why do secondary schools wear blazers ?

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Why do some schools have blazer uniforms? — Digital Spy
My brothers school had a blazer which was a maroon colour which was only obtainable from one shop where as the one I went to had either a black blazer with a embroidered badge or…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_uniform

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School uniform – Wikipedia
A school uniform is a uniform worn by students primarily for a school or otherwise an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries.. An example of a uniform would be requiring button-down shirts, trousers for boys and blouses, pleated skirts for girls, with both wearing blazers.A uniform can even be as simple as requiring collared shirts, or …

https://www.theguardian.com / commentisfree / 2023 / sep / 25 / why-do-we-force-our-kids-into-ties-and-blazers-when-not-even-bankers-wear-them-any-more

https://www.theguardian.com / commentisfree / 2023 / sep / 25 / why-do-we-force-our-kids-into-ties-and-blazers-when-not-even-bankers-wear-them-any-more
Not even bankers wear ties and blazers any more. So why should …
25 sept. 2023Children from a school in Cornwall were given detention for taking off their blazers in the sweltering heat. A 12-year-old schoolgirl from Hull was placed into isolation this year for wearing a…

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why do some schools have blazers — MoneySavingExpert Forum
why do some schools have blazers barginhunter20 Posts: 14 Forumite 8 February 2017 at 6:52PM Hi why do some schools insist on having a tie and blazer uniform surely they are unpractical my kids secondary school have a polo shirt and jumper uniform which is smart and practical. Why don’t most have a uniform like my kids ?

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School uniforms by country – Wikipedia
The typical secondary school uniform is a blazer, white shirt or blouse, a tie, trousers or skirt, and black shoes. Some primary schools have more formal uniform, with tie and blazer, and for secondary schools to require only a jumper. Uniforms sometimes match the school colours, but are most commonly found in blue, black and grey. Scotland

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School uniforms in England – Wikipedia
Grammar school headteachers put their pupils into uniform to distinguish them from pupils at the new school board secondary modern schools and elementary schools. [8] Younger board school boys generally wore knickerbockers, black woollen stockings, leather boots, white shirts with starched Eton collars and a lounge or Norfolk jacket.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/28/uniforms-have-no-place-in-schools-today

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/28/uniforms-have-no-place-in-schools-today
Uniforms have no place in schools today – The Guardian
28 sept. 2023Prof Colin Richards Former HM inspector of schools, Spark Bridge, Cumbria School regimes that rely on punishment and exclusion to enforce petty rules, without any rights to question injustice,…

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School uniforms: A history of ‘rebellion and conformity’ – BBC
A uniform list for Scorton Grammar School, in Preston, dating from the 1960s, now held by the British Schools Museum, has a list of requirements for pupils that include a cap, blazer and tie, a …

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Education: Why uniforms are back in vogue: As competitive state schools …
Wearing uniforms to school has long been a peculiarly British idea. It is anathema to the French and Germans, whose thriving state sector has never seen the need for compulsory ties, caps and blazers.

https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/professionals/resources/the-wrong-blazer

https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/professionals/resources/the-wrong-blazer
The Wrong Blazer Report 2020 | The Children’s Society
Wearing the wrong uniform can lead to children being bullied, feeling left out or even being excluded from school, through no fault of their own. We estimate that nearly half a million children have been sent home from school because the costs meant they were wearing incorrect uniform. Working for a fairer uniform policy lesoutrali bot