Download: Will having a school uniform benefit my school? 

From improved relationships with parents to a greater sense of community, having a uniform is widely perceived to have significant benefits for any school that chooses to adopt one. But is it all good? Aren’t there real challenges that come with switching from ‘wear what you want’ to ‘wear what we tell you’?

 

Will the benefits outweigh the costs in time, administration and money? In this guide we’ll be answering these questions, helping you decide whether adopting a school uniform is the right choice for your institution.

 

In this guide:

  • Why do schools choose to have a uniform
  • What are some of the benefits of having a school uniform
  • The challenges of adopting a school uniform

Nurture the future

Trutex are on a mission to reduce our impact on the planet and to improve the lives of the people who manufacture and wear our uniform.

Ethical Trading at Trutex

Every time you purchase Trutex school uniform, you are helping to protect the people around the world who make our clothing.

Trutex works to the ‘Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code’. Suppliers are required to be audited against a number of principals including working hours and child labour.

This means employees work in a clean, safe working enviroment and earn a fair income.

Anti-Bullying Initiative 

Trutex is proud to partner The Diana Award, a charity legacy to Princess Diana's belief that young people have the power to change the world.

Trutex with the Diana Award Anti-bullying initiative aims to empower young people to tackle bullying in their schools and communities and make them safe, happy and bully-free place to be. Trutex are committed to helping reach more young people to benefit this programme and help build confidence in young people. 

Uk’s first carbon neutral schoolwear 

We commissioned an independent audit of all our business process to identify the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted over a 12 month period. 

To offset these emissions Trutex have invested in a Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) project that reduces greenhouse emissions by preventing landfill gas entering the atmosphere and turns them into usable green energy.