budget

How to Make School Uniform Last a Full Year

Uniform fails in the same four or five places every year. Here is how to buy, wash and repair so a set of uniform reaches July rather than February.
back to school

School Uniform Checklist for the New Term: Primary and Secondary

A full school uniform checklist for primary and secondary, with honest quantities, what to buy early and what can wait until half term.
budget

Buying School Uniform on a Budget: Where to Spend and Where to Save

What the rules say about branded items, which uniform is fine bought cheap, which items cost more when you save on them, and how to buy second-hand well.
name labels

Name Labels and Lost Property: How to Stop Losing School Uniform

Which name labels actually survive the wash, where to put them, and the routine that gets lost uniform back before it ends up on the second-hand rail.