Mums hope school uniform swap in Tavistock will help families

In September, a new law from the Department for Education will be introduced on branded school items in England.

It means parents and guardians will not have to buy more than three branded items, plus a tie for children in secondary school.

The government decided to create the law after it was estimated a quarter of secondary schools still had four or more items on its list last year.

Bex said it was “relief” there was at least a limit on the branded items, but it depended on what items the school or establishment chose.

“I think in the long run, if the cost of living keeps going up, we are going to need to push for there to be less and less uniforms with logos, but it will definitely help,” Bex said.

Mum-of-two Faye said the price of uniform depended on the school and what their rules were around branded items, but some school uniforms could set a family back about £60 per child.