Across our Federation, we encourage our children and young people from Early Years to Key Stage 4, to wear a school uniform each day.
This:
• helps provide a sense of belonging and identity within our schools;
• supports children and young people to identify and help prepare themselves for a school day;
• acts as a “leveller” with their peers whilst in school or college;
• ensures personal and possibly expensive clothing does not become damaged or blemished during the school day.
For those students who are educated in our Sixth Form Department, we acknowledge their status of transitioning from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5 and moving even closer to adulthood and independence. In line with other mainstream Colleges with students of the same age, it is permitted for Key Stage 5 students to wear their own choice of clothing whilst on site.
Uniform Colours for Ellen Tinkham
Ellen Tinkham School - Primary (Early Years to KS2 @ Hollow Lane):
Red sweatshirt, cardigan, microfleece, fleece jacket
White polo shirt
Mid grey skirt, mid grey trousers, mid grey shorts, mid grey skort
Optional for the Summer Term: Red gingham dress
Ellen Tinkham College - Secondary (KS2 to KS4 @ Wayside Crescent):
Navy Blue sweatshirt, microfleece, fleece jacket
White polo shirt
Mid grey skirt, mid grey trousers, mid grey shorts
At Ellen Tinkham, our school uniform is available to purchase direct from A1 Stitch & Print. Their website is A1 Print & Stitch - Screenprinting, Embroidery – Honiton, Exeter, East Devon Branded items available to purchase include polo shirts, sweatshirts and cardigans. Uniform garments for Ellen Tinkham are not held in stock, they are embroidered to order. To help with sizing, we have a selection of uniform available at our School and College sites for pupils to try on. Please give us a call on 01392 467168 to book a time to visit.
As well as our branded standard uniform, we also encourage our pupils to wear appropriate clothing for physical activities. If a pupil has a PE lesson or sporting activity, we suggest the pupils wears a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black tracksuit bottoms and trainers or daps (PE kit). For Early Years and Key Stage 1 pupils, we suggest PE kit is worn into school on the morning of the activity, avoiding the need for clothing changes during lesson time. For Key Stage 2 and above, we request the PE kit is brought into school separately and pupils change prior to and after their sporting activity.
PLEASE NOTE we understand that items with our school logo cannot be purchased from a wide range of retailers and that requiring such items, limits our parents’ ability to ‘shop around’ for a low price. We therefore allow our pupils to wear non-branded, similarly coloured uniform as an alternative which can be purchased from various retailers including supermarkets. We also have lots of pre-loved uniform available to purchase!
Additional Items
Shoes - Shoes worn to school must be fit for purpose and provide the necessary support and protection. The wearing of flip-flops and open-toed sandals or shoes is not permitted.
Coat - Please ensure your child or young person has a coat suitable for the weather conditions. Education is not just confined to the classroom – our pupils regularly access outdoor learning.
Bags - Please ensure day bags brought into school are no larger than a backpack. All bags are kept either in the classroom or on wall hooks in corridors. If a pupil needs to bring an overnight respite bag into school, this will be stored in the classroom.
Jewellery - If your child has an ear piercing, please ensure stud earrings are worn into school. Please do not allow your child to wear hoop, pendant or drop earrings. If your child wishes to wear a facial or other bodily piercing into school or college, please contact the Head of Site prior to arrival to discuss. This discussion will be based around any potential health & safety issues and concerns.
Hair Styles - With regards hair styles and hair colourings, we respect the right for pupils to express their individuality. Families will only be consulted by the Head of Site if the chosen hair style could possibly have a health & safety risk which affects their child’s or young person’s education.
Any queries about our school uniform, please contact us on 01392 467168.
