Key points from the guidance
Your school needs to:
- Make sure uniform is affordable
- Think about the full cost of uniform when considering costs, including items like PE kit
Your school should:
- Keep branded items to a minimum
- Engage with parents and pupils when you develop your uniform policy, and publish it on your website
- Prioritise cost and value for money (including durability and quality) when awarding contracts to suppliers
- Avoid single-supplier contracts unless you run regular tendering competitions
- Retender contracts regularly (at least every 5 years)
- Make sure second-hand uniform is available for parents, and publish information about this on your school website
Read the guidance in full here.
Compliance deadlines
Your school should comply with the new guidance by September 2022, unless:
If you do need to run a competitive
