Parents are asked to co-operate with the school in encouraging their child to follow the school’s dress code.

All schools have a dress code, which includes the school’s policy on uniform. The wearing of uniform is encouraged as it helps to:

• develop a school community spirit
• improves school security by making non-pupils more easily identifiable
• allows pupils to be easily identified when out of the school, e.g. on trips
• enhances the school’s reputation within the community; and
• minimises rivalry and bullying amongst pupils that can arise from, for example, the wearing of designer clothing.

The school’s dress code has been agreed in consultation with parents, pupils, staff and the Parent Council. This consultation has ensured that the dress code meets the needs of the school community, allows pupils to participate in all aspects of school life and is age appropriate.

Branded items can be purchased from Logoxpress in Stirling. A selection of good quality pre-loved items are always available from the school.

The appropriate clothing and footwear for PE is T-shirt, shorts, leggings or jogging trousers, and gym shoes with non-marking soles. These are necessary for health and safety reasons and your co-operation is requested to ensure that pupils are equipped to participate in the PE lessons.

Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled, particularly ties, sweatshirts and PE equipment, which are often lost.  Please help the school by making sure that pupils do not bring valuable or expensive items of clothing to school.

In certain circumstances, appropriate clothing will be necessary for school activities for safety reasons, e.g. in games areas, science laboratories and technical workshops; this extends to the wearing of suitable footwear and even, on occasion, tying back long hair and the wearing of jewellery and earrings.

Offensive clothing such as T-shirts or other items featuring inappropriate language or illustrations is not permitted.  Football colours are also inappropriate as they can lead to incidents of rivalry.

If you have any queries regarding the school’s dress code, please contact the Headteacher.