Uniform Code

We take pride in creating an environment where every opportunity is offered to inspire children to learn. We believe that, by having a uniform, children arrive ready for their learning as equals. Once in school, each child’s individuality is nurtured.

Our school uniform aims to:

  • Celebrate our togetherness and create a sense of community
  • Enable children to represent the school
  • Take account of health and safety needs
  • Be good value for money, hardwearing and practical
  • Reduce arguments about clothing at home

Ensuring that our uniform is worn consistently is the shared responsibility of children, parents and staff.

Our uniform comprises:

  • Heathbrook sweatshirt or cardigan
  • White polo shirt or shirt
  • Grey trousers, grey skirt, grey leggings, grey shorts, grey pinafore or blue gingham dress
  • White socks, grey socks, grey tights
  • Entirely plain black shoes (entirely plain black trainers are allowed)

For safety reasons:

  • Shoulders need to be covered at all times
  • Shoes must have a good tread and sensible heels and must enclose the feet; children need to be able to put them on and fasten them independently
  • Jewellery is not allowed apart from stud earrings because necklaces, bracelets and hooped earrings can get caught whilst playing
  • Watches need to be kept at home because they can also catch on things. [They are often expensive and can get lost or damaged too.]

Our PE kit comprises:

  • Royal blue T-shirt
  • Black jogging bottoms, black shorts, black leggings or black skorts (skirts that look like shorts)
  • White or grey socks
  • Trainers or plimsolls of any colour

Please take responsibility for personal property by ensuring that all clothing is marked with your child’s name.

Ordering New Uniform

Following feedback from parents and carers, we have recently changed to a new uniform supplier ‘MyClothing’. As the largest provider of embroidered school uniform, we are confident that they can best serve our children and families. They are also now offering 10% off any orders made by the end of July! Simply use the code SSPEND10 at checkout.

Please enjoy looking at their full range of bespoke Heathbrook clothes and equipment, now including caps! Use their sizing guide before ordering.

Secondhand Uniform

Parents and carers have worked hard for several years to establish our secondhand uniform systems. As a result of this strong culture of families being able to support each other, we have now been able to make it available to all families whenever they may need it. You will find it just inside the main pupils’ entrance door (from the playground – see the photos below). Please select PTA Secondhand Uniform on Schoolgateway to make a donation.

Staying Safe in Hot Weather

Ensure that your child is prepared for playtimes and a variety of learning opportunities outdoors during sunny and hot spells.

Nursery and Reception

All children in Nursery and Reception need to bring a named sun hat and a named water bottle. Please apply sun cream at home before coming to school; factor 30 minimum and no nut oils due to children and staff with severe allergies. [Named sun cream can remain in school and you can request for children to reapply cream to face arms and legs at lunchtime under the supervision of an adult.]

Years 1 to 6

As necessary and depending on the child, we also encourage children in older year groups to

  • Bring a sun hat 
  • Keep a water bottle in school
  • Apply sun cream before coming to school

Staff Support

Staff will support all children by:

  • Reminding them to drink plenty of water and wear hats
  • Providing and highlighting shady areas in playgrounds.

Lost Property

Rationale

As part of Be the Best you can Be! we aim to develop the responsibility children take for their own property and the property of others. We believe that lost property collections need to be regularly emptied, whilst simultaneously allowing items lost very recently a reasonable length of time to be located.

How do we do this?

We talk to the children about the strategies they use for taking responsibility for their own property and property belonging to others. We also encourage parents and carers to support children to develop this sense of responsibility and label clothing as necessary.

There are designated collection points for lost property around the school. At the end of each half term any remaining lost property will be collected together, then at the start of the next half term it is put in the playground for children, parents and carers to claim missing items. After this any lost property which has still not been claimed will either be added to our collection of secondhand uniform or donated to charity.