Welcome to Whitley Bay High School

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	Uniform

All students are expected to wear correct school uniform at all times. The excellent reputation of the school has caused the demand for places to be ever increasing. Students attending this school benefit from its reputation, and we expect students in turn to help maintain that reputation by high standards of behaviour and appearance, both in school and in the local community. Parents whose children are allocated places here are expected to support the school policy on uniform.

The school uniform described below has slightly changed from that adopted in previous years. Items marked with an asterisk* can only be purchased from the school and order forms are available from the main office. Students can purchase uniform during breaktime on a Wednesday.

Trousers

Plain black, full length, dress trousers. Please note that the following are not acceptable: casual or fashion trousers in any colour or fabric, including jeans, or any trousers in a jean cut, cords, track suit bottoms, combat trousers, cargo pants, ski pants, jogging pants, shorts, three-quarter length trousers, and trousers with metallic decorations. Only small unobtrusive black belts are acceptable; leather or fashion belts are not allowed.

Shirts*

Plain white polo shirts with school logo*. The following are not acceptable: other shirts in any colour, including sports shirts, tee shirts and aertex tops.

Sweatshirts* and/or Hoodie*

Navy blue sweatshirt (round necked or zipped) with school logo*. Navy blue hoodie with school logo*. Other colours and styles without the school logo are not acceptable.

Shoes

Plain black, sensible shoes, or plain black trainers (with no other colours or logos). Casual footwear or trainers in other colours are not acceptable.

Jackets*, and Bags

Navy blue school jackets are available with or without the school logo*. Otherwise navy or plain coats are permitted. Students will need a suitable bag to carry books, equipment, PE kit, etc. Expensive designer bags are not advisable. The local police strongly endorse this statement as such items can put students at risk on their way to and from school.

Jewellery

Elaborate or expensive items or jewellery must not be worn to school. For safety reasons, only small studs are acceptable and these will have to be removed for physical education lessons. Also for safety reasons, other types of body piercing are inadvisable.

To avoid situations, which disrupt effective teaching and learning and can damage relationships, parents are expected to ensure that students wear the correct school uniform.