Dress Code
As we prepare our students for life beyond the Academy we uphold a professional dress code modelled on the same expectations as for staff. Please find below the details:
- Students must have a smart, professional and clean appearance at all times.
- Appropriate personal presentation will be business/professional attire, for example a suit. Students must wear smart trousers or shorts/skirt and a smart top or shirt with a collar and tie, or a smart dress, unless there are good reasons for not doing so.
- Footwear must be smart, formal and safe.
- Tattoos should be covered wherever possible.
- Weavers Academy values and recognises the diversity of cultures, religions, gender orientation and disabilities of its employees and will take a sensitive approach when this affects dress requirements. For example, hijabs, turbans, kippots, and headscarves are supported on religious grounds.
- The following are examples of items of dress that are not usually permitted:
- Leisure/sportswear and trainers (except for PE or sports events)
- Denim
- Flip flops or slider style sandals
- Clothes, e.g. leggings, that are particularly tight or revealing
- Clothes, e.g. miniskirts or short shorts, that are immodestly short
- Ostentatious or large jewellery items
- Visible body, multiple or facial piercings (other than discrete earrings).
- Extreme hair colours.
- The Head of Sixth Form or Principal’s decision on appropriate dress for students is final.
- Students must ensure their appearance and clothing:
• Promote a positive, professional and business-like image.
• Are not likely to be viewed as discriminatory, offensive, or revealing.
• Are absent of any political or otherwise contentious slogans.