School uniform costs hit families, say charities

"Every child deserves to start the school year feeling confident, with school uniform and shoes that fit properly."

— Elaine Bailey , Activist

"Nobody wants to send their child into a new classroom without everything they need to learn effectively."

— Kelvin Glen , Executive

"It stops you having to keep up with trends and makes sure your kids can just wear more generic things."

— Charlie Milner-Smith , Other

"It's quite a lot to ask from parents to buy all the uniform and school-specific stuff as well – that all adds up."

— Steph Savage , Other

"If our kids walked in without any branded uniform there'd be no questions asked anyway, so it's not made much of a difference to our family."

— Lucy Smith , Other