The uniform at St Mary’s Primary School consists of:

• grey skirt/trousers
• white blouse/shirt
• grey/green cardigan/pullover
• green blazer
• PE kit – gym shoes, white tee shirt and black shorts
• Outdoor PE sessions will require jogging trousers or leggings and a long sleeved top or sweatshirt

It would be most helpful if parents could mark each article of clothing with the pupil’s name. This makes identification easier when items are mislaid.

School uniform, fleeces, sweatshirts and polo-/tee-shirts are available in school colours and can be purchased from:

ALJ Industrial Supplies,18 Bloomgate, Lanark, ML11 9ET  01555-665715

We ask all parents/carers to support the school by encouraging your child(ren) to adhere to the agreed dress code and the wearing of our school uniform. The wearing of a school uniform helps promote the identity of the school in the local community and helps create an ethos of pride in our school.

In addition, the wearing of a uniform helps towards increasing the protection of all pupils. It assists staff and the pupils to distinguish between those who belong to the school and those who may be visitors. This enables staff to approach and identify visitors more readily and helps in trying to offer a safer environment for pupils and teachers alike.

There are forms of dress which are unacceptable in all schools such as:

• the wearing of football colours
• clothing with slogans that may cause offence (anti-religious, symbolism or political slogans)
• clothing which advertises alcohol, tobacco or drugs
• clothing which can be deemed unsuitable in terms of health and safety grounds such as shell suits, combat style clothing, dangling earrings, loose fitting clothes (particularly in practical classes)
• articles of clothing that could be deemed to inflict damage on other pupils or be used by others to do so
• footwear that may damage flooring.

Support for Parent/Carers

Clothing grant

In certain circumstances the Council provides support to parents/carers for the purchase of school wear.

Applications can be made online at www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.  If you are required to submit evidence of your Tax Credit income it is important that a copy of this evidence is attached to your online application. Should you require further information or you are unable to submit an application online then please contact the helpline number:

• 0303 123 1011 (option 5).