School Uniform

Although the wearing of uniform is not compulsory, we do encourage it, as we believe it helps children to feel part of our school community. Writtle Infant School takes every step to ensure that the cost of school uniform is reasonable. We do not insist upon any items branded with our logo and regularly hold sales of second hand uniform. Uniform embroidered with our logo can be purchased from One Stop School Gear.

General Expectations

All clothing and footwear must be named.
Trainers (plain black or white, velcro), rather than formal school shoes, must be worn, as the children are active all day and complete a daily run in Years 1 and 2. Boots, sandals, flip-flops, mules, jellies, crocs and high heels are not suitable.
Children must bring a coat to school each day, as the weather can be very changeable.
Children should wear clothes and shoes which they can manage easily, e.g. velcro fastenings rather than shoelaces on shoes.
Long hair should be tied back for safety reasons.
No jewellery, nail varnish, temporary tattoos or make up.
The school cannot be held responsible for any items that are lost or accidentally damaged. Therefore please do not send the children to school with items of a precious or special nature.

Daily Uniform

Reception

Black/dark grey jogging bottoms / leggings in winter, shorts in summer
White polo shirts*
Royal blue sweatshirt, jumper, cardigan or fleece*
Socks (grey/black/white) or tights (blue/grey/white)

Black/white velcro trainers

See below for additional change of clothes/waterproofs.

Year 1 & 2

Dark grey skirts / trousers / shorts
Royal/light blue check/striped dresses/playsuits if desired in summer
White polo shirts*
Royal blue sweatshirt, jumper, cardigan or fleece*
Socks (grey/black/white) or tights (blue/grey/white)

Black/white velcro trainers

PE Kit

Royal blue t-shirt*
Black shorts
In winter, black jogging bottoms/leggings
Trainers (not plimsolls, as they do not offer enough support for your children’s feet)
Hairband for long hair
Spare pair of socks, to wear with PE shoes

*Embroidered item available from One Stop School Gear

Reception: Change of clothes and waterproofs

Children in Reception should have a change of clothes in a named bag (spare underwear, socks, tops and bottoms. We also ask for a pair of wellies to be kept in school. Children are welcome to bring a “pack a mac” and waterproof over-trousers if they wish.

Forest School

Children having Forest School lessons should arrive wearing their Forest School clothes on the day. These include:

A waterproof coat
Long sleeved tops and trousers, even in hot weather
Plenty of layers, to add or remove clothing as the weather changes
Appropriate cold/hot weather accessories such as gloves, hats, scarves, sunhats etc.
Trainers on arrival, as wellies will be kept in school

Bags

Children should not bring a bag/ back pack to school as we do not have the space to store them. If a bag is essential, it must be small. Book bags with the school logo can be purchased from the school office at a cost of £5.

Earrings

Jewellery should not be worn to school. We cannot tape over earrings for PE lessons, so children must be able to remove their earrings and place them in an envelope. Ears should only be pierced in the summer holidays to allow time for them to heal, otherwise children are unable to do PE for 6 weeks.

Sun protection

In hot and sunny weather, we recommend:

A named sun-hat to be kept in school.
Loose fitting, long sleeved protection for those children who burn easily.
Sunglasses (look for the CE (European Community Standard) and British Standard (BS EN 1836) marks when buying sunglasses.)
An application, before school, of a high factor sunscreen suitable for your child’s skin type. Wherever possible please use one of the long-lasting sun creams which last all day. If a child is at significant risk from sunburn and needs help with cream application, please speak to the office staff.