British parents need more help than ever to afford school uniforms
Schools, suppliers and charities are trying to help
“Everyone is having to tighten their belts,” explains Siobhan Phillips, who runs the Schoolwear Centre, in Margate in Kent. To help families afford new uniforms she offers payment plans and discounts. She sells second-hand items, collected from school lost-property boxes, for £2.50 ($3) to cover cleaning costs. She gives uniforms away to those social services and schools identify as most in need. They “are our family”, she insists. “We have to help them.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Uniform distribution”
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