Uniform

About our uniform

We believe that wearing a school uniform promotes a sense of pride, belonging, and equality among our students. Our uniform policy ensures that all pupils are dressed appropriately for learning, representing our school community with respect and professionalism.

You can see our full Uniform Policy here

Our uniform

‍School tie - Compulsory for Year 7 – Year 11. Students should wear the appropriate colour tie with school motif for their year group, available from our online supplier Anglia Sportswear. From September 2024; Year 7: Gold, Year 8: Silver, Year 9: Red, Year 10: Gold, Year 11: Silver‍
Blazer - Plain black blazers with the school logo (boys and girls).‍
Shirt - Plain white shirt with collar, buttoned at the neck and tucked inside the skirt or trousers, long or short sleeve. No sports or polo shirts or fashion styles.‍
Skirt - Compulsory for Year 7 – Year 11. School knee-length tartan skirt. Skirts should not be rolled up at all, only available from our online supplier Anglia Sports Wear. Where a student's skirt is too short parents/guardians may be asked to purchase a skirt of knee length.‍
Trousers - Compulsory for Year 7 – Year 11. School grey trousers available from our online supplier Anglia Sports Wear. No design or fashion features. No jeans, cords, shorts, leggings or form-fitting trousers are permitted in school ‍
Footwear - Formal, plain black, low heeled shoes with full fronts and backs. No trainers or trainer style shoes, canvas shoes or boots will be accepted.‍
Socks / Tights - Black or white plain socks, neutral or black tights.
‍Jumper or Cardigan - Students are permitted to wear a jumper or cardigan under their blazer but this must be a black jumper or cardigan (No branding or embellishments are permitted).
‍Outdoor coat - Jumpers, cardigans, outdoor coats, hooded tops are not to be worn instead of blazers. Students wearing outdoor wear are required to leave it in a secure place throughout the day. Students are not allowed to wear coats inside the college buildings. Coats are permitted to be worn outdoors during break and lunchtimes and to and from college.

PE uniform

It is departmental policy for all students to wear the correct Lift Tendring P.E. uniform.

Year 7/8/9 students must have:

Red and black school polo
Black loose fitting sports shorts or black skort or black leggings.
Black and red rugby shirt (boys only)
White ankle socks
Black football socks
Trainers (no converse or plimsolls).
Football boots (boys only)

(We strongly advise a gum shield for rugby). Please note, students must not wear Nike Pro or Cycling Shorts. Loose sports shorts are acceptable.

Optional for outdoor lessons:

Black leggings
Black skorts
Black shorts
Red and black football socks
Black skinny tracksuit bottoms
Red and black sweatshirt
Black underlayer

Please note - optional items outlined above do not have to have the school logo but must be plain, unbranded and correct colours.

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Where to buy

The school uniform can be ordered online, here.

General expectations

Make-up/ eyelashes/ false Nails - Must not be worn, false (acrylic or gel) varnished nails, make-up or false eyelashes are not permitted.

Jewellery / body piercings - A wristwatch and/or a pair of small plain ear-studs only may be worn. Nose studs, lip studs and tongue piercings are not allowed. Jewellery must be removed for PE or Technology. Tendring Technology College does not accept responsibility for these items. Bracelets are not allowed and all inappropriate jewellery may be removed from students and returned directly to parents.

Hair colour- All hair must be a natural colour and all hair that can be tied up must be when students take part in Practical Design Technology, practical science and PE lessons. Extreme hair cuts and patterns are not permitted.

Please note that the following are regarded as inappropriate:

Polo shirts
Hooded tops
Jeans and cords
Shorts

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Equipment

Equipment- All students must have the correct equipment to be able to participate in their learning. All students are expected to have a green pen, black pen, highlighter pencil, ruler, eraser, protractor and a scientific calculator. This will be checked during tutor time each morning. Students will be able to buy equipment at the school shop.

Mobile phones- Should not be seen or heard on the school premises. Should a student need to contact parents/guardians they can contact their year team at break or lunch and they will facilitate this. Should a parent/guardian need to contact a student please contact reception who will pass on the message to the student. If a student uses their mobile phone on the school premises it will be confiscated and given to reception until the end of the day.