Surely there are more important things that hair colour ?

[MrGongGong]

Hmm on Guy Fawkes night too - students could have done something with that!

I know a song about that

I looked up what this daft school say about it

All items of clothing and accessories must meet the school regulations and must not be fashion garments.

That is what is commonly known as a "challenge"

A white school shirt must be worn fully buttoned to the neck, along with a correctly positioned school tie.

Because, as we all know (come on Simon give us some "academic" research) intelligence is directly related to the constriction of the neck

Interesting that on the schools website there is loads about uniform
but in the "Curriculum" section they only mention PE and Design Technology ?

[teamsaint]

I know a song about that

I looked up what this daft school say about it



That is what is commonly known as a "challenge"



Because, as we all know (come on Simon give us some "academic" research) intelligence is directly related to the constriction of the neck

Interesting that on the schools website there is loads about uniform
but in the "Curriculum" section they only mention PE and Design Technology ?

Its all about money and careers.

But not for the kids.


It would be interesting, and probably surprising to see a coherent argument about why these rules are necessary at 11 to 16, but apparently irrelevent after 16, as kids get closer to the work place.

[amateur51]

Sign of the times. We've never had it so good, too much material wealth goin' on in Britain.

When I was a teenager, we were happy to have a uniform, that way no-one knew we hadn't much else by way of clothes. Meant the well-off kids didn't look much difference to the rest of us.

Now days, it's all expensive trainers, hair dye, ear rings, tattoos, iPhones etc, etc. All spoilt brats. And the parents all going on Facebook! Tossers!

All different now - the price of progress, I suppose.

I blame it on television, personal media ... and the parents of course :biggrin:

When Iwas in grammar school in the 1960s my headmaster made national headlines by railing against allowing boys to wear ... corduroy.

Lordy :winkeye:

End of civilisation as we knew it.:yikes:

[Beef Oven!]

Its all about money and careers.

But not for the kids.


It would be interesting, and probably surprising to see a coherent argument about why these rules are necessary at 11 to 16, but apparently irrelevent after 16, as kids get closer to the work place.

You are Jimmy Pursey and I claim my £5!! Here we go!

[MrGongGong]

You are Jimmy Pursey and I claim my £5!! Her we go!

"Her" we go ?
I don't think they tolerate cross-dressing

[Beef Oven!]

"Her" we go ?
I don't think they tolerate cross-dressing

You're sharp this morning MrGG, or are all you Sham 69ers always on the look-out for incidents!?

[P. G. Tipps]

Oh, you snooty, ever-preaching 'liberals' are sohhhhh passé ...

The return of short haircuts signalled the clear desire of modern youth to return to the good old days of enforced school uniforms and general discipline which hopefully will also result in the re-introduction of the tawse for any young rebellious miscreants.

The headmistress is simply a little bit ahead of her time and her laggard, reactionary peers will eventually be seen to catch up with her welcome, progressive example.

Three hearty cheers for Principal Elizabeth Churton, I say! Any male member here who dares to disagree with her policy is nothing more than an anti-feminist sexist misogynist, imv.

[amateur51]

Oh, you snooty, ever-preaching 'liberals' are sohhhhh passé ...

The return of short haircuts signalled the clear desire of modern youth to return to the good old days of enforced school uniforms and general discipline which hopefully will also result in the re-introduction of the tawse for any young rebellious miscreants.

The headmistress is simply a little bit ahead of her time and her laggard, reactionary peers will eventually be seen to catch up with her welcome, progressive example.

Three hearty cheers for Principal Elizabeth Churton, I say! Any male member here who dares to disagree with her policy is nothing more than an anti-feminist sexist misogynist, imv.

And a female forum member, scotty?

[P. G. Tipps]

And a female forum member, scotty?

Ask a female member, not me, scotty!

[amateur51]

Ask a female member, not me, scotty!

Not like you to lose your nerve, or even show deference, when talking about women, scotty.

Anyway, you were giving your view about 'any male member', so you have not answered my question, merely shifted the goalposts, quelle surprise!

[ahinton]

When Iwas in grammar school in the 1960s my headmaster made national headlines by railing against allowing boys to wear ... corduroy.

