Thank you for contacting me about school uniform.  
 
Ultimately it is for the school’s governing body to decide whether there should be a school uniform in place. However, I know that colleagues in the Department for Education strongly encourage schools to have a uniform as it can play a valuable role in contributing to the ethos of a school and setting an appropriate tone. Schools are expected to consult with parents and pupils and take their views into account when setting the school uniform policy.

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