School Uniform - Dress Code
Following extensive consultation with young people, parents and carers, staff, and our wider school community, I now able to update you on our current position.
The 4 main areas for consideration which came out of the consultation were:
· Safeguarding
· Cost
· Comfort
· Sensory adaptations and exemptions
In developing this refreshed guidance, we have carefully considered the Scottish Government's guidance on school clothing and have been mindful of our responsibilities under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In particular, we have sought to ensure that the views of young people have been heard and that any changes support equity, and inclusion.
Therefore, following discussion with the Parent Council and pupil perspective groups, we have decided on the following:
Our new "Dress Code" will continue to promote shirt, tie and black lower clothing (trousers /Black Jeans/skirt / shorts).
This helps us to maintain school identity on sight (Safeguarding). Ties will be provided for free where required and lower clothing will be unbranded (Cost).Comfortable shoes (no crocs, flip flops (Safety and comfort ). Any clothing worn over a shirt and tie must allow for the tie to be visible on sight (Safeguarding) or must be a school branded Jumper or hoodie ( see below).
For any young person with exemptions for any reason, then the following new adaptations to our dress code apply:
· School badge branded black or white t-shirt
· School badge branded black hoodie
· School badge branded black or white polo Shirt
Exceptions must be agreed in advance between House Head, parents and young people.
Pre branded items can be purchased from Borders Embroideries, BE Uniforms (opens new window) however:
You can purchase these items (unbranded) from anywhere you wish and we will brand them for you, at no cost at all to you.
We believe that in making these changes, we can continue to ensure all of our young people are easily identifiable in school (Safeguarding), have access to all the items they need either for free or very low cost (cost), allows choice and flexibility for comfort and means all of our young people can still be identified and feel included as part of our school as we have now expanded the range of possible items which can now be worn.
Please note that from August, this new dress code will be the only acceptable dress code and your support to ensure this happens for every single young person matters.
Without your support, we can't achieve your goals, which are that young people are easily identified as being James Young pupils on sight (Safeguarding), can access uniform items at little or no cost through supermarket suppliers or JY High Street/JY Cluster Clothing (Cost), additional enhancements and free branding (Comfort/Sensory considerations).
If your child comes to school without complying with this dress code, they will be given items of school clothing to wear to ensure there are no exceptions to our agreed and collectively developed dress code.
PE Uniform - Plain T-shirts with sleeves, plain sweatshirts, shorts, jogging trousers and training shoes which can be any colour. Football tops are not permitted.
Swimming - usual swimming gear of swimsuit/swimming shorts and remember to bring a towel.
Clothing grants are available and you can apply for these by visiting -
Reuse and recycle free uniform - visit our JY High Street (Support with School Uniform)- this takes place in school and dates are communicated to all parents/carers and students (via email/the Bulletin) in advance