When I was in one at around the same time mine summoned me to his study, reprimanded me for not wearing school uniform and demanded an explanation as to why I didn't; the one that I gave him included the fact that I did not believe my mode of dress to be incompatible with the standards of the school and that I failed to see the principle under which I should be forced to wear a jacket emblazoned with the school motto finis coronat opus when the teaching of Latin was being phased out there. He replied that he'd asked for an explanation and, having received one, was prepared to sanction my refusal to wear school uniform provided that I did not dress in a way that might be thought to discredit the school; as I left his study, I observed to him that, for me, "the cap fits" only when I'm not wearing it. I never wore school uniform again and this was the last that I heard of the matter.

[ahinton]

Oh, you snooty, ever-preaching 'liberals' are sohhhhh passé ...

The return of short haircuts signalled the clear desire of modern youth to return to the good old days of enforced school uniforms and general discipline which hopefully will also result in the re-introduction of the tawse for any young rebellious miscreants.

How did it "signal" anything of the kind? Who supposedly encouraged it and how? As to the "tawse" (a word of Scottish origin, as is yer 'umble servant), I'm surprised that it seems necessary to remind you that Corporal Punishment was rightly given a military discharge long ago and a change in the law that has not been made wpould be required in order to enable reintroduction of the use of such a device; by "hopefully" here I presume you to mean hoped for only by you and a handful of other like-minded antediluvians, if any...

Any male member here who dares to disagree with her policy is nothing more than an anti-feminist sexist misogynist, imv.

Now why on earth does your reference bring to mind an image of a Christmas cake, some beef and an oven?...

[P. G. Tipps]

When I was in one at around the same time mine summoned me to his study, reprimanded me for not wearing school uniform and demanded an explanation as to why I didn't; the one that I gave him included the fact that I did not believe my mode of dress to be incompatible with the standards of the school and that I failed to see the principle under which I should be forced to wear a jacket emblazoned with the school motto finis coronat opus when the teaching of Latin was being phased out there. He replied that he'd asked for an explanation and, having received one, was prepared to sanction my refusal to wear school uniform provided that I did not dress in a way that might be thought to discredit the school; as I left his study, I observed to him that, for me, "the cap fits" only when I'm not wearing it. I never wore school uniform again and this was the last that I heard of the matter.

What a weak, lily-livered coward your headmaster was, ahinton. You deserved a thoroughly good tawsing for your impudence, if you ask me, and that may have set you on the straight and narrow for the remainder of your life?

I used to get beaten regularly, not by my headmaster, but a teacher who used to spend 'playtime' doing nothing else but tawsing boys who were sent there by other teachers after class with a note for the written number of strokes to be administered..

In my case it didn't make a a blind bit of difference, I regret to say, though it did damn well hurt if I recall correctly.

[Serial_Apologist]

You deserved a thoroughly good tawsing for your impudence,

We weren't allowed to wear even an impudence!

In my case it didn't make a a blind bit of difference, I regret to say, though it did damn well hurt if I recall correctly.

In some says I remain eternally grateful to my boarding school for its infliction of paedophilia, corporal punishment, compulsory sports and CCF onto its subjects, or objects, rather - gaining as it did invaluable lifelong insights into class society at its most acute that turned me into a socialist. My most important lessons in life, and knowledge generally, have been self-educated. Basically it was a factory for inculcating either blind and lasting obsequiousness or psychopathic repressive tendencies, as is proven by those who have gone on to make their ways in the world by becoming Tory MPs, lords and captains of industry. I'm quite certain that a revelatory TV documentary series in several episodes could be made offering insights into such places, of which mine was just one, based on survivors' memories.

[P. G. Tipps]

Not like you to lose your nerve, or even show deference, when talking about women, scotty.

Anyway, you were giving your view about 'any male member', so you have not answered my question, merely shifted the goalposts, quelle surprise!

I learned it was wise to defer to women a long time ago, scotty (or rather more accurately give the impression of deference :winkeye:) ...

If you recall I only mentioned male members, if you excuse the impression, it was you who asked what women members might think.

The short answer is that I'm not a woman member so cannot possibly know. However, I do feel sure that, just like men, opinion on the matter will almost certainly vary very widely indeed.

As far as goalposts are concerned I don't know much about them either but I understand the wooden ones have long since been replaced by plastic?

Maybe we can have a separate thread about goalposts as this fascinating subject does seem to crop up occasionally?