Uniform

A MOTHER’S STORY

‘I felt I had to put my story on paper to help other parents in the same situation. Just over a year ago I found I had a daughter in meltdown and on self-destruct. My once happy child had turned into an aggressive, depressive, lying and insolent teenager. I saw it coming but was unable to stop it. After months of risky behaviour, getting into trouble at school and mixing with wrong crowd my daughter said ‘if I was dead perhaps people would understand’. I knew something had to be done. She was dyscalculic with dyslexic problems in year 7 but it did not cause problems till year 10 when she found it harder to cope. I had her tested again to find she had not improved since year 7. She had a maths age of 8 at 15! She was in the top sets but the teachers were not understanding, so she disrupted all her lessons on the basis that if they wouldn’t teach her then they wouldn’t teach anyone. At this point I approached Red Rose School. Almost immediately she calmed down. She had somewhere she fitted in. Where teachers encouraged her to be her own person and not who she had become in order to cope. She began to accept and, with the dedication of the teachers, she flourished. She found a passion for dance. They never gave up on her, believed in her and stood by her. She now believes in herself. She has confidence and aspirations and is going to college. She has come back to us, knows she is clever and is learning to accept her problems.’

TheSchoolreservestheright to sendstudentshomeiftheyarenotwearingcorrect uniformor have inappropriatehairstylesorjewellery.

At Red Rose School, we expect a good standard of appearance at all times. Uniform clothing should be clean and tidy. The school uniform must be worn correctly i.e. shirts and blouses tucked in, ties worn correctly and no non-school garments to be worn in addition.

Pupils may wear a watch and girls may wear ‘sleeper’ earrings if they have pierced ears, but no other accessories or jewellery are permitted. Hair should be natural colour and of sensible length. Boys’ hair: no shorter than No.2 and no hair carvings. Girls with long hair should have it tied back with plain mid-blue or black accessories. Uniform can be purchased directly through the supplier: www.ualonline.co.uk. There is no additional cost for delivery to the school.

All items of school uniform must be named. Full school uniform must be worn when travelling to and from school. Uniform consists of:

Red Rose School blue blazer White closed neck shirt or polo shirt / Red Rose school tie Red Rose School blue jumper or cardigan Black trousers or black skirt Black tights or knee-high socks Plain black shoes / mid-blue hair accessories

PE Kit: Red Rose School blue polo shirt Red Rose School round neck jumper (optional) Red Rose School jogging pants (optional) For Year 11 pupils: Red Rose School blue blazer, shirt and tie /or Red Rose School navy-blue hooded sweatshirt worn with plain white or blue T-shirt

For Year 12 pupils:

Dress code applies: Pupils can wear their own clothing; however this must be smart casual clothing that maintains school colours and specification (details can be provided separately)

Personal Property

It is not advisable for a pupil to bring personal items of high value into school. We cannot be responsible for pupil’s personal property.

MobilePhones

Mobile Phonesarenottobeused in schooland aretobehandedtotheClassTeacheratthe startoftheschool dayforreturn attheendofthe schoolday. Failuretocomplywillhavethestudent’sphonebanned;thismayalsoincludeexclusionfromlessons.