There have been several threads recently which have highlighted the increasing problem where schools have the monopoly on school uniforms by insisting on expensive logo uniform or restricting parents to expensive suppliers.
Last year the Office for fair trading wrote to head teachers but it appears to have been largely ignored.
www.oft.gov.uk/OFTwork/markets-work/othermarketswork/school-uniforms#.UirSMOpwbIU
There is also no legislation that regulates school uniform only non statutory guidance.
education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/schoolethos/b0014144/schooluniform
I suggest a campaign whether Mumsnetters lobby for fairer school uniform for all and remove the financial burden many parents and carers have every year.
I'd be interested in seeing if there is support for this and whether MNHQ are prepared to put their weight behind this.
BTW I don't have this issue at the moment but I think as its such a growing national problem it something we can all consider a potential problem for all of us at some point in the future.
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