{"id":166,"date":"2015-04-24T14:52:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T14:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/bridgeofweirprimary\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:03:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:03:48","slug":"clothing-and-school-uniform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjames\/information-2\/clothing-and-school-uniform\/","title":{"rendered":"Clothing and School Uniform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #203679\"><strong>Renfrewshire Council Guidance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Renfrewshire Council encourages each school to adopt a dress code after discussion with parents, pupils and the parent council. The council supports an agreed dress code because of the benefits it brings, including improvements in safety, security, discipline, ethos and community spirit, and a decrease in bullying and expense for parents<\/p>\n<p>Some types of clothing will not be allowed in school for reasons of safety, decency or indiscipline. Types of clothing which will not be allowed include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>clothes which are a health or safety risk;<\/li>\n<li>clothes which may damage the school building;<\/li>\n<li>clothes which may provoke other pupils;<\/li>\n<li>clothes which are offensive or indecent; and<\/li>\n<li>clothes which encourage the use of alcohol or tobacco, or other inappropriate substances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the interests of health and safety, of both individual and others present, all jewellery, including body jewellery, must be removed before taking part in physical education lessons or physical activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/renfrewshire.gov.uk\/Freeschoolmealsandclothinggrants\">Grants for footwear and clothing<\/a> for children are available to parents receiving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>income support;<\/li>\n<li>income based job seeker&#8217;s allowance;<\/li>\n<li>pension credit;<\/li>\n<li>housing benefit;<\/li>\n<li>council tax benefit; or<\/li>\n<li>depending on annual income, child tax credit or working tax credit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information and application forms for free school meals are available from schools, registration offices and customer service centres. A form can be downloaded from the council&#8217;s website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.renfrewshire.gov.uk\/webcontent\/home\/services\/education+and+learning\/information+for+parents\/els-ab-freeschoolmeals\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">www.renfrewshire.gov.uk<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please help the school and the education authority by making sure that pupils do not bring valuable or expensive items of clothing to school. The council has no insurance to cover the loss of valuable items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #203679\"><strong>St James&#8217; School Uniform<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We pride ourselves in our attitude, effort and equitable approach towards school uniform\u00a0 We receive immense support from our families and wearing our uniform shows we are proud to be part of the St James\u2019 Family.\u00a0 All pupils and staff dress for excellence and believe that by dressing smartly this helps to create an atmosphere that encourages high expectations and positive behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>St James\u2019 School uniform is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Grey skirt, pinafore or trousers<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Royal blue tartan (Winterbottom) skirt or pinafore (if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 White shirt and St James\u2019 school tie<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 White polo shirt (with school badge if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Grey knitwear, V-neck jumper, cardigan, or tank top (with school badge if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Grey sweatshirt jumper or cardigan (with school badge if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Dark outdoor shoes (boots if appropriate for winter)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Black plimsoles with shoe bag (as children are asked to change their shoes daily when indoors)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Black plain blazer (with school badge if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Suitable outdoor jacket for wet weather all through the year (with school badge if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>Summer Uniform (if desired)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Blue\/white gingham school dress \u2022 Smart grey shorts and white polo shirt<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE Kit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 White polo shirt (with school badge if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Black plain gym shorts\/leggings<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Black plimsoles\/trainers (for outdoor use)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Black plain hoodie\/zipper jogger suits (for outdoor use and with school badge if you wish)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bag to hold PE kit<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I buy it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our school uniform can be purchased at any main supermarket\/department store. We are striving to achieve consistency with our badged items and have been in contact with all our local uniform suppliers to ensure this.<\/p>\n<p>For badged items we recommend:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 School Wear Made Easy, Paisley (<a href=\"https:\/\/schoolwearmadeeasy.com\/\">https:\/\/schoolwearmadeeasy.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Audrey\u2019s Creations, Barrhead (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acschoolwear.org\">https:\/\/www.acschoolwear.org<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Baru, Paisley (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitmykid.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.kitmykid.co.uk\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE ENSURE EVERY ITEM IS NAMED<\/p>\n<p>All items of clothing and equipment require to be clearly marked with the child\u2019s name.\u00a0 Jewellery must be kept to a minimum, if at all, and for health and safety reasons must be removed before PE and certain activities.\u00a0 Earrings must be removed for physical activities.\u00a0 Please note that pupils should not have their ears pierced during term time because they are unable to remove earrings for at least a six week period.\u00a0 This should be left to the longer summer holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renfrewshire Council Guidance Renfrewshire Council encourages each school to adopt a dress code after discussion with parents, pupils and the parent council. 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