for Excellence.
| GIRLS UNIFORM | GIRLS SPORTS/GYM UNIFORM |
P6 and P7 pupils must wear a shirt and tie every day as per East Renfrewshire Council policy – this helps prepare for the transition to secondary school. |
All PE Kits should be put into a labelled bag for storage at school |
| BOYS UNIFORM | SPORTS/GYM UNIFORM |
P6 and P7 pupils must wear a shirt and tie every day as per East Renfrewshire Council policy. This helps prepare for the transition to secondary school. |
All PE Kits should be put into a labelled bag for storage at school |
BLAZERS AND OUTDOOR COATS
- School blazers (royal blue) are strongly encouraged – a dark coloured cagoule in the school bag can help get more wear out of blazers in the Scottish weather.
- Outdoor Jackets / coats –Stevensons provides a smart, practical range of school branded waterproof jackets. Other outdoor jackets should be navy or dark, of a plain design and with no obvious logos.
Outdoor Learning
Outdoor learning opportunities are an integral part of the Curriculum for Excellence. Children have regular experiences to learn outdoors in the rich natural environment which we have on our doorstep. Outdoor learning experiences provide relevance and depth to the curriculum in ways which are difficult to achieve indoors.
Pupils should have welly boots or a change of shoes and appropriate waterproof clothing that can get muddy for outdoor learning activities. Outdoor learning is built into the weekly timetable. Pupils will know in advance which days they are required to have outdoor clothing on.
PE days – Pupils have two hours of Physical Education per week as recommended by the Scottish Government. Younger children (up to and including P5) can wear polo shirts/sweatshirts rather than shirt and tie on gym days to avoid having to change. Bear this in mind when you buy shirts – they will only be needed 3 days a week as there are 2 PE days. Some of the PE periods are held outside therefore joggers and warm sweatshirts/cagoules are necessary.
- Skirts – skirts should be a navy, traditional, plain style and around knee length.
- School tie – should be worn to a decent length and knotted neatly.
- Shirts – it can be helpful to have at least one long sleeved shirt for school photos/representing the school (e.g. in the school choir).
- Footwear – black, sensible school shoes (not trainers or trainer style shoes) should be worn.
- Smart, dark leather (or similar) boots can be worn in winter. In extreme weather wellies/snow boots may be necessary. In these cases, you may want to give your child a change of shoes for the classroom.
- Jewellery / make up –jewellery should be removed during PE lessons. These can cause health and safety issues. Make-up should not be worn to school.
Labelling clothing– It is vital to label all clothing and replace labels when they fall off. Every week, a large amount of expensive, unlabelled clothing ends up in lost property. There are many shops / websites selling labels – one set will usually last for the duration of your child’s time at school. Unclaimed school items go to a local charity shop at the end of each term.
Valuables – It is important that your child does not wear expensive clothing or valuables. East Renfrewshire Council is not insured for this.
Inappropriate clothing – some things that might be worn elsewhere are unacceptable in school, for example, anything that could:
- encourage factions e.g. football colours;
- cause offence (e.g. anti-religious symbolism or political content slogans) or carry advertising (particularly for alcohol or tobacco);
- cause health and safety issues (e.g. flammable materials/loose clothing/dangly ear-rings); or
- could be used to hurt others
Where can you get school uniform?
- Sustainable Uniform Bank– “nearly new” uniforms are kept outside under the canopy at the Junior building in the school. These are put out before school and are left out during the school day and after school to allow parents to help themselves. There are a range of clothing items available.
- Supermarkets/chains – there are lots of excellent offers in supermarkets from early summer and all the big supermarkets stock navy/blue/grey basics.
- Stevensons – Stevensons sells a broad range of school branded clothing. They are situated at 31 Clarkston Road, Muirend. Link to their website here: https://www.stevensons.co.uk/
- Clothing grants are available to help with the costs of uniforms- to apply please go to https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1221/Clothing-grants-and-free-school-meals or speak to a member of school staff who will be able to guide you further.
Our policy on uniform has been formulated through consultation between the school and the Parent Council and follows East Renfrewshire Council’s Dressing for Excellence policy. Though no pupil can or will be excluded from school for not wearing the correct uniform, there is strong support within the school and in the parent community for school uniform to be worn in promoting and maintaining standards. We hope you and your children will support these aims.
