Uniform & Equipment 

It is an expectation that all students must be in full school uniform, enabling them to be prepared for learning every day. Our belief is that the school uniform enables all students to enter lessons in a focused and organised way. By ensuring these rules are followed, school is putting all students in the right frame of mind for learning.

• Plain black, full-length polyester/cotton trousers. Plain black tailored shorts or skirts (knee length, not stretch material) with plain black ankle length socks.

Other styles of trouser are not permissible. These include:

• Leggings

• Jeans

• Chinos

• Jeggings

• Joggers

• Plain white shirt, buttoned fully to the neck. Long sleeved shirts must have sleeves rolled down and shirts must be tucked in at all times.

• Clip on tie

• Branded grey school jumper or cardigan with sleeves rolled down. This must be worn at all times on corridors, at break/lunch and during assembly. During lessons they may be removed and placed on at the end of the lesson). During warmer weather school will communicate to parents when students can stop wearing jumpers/cardigans. No personal jumpers are permitted.

• Belts must be plain black with a discreet buckle. No patterns on the belt or branded buckles are permissible.

• Students should wear all black plain footwear.

We also encourage used uniform, in good condition, to be donated to The Bridge Shop on Manchester Road, Stocksbridge where it can be purchased, second hand, at a much-reduced cost compared to new.

• Coats are not permitted to be worn inside the school building.

PE Kit

Students are expected to wear the following items of PE kit (All students must bring full kit even if they are unable to take part in a lesson):

• PE t-shirt – Black/Maroon (Initials added on the chest for £1 is optional)

• PE Hoody* – Maroon/Black (Initials added on the chest for £1 is optional)

• Black shorts, tracksuit bottoms or sports leggings

• Trainers

• *Hoody not compulsory for each lesson – but will be the only outdoor wear accepted in PE lessons

• No hoodies other than SHS PE hoodies are permitted in the building. A hoodie cannot be worn as a replacement for a jacket.

Jewellery

Jewellery must be discreet, and pupils will be asked to remove it for PE and aspects of Design and Technology for safety reasons.

The following items are considered appropriate jewellery to be worn for school:

• Stud/small earrings (10mm in diameter max)

• Single neck chain (not worn outside of the shirt).

• One, small, plain ring.

• A watch

Students are not permitted the following items of jewellery:

• No visible facial piercings

• Industrial ear-piercing (bar crossing two parts of the ear)

• Any hooped earing

• No body piercings

Students will be expected to remove such piercings during the school day. If students have piercings done during the academic year which do not comply, they will still be expected to remove these even if this means a risk of the piercing ‘healing up.

Hair

Haircuts must be in a natural colour and an appropriate style for school, no unnatural colours.

Make-up

Make-up must be natural, and discreet. The following make up would be considered appropriate for school:

• Light Foundation

• Lightly applied mascara

• Lip balm

Students are not permitted to wear the following make-up:

• Fake eyelashes

• Fake nails of any length

• If natural nails are unsuitably long for activities in school, students will be asked to reduce their nails to a suitable length. Students are expected to comply with this request. School will apply the same sanctions as false nails if the length of nails are not shortened in an appropriate amount of time.

Equipment

It is expected that students have the following equipment with them:

• Planner

• Reading book

• Pencil case including the following:

• Pencils

• Pens (variety of colours)

• Ruler

• Rubber

• Maths equipment including:

• Scientific calculator

• Compass

• Protractor

School bag

• Students are required to bring their equipment for school in an appropriate bag or backpack.

The full uniform policy can be found here.