Our school uniform is as follows;

• Blue jumper or cardigan

• Pale blue polo shirt

• Grey or black trousers, shorts, skirt or pinafore, or blue gingham school dress in warmer weather.

• Plain Black Footwear (no coloured logos)

• Plain white or black socks or black tights

• Blue/white gingham dress- optional

Please note: long hair should always be tied back using hair accessories in keeping with our school colours (white, blue or black).

On children’s PE day they should come to school in their PE kit.

Logo Uniform

Uniform which has our school logo can be purchased online direct with the supplier – Gooddies Limited. We do not insist that school uniform has to have the school logo on and as such it can be purchased from other sources, as long as it conforms to our school colours.

The online service will allow parent/carers to order and make payment securely and directly to Gooddies Limited. A bespoke online web shop is available via this link:

 https://gooddies.co.uk/product-category/schools/shotton-primary-school/ 

for parent/carers to visit, this will display all the items available for purchase and parent/carers can order uniform at any time of the day or night, at their convenience, including during school holidays.

Embroidered garments are not held in stock, so all orders will be embroidered once the cut off dates of the 15th and 31st of each month (or the last day of the month) have been reached. Delivery is normally 10 working days following the cut off dates. For orders up until midnight on the 15th of the month, delivery will be at the end of the same month. If a parent/carer misses this deadline they can order up until midnight on the last day of the month, for delivery on the middle of the following month. Please note however, that during the busy summer months of June through to September, delivery can be extended by up to a further 10 working days, due to demand.

All contact with Gooddies by parents and carers must be made through the ‘contact’ page on the company’s website, this allows order to be efficiently tracked and accurate feed-back provided using the information that has been given.

Delivery

Parent/carers can choose to have free delivery to school. A home delivery service is available at an additional cost of £6.50. Please note home delivery is not an express option. When a parent/carer places an order their details are securely saved so that they can log into their account and track the progress of their order, re-order and even check billing information. Once an order has been placed the parent/carer will receive an order confirmation email. When the parent/carer’s order has been shipped they will receive a shipping notification email, advising them to collect their order from school, or if they have opted for home delivery that it is on its way to the chosen shipping address.

Returns

Parents/carers have 14 days from receipt of an order to return any item that has not been washed or worn and does not contain name labels, direct to the company. Returned items must be in the condition in which they were delivered. We advise parent/carers to return items to the company using a proof of delivery service, such as Royal Mail. This is done at a parent’s own cost and postage is non-refundable. Refunds will be made by the company for the items returned, using the original method of payment and within 10 working days. The parent/carer must then reorder the items they require through the company webstore. As the company does not hold embroidered stock they cannot provide exchanges. Even if you have had delivery to the school you must return any item directly to the company.

Faulty items

If a parent/carer has purchased an item and it develops a fault within a two month period of purchase the company will provide the school with a pre-paid bag for the return of the item, with a form for the parent/carer to complete with proof of purchase and order details. The item may be inspected by the manufacturer and if the item is found to be faulty a refund or replacement will be made where necessary.

Pre-loved Uniform

The school has a Preloved Uniform service, covering almost all items of school clothing, including PE kit, and other items such as book bags, PE bags, and plimsoles. Although primarily run as a service to parents and the environment, rather than as a fund-raiser, this service can still generate funds for the school and saves parents money at the same time.

All clothing items will be available at the price of only 50p to £1 each, other items are priced individually. This means that you can buy several school outfits without it costing a fortune and so that you don’t have to worry about them getting their uniform dirty during the week or having to do additional loads of washing to ensure they always have a clean uniform to hand!

The uniform we will be selling has been checked carefully to ensure it is in good, clean condition.

UNIFORM DONATIONS

The service cannot survive without uniform donations. If you have any good, clean uniform that you would be happy to donate, we would gratefully have it. We are especially on the lookout for all school logo items of clothing (polo shirts, jumpers, cardigans), as well as book bags, PE bags etc. Donations should be handed in at the School Office . Please ensure all clothing items are laundered and try to remove name labels prior to donating.

Lost Property: School do not have the space to keep lost property for long periods of time so towards the end of each term, any un-named, uncollected lost property will be removed, washed, ironed and added to the Preloved Uniform stock.

ORDERING

Please contact the school office to let us know what you are looking for. Office staff will let you know what is available and you will be able to view at the school office before buying. Items can be collected via the School Office or sent home with children after payment is received via ParentPay.

We will also display items during some of our fund-raising events, where items can be purchased directly.

VOLUNTEERS

Can you help? The School would appreciate any extra help from parents with the Preloved Uniform process in particular the receiving of donations and dealing with lost property. This would include taking garments home to de-tag, wash and iron as needed. We also need helpers on the day of the Preloved Uniform sales, 30 minutes or as much/little as you can spare goes a long way in helping to set up, serve and clear away so please offer to help if you can. Support of parents is vital if the Preloved Uniform fundraising is to work.