On a training placement in a UK state school I found much to admire among the pupils and teachers. But compared to the Greek schools where I am usually employed, there was one area where I thought the British had got it wrong, and that was with school uniforms.
For the British teachers, it had resulted in a sort of mumbled corridor mantra: tuck in your shirt, tuck in your shirt. It was a losing battle and not even an honorable one, only making teachers look silly and ineffectual. Formal clothes work well when you want to look good and formal. When not, it’s worse than athleisure wear. Almost.
