Radio 5 alerts schools and parents: sort out the uniform
BBC Radio 5 today ran a piece reminding parents and school governors that the Office of Fair Trading has told schools that they must now encourage a monopoly to develop in the supply of uniform.
They were commenting on the fact that larger stores are now offering a complete school uniform for under £10 – while some schools are still telling parents that they must buy very specific uniform items, which can push the price up to £200 per child when the child enters secondary schools.
A copy of the OFT report on uniform supply is available free of charge.