Our School Dress Code
OUR RATIONALE FOR FORMAL UNIFORM
The school uniform/dress code
White shirt/appropriate tie for year group.
Maroon cardigan or maroon tank top
Black trousers or black skirt (not mini length).
Dark shoes
This policy has a number of benefits:
- Security
Uniform enables staff to identify our pupils on the school premises and therefore any intruders. Wearing of inappropriate garments jeopardises this and may have an adverse affect on the safety of pupils; - Cost
The full uniform can be purchased for a figure that is lower than the local authority Clothing Grant and is therefore affordable by every family. Moreover it protects all parents from the financial pressures of having to keep up with changing teenage fashions; - Personal Development
Uniform encourages pupils to develop a sense of community and collective responsibility and may also help develop their capacity for compromise; - Individual Progress
It is a fact that a sloppy attitude to uniform is a key indicator of an individual's potential underachievement. (The correlation between high performance and formal uniform wearing in our school is almost 100% in S5 and over 90% in S4).
With this in mind we expect parents to ensure that pupils attending St Modan's do not wear any of the following items to school:
- Black cardigans or tank tops, black pinafores, black shirts, t-shirts, combat trousers or trousers with leg zips, shorts, leggings, striped trousers, trainers, designer boots (ie fur ), brightly coloured shoes, belts or other accessories and zip-up jackets with logos.
THERE ARE NEVER 'NON-UNIFORM' DAYS IN ST MODAN'S. This includes SQA candidates during both prelims and the final summer examinations.
Persistent challenging of the school's uniform policy is unacceptable. Such challenges invariably come from a tiny minority who selfishly seek to pursue their individual 'rights' at the expense of the school's strong sense of community. We expect the full support of all of our parents and young people. Access to privileges such as school discos, trips and other collective or community activities organised by the school outside the normal school day may be withdrawn from pupils who persistently challenge the uniform policy.