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To: Powys Schools and Governors
School Uniform Logo Badges Petition .. Please sign
Uniforms are expensive. Parents find themselves having to pay out more and more all the time, I am calling on all Powys schools to make a policy that their school logo can be produced into badge form that can be sewn onto clothing.
This will allow parents to buy uniform items from other outlets making it cheaper.
We are aware that there are companies who sell good quality uniforms in Powys but as there is such a lot of poverty in the county we feel it is very important that there are other options.
Why is this important?
This policy would primarily help parents who are struggling with the ever-increasing demands on their finances. The cost of a school uniform can often be too much for many families to afford and therefore adds an unbearable pressure on the parents and often leaves the children not having a school uniform. Children grow so fast that it isn’t simply a case of budgeting to buy a new uniform every September, sometimes items need to be replaced 2 or 3 times in a year, this then becomes astronomically expensive.
Having the school logo in badge form can help make it possible for all children to be equal by creating an affordable solution to the rising cost of branded school uniforms. It might also help parents whose child is disabled and may not fit standard uniform clothing. With the cost of living constantly rising, we need to stand together and ask ALL schools to work with families to make things easier.
On a final point using badges would complement the environmental agenda, many clothes recycling schemes cannot use branded clothes so by creating the ability to remove the branding it means that many more children can benefit from an item of clothing.
How it will be delivered
Will contact schools direct. Speak to the headteachers and the school governors. Work with the education portfolio holder for Powys county council. Speak to Powys county council education officer.
