School Uniform

Tunbury School has a uniform and Governors and staff believe that our school uniform adds to the ‘ethos’ of the school. It is worn by all the pupils. The main stockist of our school uniform are Schooltime of 23 Railway Street, Chatham who stock a full range as listed below. Any of the local multiple stores such as BHS and Marks and Spencer also carry most of the items so parents can "shop around" for the best value for money. However, only Schooltime and the school will maintain stocks of the school tie and only Schooltime can guarantee the correct colour of the pullover and/or cardigan.

Two Year 5 Pupils.

Two Year 1 pupils.

The full range and description of the uniform is as follows:

*BOYS*	GIRLS *	*Colours*
Ties	Ties	Burgundy with blue stripes
Trousers/Shorts	Skirts/Tunics/Trousers	Mid-Grey
Shirts	Blouses/Shirts	Light Blue
Pullovers (v neck)	Cardigans/Jumpers (v neck)	Burgundy
Socks	Socks/Tights	White or Grey socks/Grey tights

*For summer a blue and white gingham or striped dress is recommended.

Black shoes of a style suitable for school wear are required. Children are expected to change in to shoes if they wear wellingtons/boots to school. Shoes with heels are unsafe, and it is requested that parents do not buy girls or boys shoes with high heels. Trainers are not suitable footwear as mud becomes trapped in their soles which when dry drops off about the school. Children need black shoes to wear in school. Plastic jelly shoes or open toe sandals are not suitable footwear.

For safety reasons the wearing of rings on fingers, bracelets, necklaces or other jewellery is not permitted. Earrings should be small stud type only.

Physical Education and Games

Physical Education and Games are compulsory for all children except those temporarily or permanently excluded on health grounds. Such cases must be supported by a letter to the class teacher. Please help your child enjoy Physical Education by providing appropriate clothing. Indoor lessons are performed in bare feet. A bag with your child’s name is required for the following suitable items:-

Indoors

Outdoors **

BOYS

Shorts, Blue or Black

PE Top, Light Blue or White*

Shorts and PE Top

Plus trainers or plimsolls

GIRLS

As above or alternatively

Skirt, knickers or leotard

As for indoors

Plus trainers or plimsolls

* In Key Stage 2 children wear a T-shirt of their tree team colour.

**In cooler weather children may wear a tracksuit or their normal school burgundy jumper over their P.E. clothes.

For Health and Safety reasons it is imperative that children have a change of footwear for P.E. and Games. The Kent Inspectorate recommends that indoor P.E. is done in bare feet unless excluded on medical advice, (e.g. due to an infection such as verrucae). Trainers or plimsolls are usually suitable for outdoor P.E. though children will normally need boots for any football clubs.

Marking Clothes

Occasionally children lose or misplace articles of clothing. Please help your child to keep track of their clothes by marking all garments that they are likely to remove. It is especially important that cardigans, jumpers and P.E. plimsolls are named as these are the most frequently found items in the lost property boxes, situated in KS1 First Aid area and KS2 West link.