Uniform and Equipment
At Parrs Wood High School we have a uniform policy, which must be followed through all year groups. Please click the link above to view our current school uniform list.
We have some good quality, second-hand uniforms available from the main reception including Blazers, Jumpers, Trousers, Skirts and PE kits at a reduced cost. Please contact main reception on 0161 446 8640 to arrange an appointment.
Uniform Stores
Personal Appearance and Mobile Devices
All students are expected to maintain a high standard of personal appearance and attend school in the correct uniform.
Make-up and nail varnish are not permitted.
No jewellery other than a traditional wristwatch are allowed to be worn in school, smartwatches are not permitted. A single, small, plain silver or gold stud may be worn in the lower ear; all other piercings, including facial piercings, are not permitted. Extreme or ‘fashion’ haircuts and colours are not allowed, including styles with significant differences in hair length, such as tracks or mohawks.
Students should not bring personal electronic devices, including mobile phones, smartwatches, laptops, cameras, iPods, earphones or other mobile technology, onto the school site. Where a mobile phone is brought to school, it must be secured in the school’s lockable mobile phone pouch throughout the school day. Any unauthorised device found in a student’s possession may be confiscated. Personal electronic devices are brought onto the school site at the owner’s risk and the school accepts no responsibility for items that are lost, damaged or stolen.
All students must carry a suitable school bag large enough to hold their stationery, books and planner; handbags are not permitted.
Equipment
Every student will be issued with a Parrs Wood school planner at the beginning of the academic year. This planner contains important information and should be brought to every lesson. Any homework set should be written in the planner with details of when it is due. This will help students to organise their work and time. If the planner is lost or damaged, a new one can be bought from school.
Students should have a bag that is big enough to carry the equipment they need for school. This can include their exercise books, PE kit, ingredients for Food Technology and a range of other items. It is the student’s responsibility to take care of their belongings, and items should be marked to indicate whom they belong to.
Equipment – Simple 7
We ask all students to bring 7 pieces of equipment with them to school. These are:
- At least 2 blue or black writing pens
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Rubber
- Ruler
- Calculator
- Planner – this will be issued to students on the first day
If we receive Pupil Premium funding for your child, they will receive a complimentary stationery pack containing their ‘Simple 7’ when they start in September.
Additional Equipment
For some lessons, students may also need subject specific equipment such as a compass, protractors, highlighter pens, coloured pencils and dictionaries, so it may be useful to have access to these at home. All of these items are available to purchase in our Reward Shop.
Exercise books will be issued and should be brought to lessons. students are responsible for any text book/other equipment that is issued and will be required to pay for loss or damage.
Bicycles may be brought to school and locked up at the bike park. A secure ‘D lock’ (or equivalent) is the most effective way of securing bicycles. School cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to any bicycle brought onto school premises.
