Green means go for uniform ahead of new school year
Sirius Academy West in Hull is giving parents the chance to make sure uniforms conform in advance.
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"It’s all stuff like this that causes hassle at the beginning of the year... [It] puts kids out of sorts, especially at the start when they should be progressing, gaining confidence, instead of getting criticised."
— Mark , Other
"It's a loads better idea allowing uniform to be checked in advance."
— Mark , Other
"It's fine if you can afford to buy them off the website, but it's not great when you've not got a lot of money."
— Laura , Activist
"It's a little bit of a faff, but I can see why they're doing it if it's such an important thing that they've got to have it right."
— Cheryl , Other
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Sirius Academy West in Hull is giving parents the chance to make sure uniforms conform in advance.
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