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School uniforms in England are worn in over 90% of primary and secondary schools in England. [1] Parents are required to purchase the uniform which in 2015 averaged roughly £212.88 per child. [2] The Department for Education encourage all schools in England to have a uniform.
Toffs and Toughs. Toffs and Toughs (1937) Toffs and Toughs is a 1937 photograph of five English boys: two dressed in the Harrow School uniform including waistcoat, top hat, boutonnière, and cane; and three nearby wearing the plain clothes of pre-war working class youths. [1] The picture was taken by Jimmy Sime on 9 July 1937 outside the Grace ...
A bluecoat school is a type of charity school in England, the first of which was founded in the 16th century. Most of them have closed; some remain open as schools, often on different sites, and some of the original buildings have been adapted for other purposes. They are known as " bluecoat schools" because of the distinctive blue uniform ...
As a German-uniform consultant Mollo advised on films such as The Eagle Has Landed (1977), The Pianist (2002) and Downfall (2004). He later undertook the role production designer for the 1985 film Dance With a Stranger. He also designed all 14 episodes of TV series Sharpe and Hornblower. Mollo has written a number of books on 20th-century ...
Use of School Uniforms by Country. Uniforms are widespread. Uniforms are not common. School uniforms in different countries. School uniform is a practice that dates to the 16th century in England. Charity schools such Christ's Hospital, founded in 1552 in London, were among the first schools to use a uniform for their students. [1]
School uniforms in Wales. Categories: Education in the United Kingdom. British uniforms. United Kingdom education stubs. Clothing stubs.
Eton College (/ ˈ iː t ən / ⓘ EE-tən) [3] is a 13–18 public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, England.It is noted for having educated prime ministers, world leaders, Nobel laureates, Academy Award and BAFTA award-winning actors, and generations of the aristocracy, having been referred to as "the nurse of England's statesmen". [4]
The Hyde Grammar School netball team, 1949, wearing gymslips (Manchester, England). Navy woolen pinafore dress with velvet yoke, worn by students of Dunfermline College of Physical Education c. 1910–1920. A gymslip is a sleeveless tunic with a pleated skirt most commonly seen as part of a school uniform for girls.