Our School Uniform

Our school uniform gives the children a sense of identity. It has been kept as simple and inexpensive as possible, bearing in mind that school clothes should be hardwearing, washable and allow freedom of movement.

All school uniform is available from Rivals clothing store in Faversham http://www.rivalschoolwear.co.uk

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 Clothing

• Bottle green v-necked school jumper with or without the school logo or a bottle green knitted button-up cardigan
• Grey school shorts or trousers
• Grey skirt or pinafore
• Infants - white polo shirt (with or without the school logo)
• Juniors – white shirt with green and yellow striped tie
• Between April and October - Summer dress in green and white check / stripes

 Socks and shoes

The school wants all children to grow into healthy adults. We believe that it is dangerous for children to wear shoes that have platform soles, strappy open toed sandals, slingbacks or high heels, so we do not allow children to wear such shoes in our school. Neither do we allow children to wear trainers to school; this is because we think that this footwear is appropriate for sport or for leisurewear, but is not in keeping with the smart appearance of a school uniform. We require all children to wear sensible, smart shoes.

• White, grey or black socks
• Bottle green, grey or black tights
• Sensible, flat black shoes
• Boots are not permitted
• Trainers are not permitted

 Coats and hats

• School fleece coat (optional)
• Suitable winter school coat with a hood
• Children must have a sun hat during the summer term. These do not have to be a school hat. School sun hats are available from Rivals and Tesco.

Bags

• Children must have the bottle green logo'd bookbag and PE bag. Other rucksacks and bags are not permitted.

 PE and Games

• Plain bottle green shorts
• House colour T-Shirts (Franklin House = Red, Hawking House = Blue, Berners-Lee House = Green, Seacole House = Yellow)
• Trainers or plimsolls (except Reception class)
• Dark plain tracksuit bottoms (for winter PE sessions outside)
• The school also offers parents the opportunity to purchase House colour hoodies for the children to wear for outdoor PE sessions in the winter. These are optional. The children may wear their school jumper for these PE sessions if they prefer. 

Outdoor play clothing

Our school believes that all children need opportunities to play because play is critical to children’s health and wellbeing, and essential for their physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development. At Hernhill, children will go outside to play in all weathers. All classes also take part in forest school sessions every year. Therefore it is important that children have suitable clothing that allows them to do this.

• Suitable winter coat with a hood. This should be waterproof.
• Children must have a sun hat during the summer term. 
• Lightweight raincoat for when there is warmer weather but it is still wet (recommended).
• Wellington boots to be able to play on the field all year round – these should stay at school all year round.
• Waterproof over trousers are recommended so that children can play outside when it is very wet and muddy.

All of the above items can be any colour or style. The PTAFA run a pre-loved shop (see page 3) where parents and carers can source items. 

We are determined that no child in our school should miss out on play experiences through a lack of suitable clothing. We have a small bank of items in school that children can borrow. In addition, should any family find it difficult to obtain these items, please speak to the headteacher, Mrs Alexander directly and in confidence, for help and support. 

 Jewellery

On health and safety grounds we do not allow children to wear jewellery in our school. The exceptions to this rule are small gold or silver earring studs in pierced ears, small objects of religious significance and a watch.

 Hairstyles

• Hair accessories should be small and insignificant. Jo-Jo bows are not allowed.
• Long hair should be tied back.
• The school does not permit children to have ‘extreme’ haircuts that could serve as a distraction to other children. The definition of an extreme hairstyle is at the discretion of the Headteacher.

Please make sure that all items of clothing and personal property are marked with the owner’s name.

Lost property is kept in the lost property boxes in the front lobby. Each year we acquire several boxes of unmarked, unclaimed but good quality clothing which often includes coats, tracksuits, jumpers, underwear and ties. Lost property, which is unclaimed for a length of time, will be given to charity.