How to review your school uniform policy

What this policy needs to do

It should reflect:

• The Department for Education’s (DfE’s) guidance on the cost of school uniforms – get up to speed with our summary here
• The Equality Act 2010
• The Human Rights Act 1998

It's not your job to cross-reference your policy with this guidance, but you should expect your school leaders to have done so.

You'll want to make sure the policy sets out:

• How your school will:
• Make sure school uniform is affordable and provides the best value for money for parents/carers
• Avoid discrimination 
• Your school’s expectations for school uniform

Note on the Equality Act 2010 

This means that there's no definitive answer right now on what you can/can’t include in your uniform policy, but there could be in the future if a discrimination