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Just been on their website and seen that there is going to be a new school uniform as of September.
http://www.westfield.herts.sch.uk/docum ... ay2009.pdf
At least its a better than the existing one!
Just been on their website and seen that there is going to be a new school uniform as of September.
http://www.westfield.herts.sch.uk/docum ... ay2009.pdf
At least its a better than the existing one!
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Looks OK and they are obviously trying to get the whole school to take it on - otherwise takes years to filter through.
Not sure about the "clip on tie" though - why have they suggested that ??? Usually oly do that if little kids can't tie their tie yet or in a situatin where the tie can be (and sometimes is) grabbed - ambulancemen used to wear them but have gone for a differnt uniform now.
Not sure about the "clip on tie" though - why have they suggested that ??? Usually oly do that if little kids can't tie their tie yet or in a situatin where the tie can be (and sometimes is) grabbed - ambulancemen used to wear them but have gone for a differnt uniform now.
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ah that explains it - very sensible - DS has to have a specific number of stripes showing in his tie so I presume his GS have had problems too.Guest55 wrote:It's to stop children doing the 'fat tie' thing that Y9/10 think is cool. There is at least one GS in Lincolnshire that has them as part of its uniform I believe.
The clip on tie will stop the current craze for "peanutting" where you pull (or grab hold of and swing on) a classmate's tie so it tightens and he can not undo the knot.
I couldn't understand the impossibly tightly knotted ties until DS explained what was happening. Like a high or scrag tackle in rugby anything stressing the neck is not good.
I couldn't understand the impossibly tightly knotted ties until DS explained what was happening. Like a high or scrag tackle in rugby anything stressing the neck is not good.
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Peanutting has certainly been around in DS1’s GS in Bucks. Thankfully it wasn’t long lived – about 3 weeks in year 7 only.
However it also wasn’t new to me as I remember it from my own GS days 30 odd years ago.
Having said that it is hideous and dangerous but generally seems to be a short term phase.
If you tell your child to lower their head towards their chest as it is being done to them this reduces the force against their neck, tends to mean the peanutting is less effective and therefore they are not a good candidate to have it done to.
However it also wasn’t new to me as I remember it from my own GS days 30 odd years ago.
Having said that it is hideous and dangerous but generally seems to be a short term phase.
If you tell your child to lower their head towards their chest as it is being done to them this reduces the force against their neck, tends to mean the peanutting is less effective and therefore they are not a good candidate to have it done to.