Article 29: You have the right to education which develops your personality, respect for other’s rights and the environment.
In East Renfrewshire we strive to achieve our vision of Inclusion, Achievement, Ambition and Progress for All in a variety of ways and supporting schools to robustly implement school dress codes / uniform is another way of reinforcing our drive for excellence in all that we do. Given that there is substantial parental and public approval of uniform, schools in East Renfrewshire are encouraged and supported by the Education Committee and Education Department to actively promote the wearing of approved items of school uniform. In promoting the wearing of uniform, account must be taken in any proposals to prevent any direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. Any proposals should be the subject of widespread consultation with parents and pupils.
There are forms of dress which are unacceptable in school, such as items of clothing which:
- fail to identify children / young people as a pupil of their school
- are not in keeping with the school ethos
- potentially, encourage faction (such as football colours)
- could cause offence (such as anti-religious symbolism or political slogans
- could cause health and safety difficulties, such as loose fitting clothing, dangling earrings
- could cause damage to flooring
- carry advertising, particularly for alcohol or tobacco
- could be used to inflict damage on other pupils or be used by others to do so.
Under no circumstances will pupils be deprived of any educational benefit as a result of not wearing uniform and, in particular, pupils will not be denied access to examinations as a result of not wearing school uniform.
Woodfarm High School actively supports the Dressing for Excellence policy and we expect all our pupils to wear the school uniform as follows:
- School blazer
- White school shirt
- Black V neck jumper or cardigan
- Black shoes
- Black tights
- Black/dark coloured school bag (in keeping with school colours)
- School tie (pupils in S5/S6 may choose to wear the senior tie)
- Black trousers (not combat style, jeans, leggings or shorts) or Black school skirt, pleated or pencil in length 18/20/22 inches. (Skirts are available from Man’s World. Similar styles are availa-ble from High Street suppliers. Skirts should be of a modest acceptable length suitable for a school environment.)
- In inclement weather a waterproof jacket can be worn over the blazer.
All pupils in Woodfarm High School participate in Physical Education.
PE KIT
- Woodfarm polo-shirt, shorts and trainers
- No football colours
All articles of clothing should be clearly marked with the pupil’s name.
The main uniform stockist is:
Stevensons (also supplier of ties)
192 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, G46 6UE
Tel: 0141 638 7689
https://www.stevensons.co.uk/
The main PE kit stockist is:
Schoolwear Made Easy (also supplier of ties)
Unit 3, 24 Clark Street, Paisley, PA3 1RB
Tel: 0141 889 7206
