New PE and Sport Uniforms Now Available
We are delighted to announce the new range of PE and Sport uniforms is now available in the Uniform Shop. In this refresh of the range, we have tried to rationalise the number of different uniform items needed by our girls. For example, the PE top is the same top the girls will need for Hockey and Volleyball, and the PE shorts have been designed without pockets in order to meet the needs of some sports. We have also listened to the girls and included some new items such as a long sleeved PE top for colder weather, and the flexibility to wear either a skort, short shorts or longer shorts for PE, thus allowing girls to wear the clothes that best suit their comfort and body shape.
A change in uniform always involves a period of transition and the introduction of the new Sport and PE range means that we will spend the next two years, until the end of 2021, with the girls being allowed to wear both the old PE uniform and the new one. This will allow girls to continue to wear their older siblings’ uniform while it fits, and will also allow girls to wear second-hand uniform. From January 2022 only the updated uniform will be worn.
Sport is more complicated with regard to uniform in that IGSSA has some requirements around girls wearing the same sport uniform on the field/pitch/court. This does not mean that the new uniform is required but rather than the girls must agree on wearing the old one or the new one for their season this year. As always, if there is an issue, the girls should talk it over with their coach or with the relevant sport coordinator.
– Frances Booth
Deputy Principal