Uniform

All North Lanarkshire schools must have a dress code which encourages pupils to dress in a way which is appropriate to attendance at school. This dress code must not lead to direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender or disability. Prior to drawing up the dress code the parents, pupils and staff were fully consulted. It is the expectation of the education authority that parents will be keen to support the dress code and written arrangements may be sought.

Clothing which is unacceptable in school under any circumstances.

This would include items which:-

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, dangling earrings

and other potentially dangerous jewellery

are of flammable materials which may be a danger in certain classes (e.g. shell suits)
could cause damage to flooring
carry advertising, particularly for alcohol or tobacco; and
could be used to inflict damage on other pupils or be used by others to do so.

Under no circumstances will pupils be deprived any educational benefit opportunity as a result

of not wearing school uniform.
Uniform in Saint Bernard’s

Our experience shows that the great majority of our parents prefer their children to be dressed in school uniform, believing that it makes for neatness of appearance and helps avoid rivalry in dressing for fashion.

We would encourage you to dress your child in uniform but stress that blazers are not essential.

Our school uniform is as follows:

Brown blazer

Brown jumper or cardigan

Blue shirt

Brown trousers (boys) or skirt (girls)

Saint Bernard’s school tie

School ties, badges, jumpers and cardigans with the school name embroidered on them can be purchased from Scotcrest located in 2 Clark Street, Airdrie ML6 6AP.

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