General Chat

LMAO Julie, well preparation is a good thing but no point in buying it when there's six months of growing time left yet. LOL

Julie

just quickly.... do they still have the lovely green blazers???

SS
when i brought daughter school skirt it almost touched the floor, she still wearing it now and shes in yr 10 only one more yr to go and it WILL last LOL

LMAO Shelli, is it on her knee tops now?

SS..lol i was only looking lol, my little man is already 4ft 10

No Shelli, it's all changed the headmistress for the Girls now does both schools so the Blazer is Black

In that case don't forget Asda do a black blazer for £10 and M&S do one for £18. Twins school suggest we go to the school outfitters but no one bothers. I got twins M&S blazers and they seem to be lasting well, can wash them and dry them v easy. Was dubious about the cheapness of adsa blazers but speaking to parent whoes boys have them they seem to be fine. This does depend on whether you can buy the badge seperatly. We can. And saved small fortune.

SS,

just on knees but still longer than some of her mates, whoes skirts look like belts rather than skirts. Trouble is it's the local grammar and you have to buy the skirt from the outfitters who charge arm and leg... so i was only ever getting one!!

Thanks for all this Shelli, looking at the school shop the blazers were £21 which i thought were cheap and couldn't see a badge ( me ans sewing thats a laugh), but will look in M&S, trousers & Shirt can come from Tescos

I must do dinner lol

Great news, Julie :-)

Congratulations to all who got the school they wanted.

Shelli, I do know what you mean. Our schools specify the jumpers and even the trousers now have to be bought with certain logos on and of course only one shop in town carries them. They're also dictating the shirt or blouse that can now be worn...it's ridiculous. It makes me annoyed to see the girls these days with their knickers practically showing. We'd never have got away with it and I'm only talking about 18 years ago. We fought for the right for girls to wear trousers in our school and they implemented it the year we left, so to see our hard work being ignored... LOL. I think it's the one reason that if I had children myself, I would find the money or the sponsorship from somewhere to send them to the local private school where the skirts must be a certain length. Well, results count too, of course ;-) but I've never heard of one of the girls from there getting pregnant (the outfits are far too unflattering ;-) )

Glad to hear its good news :o)

Julie and Pat,

So pleased that yours got schools that are what you wanted:))))

I've just had a laugh at all the comments about buying uniform! Mine both had uniforms to grow into when they started at secondary - or so I thought!!! By the end of the second term they had both had massive growing spurts and needed new ones!

Anne xx

Glad you managed to get a school of your choice. I know when we were living nearer you, a lot of children were left with no secondary school at all.
I also had a giggle at the size of the school uniform, my daughter was 5'3" when she transfered & has still managed to outgrown 2 entire uniforms in the last 3 years!

Thanks Rosi Anne & Claire

I think i've calmed down now lol

The situation with them building the new Academy here (that no one wants) will leave approximately 500 children without a secondary school and boost the capacity of two others to over flowing.

The new academy has 900 less places than the three schools their knocking down. Progress? I think not!

SS

Where i live there are 3 primary schools and no secondary, they have over the last few years built a new housing estate of about 400 house at the mo.and what we were wondering was would there be enough places for our children that are leaving school this year

Julie

Julie

didn't sew badges on they came with wonder web already on the back pmsl!!!
And as A is tall and slim do try and get trouser that adjust at the waist makes life SO much easier.

Shelli...that sounds like my kind of thing with the wonderweb...I have to do that now with his trousers as at the mo he is in 11-12 and thats border lining it...Had a chat earlier and he is pleased with that school..and my cousin phoned and we were talking, and theres me looking at a Green balloon and yes i do remember them Green Blazers lol

Julie

am glad he's ok about it, thats half the battle.

Those blazers were awful almost as bad as that stupid kilt I had to wear.

Try M&S for adjusting trousers, they often do a 3 for 2 offer just before and during summer hols.

I'm pleased too as my son got my first choice too!

I have appealed twice in the past due to moving a couple of times to the North and have won on both occasions. I don't claim to be an expert but if anyone needs any tips etc please PM me.

Tracy x

Im still waiting for mine! Getting nervous now.. as everyone talking about it! Am trying not to think about it though but hard not to!

Clare x