Welsh authorities says faculty logos ‘shouldn’t be obligatory’ on uniforms

School logos shouldn’t be obligatory on uniforms, the Welsh authorities has mentioned.

The authorities in Cardiff has revealed new steering following a public session to seek out how finest to help households throughout the price of dwelling disaster.

The Welsh authorities’s schooling minister Jeremy Miles has mentioned colleges in Wales ought to “review” their uniform insurance policies and make affordability the precedence.

He mentioned the brand new steering will assist colleges to cut back the prices dealing with households.

It may also name for preparations to be made so dad and mom and carers have entry to second-hand uniforms.

Mr Miles mentioned: “We know that branded school wear can be a lot more expensive for families – that is why schools shouldn’t make them mandatory. There certainly should not be a requirement for multiple items to be branded.

“I do know that almost all colleges are doing the whole lot they’ll to maintain prices down for households.

“But we have still seen too many cases where families have had to purchase expensive uniforms. The guidance we are publishing today will support schools in reducing these costs.”

The minister added that any adjustments that colleges make to their uniform insurance policies ought to be shared with households earlier than the top of the present faculty time period.