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Topic ID 2376
13/08/2007 by Pat-H
School uniform price rigging
Sure we've all seen the papers this morning and the report on schools not offering choice and value form money re school uniform requirements.
Just wondering what schools locally are likely to suffer under the changes that will need to happen?
I believe one of the issues is if the school is the only outlet for specified items of clothing and if they are if they are ensuring best value for parents who have to buy them.
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Reply ID 25862
13/08/2007 by ChoosySuzy
The official stockist for the Presdales uniform is John Lewis but you can buy most of the items at Kids Connection in Hertford which makes life cheaper and easier!
Reply ID 25867
13/08/2007 by Pat-H
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Originally posted by ChoosySuzy
The official stockist for the Presdales uniform is John Lewis but you can buy most of the items at Kids Connection in Hertford which makes life cheaper and easier!
I think as long as there is more than one outlet and they aren't connected it should be fine.
The other issue some schools may face is if they demand a particular quality or finish that incurs cost with no evidence of benefit to pupils.
Reply ID 25870
13/08/2007 by WareBear
When my Son was at Chauncy there was the uniform buying rule - wrecked blazer in the first week. Granny found an identical one at a fraction of the price, surely they don't go as far as checking labels! Cheap polo shirts always a good idea, a few nasty stains, chuck it, cheaper that the stain remover!
Reply ID 26436
01/09/2007 by Achilles
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Originally posted by ChoosySuzy
The official stockist for the Presdales uniform is John Lewis but you can buy most of the items at Kids Connection in Hertford which makes life cheaper and easier!
As far as I know Presdales uniform can only be bought from John Lewis London branch and not the Welwyn branch. John Lewis London branch come to the school hall twice a year and the uniforms are ordered.
Reply ID 26442
02/09/2007 by ChoosySuzy
That's what I thought too Achilles - however Kids Connection sells cheaper versions of the skirt and pullover (I think the pullover's only available on order). They also sell the PE kit although I haven't checked to see if they're significantly cheaper than JLP. If you look at the uniform list from the school it doesn't actually say anywhere that the skirts etc have to be bought from John Lewis ....
Reply ID 26448
02/09/2007 by Achilles
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Originally posted by ChoosySuzy
That's what I thought too Achilles - however Kids Connection sells cheaper versions of the skirt and pullover (I think the pullover's only available on order). They also sell the PE kit although I haven't checked to see if they're significantly cheaper than JLP. If you look at the uniform list from the school it doesn't actually say anywhere that the skirts etc have to be bought from John Lewis ....
This years revised staff handbook states " A simple dark navy box-pleated skirt as supplied by John Lewis(Oxford Street), of a length between the knee and mid-calf"
Reply ID 26460
03/09/2007 by ChoosySuzy
I guess it's a matter of interpretation. My daughter and many of her friends all wear non-John Lewis skirts and have never had any problems - you'd have to look quite closely to tell the difference. Having said that the skirts from JLP are better quality so I guess it's a question of "you pay your money and take your choice". I do find it an irritation that the uniform isn't available from the Welwyn Garden City branch of John Lewis so I've always gone for mail-order by phone from the Oxford Street branch and the service has always been very good.
Reply ID 26463
03/09/2007 by FurtiveBertie
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" A simple dark navy box-pleated skirt as supplied by John Lewis(Oxford Street), of a length between the knee and mid-calf"
The word
as in the above sentence is superfluous unless the meaning is "similar to those" or "for example".
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