Uniform at BYA

All students in Year 7 to 11 are required to wear the approved school uniform. We expect high standards of work and behaviour from our students, and believe that these are helped by high standards of dress and appearance. All items of school uniform are worn conventionally and we expect all Parents/Carers to support our simple and practical requirements.

Our uniform is as follows:

• Black blazer with Academy crest
• Plain white school style shirt / blouse with top button fastened and of sufficient length to be tucked into trousers or skirt
• Academy tie to be worn clipped at neck
• Plain black trousers (boys/girls) or black knee length skirt     (girls)
• Plain grey or black socks or plain black tights
• Plain black shoes

Optional - black pullover with Academy crest to be worn under the blaze

Please note the following:

• Blazers are to be worn throughout the school day unless permission from a member of staff has been given to remove them.
• Jeans, cords, tracksuit and other high fashion style trousers including combat trousers, leggings, hipsters and ski pants are not permitted.
• The only items of jewellery/adornments a student may wear are a wrist watch and a simple cross and chain.  Earrings may not be worn or covered. Other piercings and adornments are not permitted.
• Students in Years 10 and 11 may wear discrete make-up.
• Extremes of hairstyle including patterns, designs and lines cut into hair are not permitted.
• Artificial nails, including acrylics are not permitted.
• Belts, if worn, must be plain black.
• Fashion badges not to be worn in school
• Shoes should not be trainer style and/or have flashes, logos, patterned or with coloured soles.
• Bags – students can use any suitable bag which is large enough to hold school equipment and folders.

Outdoor clothing

Students should wear plain, practical coats which offer them good protection in bad weather.
The term 'coat' does not refer to sweatshirts, cardigans or hooded tops.
Outdoor coats must not be worn in class or upstairs in the school building.

The wearing of any item of denim clothing is not acceptable. Hats, caps or hoods must not be worn on the academy site. The Principal reserves the right to send home any students who he considers to be inappropriately dressed, whether in terms of the stated academy guidelines, or of safety, decency or practicality.

School Equipment - What do I need on my first day.

Over the summer you will need to make sure that you have everything on the list below. These items need to be with you every day.

• Black/Blue Ink Pens (Make sue you buy a few)
• HB Pencil
• Colouring Pencils
• Pencil Case
• Ruler
• Compass
• Protractor
• Pencil Sharpener
• Rubber
• Scientific Calculator
• School Bag

The Student Planner

You will receive a Student Planner when you start Year 7. You must keep this with you at all times because you will need to record information in it and so will your teachers. Your parents and carers may also want to use this to communicate with members of staff, and to also monitor your progress at school. It will be signed by your form tutor and your parent or carer every week.

Successful students use their planner very effectively to organise their school life. They record hand in dates for homework, school sports fixtures and many other key dates. It also contains your timetable and a map of the school, which is essential for every Year 7 student.

Your form tutor will spend time going through the school planner during your first week at Bishop Young Academy, helping you to use it properly.