All students are expected to wear the school uniform and parental cooperation is essential.

In short, extremes of any part of the uniform are to be avoided – please contact the school for advice if you have any doubt before buying an item of uniform.

Stockists

Most of the items can be obtained at the usual clothing shops and department stores, however, items must adhere to the colours and styles indicated.  The school tie, blazer and sweatshirt are available from Rawcliffes, 45 Talbot Road, Blackpool, FY1 1LL.

Telephone Number 01253 628337.  (Open from 9am  – 5.30pm Monday – Saturday)

Uniform Guidlines

Boys - Years 7 -10

Blazer - Navy with Palatine badge on
Shirt - White with collar suitable for normal wear with a tie
Tie - School tie, in school/house colours
Trousers - Dark Grey/Black (straight leg style)
Shoes - All over black leather shoe in a sensible and practical style. NO TRAINERS
Socks - No bright colours  

Girls - Years 7 -10

Blazer - Navy with Palatine badge on
Shirt - White with collar suitable for normal wear with a tie
Tie - School tie, in school/house colours
Trousers - Dark Grey/Black (straight leg style)
Skirt      Navy – standard school length 
Shoes - All over black leather shoe in a sensible and practical style. NO TRAINERS
Socks - Girls must wear white socks and boys must wear black socks. No bright socks allowed.

Year 11

Students in Year 11 may replace the blazer, shirt and tie with the following:

Shirt - White polo shirt (plain including collar with school name
embroidered)  
Sweatshirt - Official school sweatshirt, maroon with school name
embroidered.

Jewellery

A WATCH MAY BE WORN AT THE STUDENTS OWN RISK. NO RINGS ARE ALLOWED.
Earrings must not be worn, though a single stud can be worn in each ear.

Games & PE Kit

Winter: Palatine/White polo shirt *, Navy blue, shadow striped school shorts, Palatine tracksuit , Navy blue swimming costume/swimming shorts.

Summer: Palatine/White polo shirt *, Navy blue, shadow striped school shorts, Navy blue swimming costume/swimming shorts, Tracksuit top if cold outside.

* Polo Shirts, embroidered on collar/sleeves to reflect house colours .  (Moorhouse: Yellow, Lewis: Green, Thompson: Blue, Redgrave: red)  This is compulsory for year 7.  For years 8 – 11, please purchase the new shirt as and when replacements are needed.

Writing Materials

Students must provide a pen, pencil and ruler for all lessons. 

School Bags

A suitable bag is essential for carrying school books and equipment. It is essential that the bag has a name of the owner written in if possible.

Mobile Phones

Mobile phones should NOT be brought into school. Any student seen in possession of a mobile phone, or indeed any other electronic item, e.g. MP 3 Players, I-Pods etc, then these should be confiscated immediately.

Hairstyles

To maintain the positive ethos of the school, we ask that all students maintain hairstyles suitable for school. The school reserves the right to consider what constitutes an inappropriate hairstyle, and may send students home if deemed necessary.

Protective Clothing

Some form of protection is often advisable when working in Art. The teacher will inform students as necessary.

The Health & Safety regulations requires that protective clothing be worn in certain practical lessons:

SCIENCE

Students working in laboratories must wear protective googles and plastic gloves when using chemicals and/or apparatus.   Both of these items are provided by the school and students to ask them to where them at appropriate times throughout the lesson.

TECHNOLOGY  

Students need to provide an apron and wear protective goggles when working in technology. (School will provide the goggles)

General Information

Ideally all items/garments need to be clearly labelled on the inside with the name of the student to help with the speedy return of lost items.

Help with cost of school uniforms may be available to parents.  If eligible, parents/guardians may be able to receive a cheque from the local authority to help with the costs of school clothing.  The amounts do vary from £20 to £50 depending on which school year your child will be entering into each September.  

The list below should enable parents of Year 7 students starting with us at Palatine in 2009 to buy the correct colour ties and PE Kit.   

Forms 7 PW & & PI - Lewis House 
Forms 7ALL & 7AB - Redgrave House
Forms  7MB & 7KAB - Thompson House  
Forms 7DE & 7HP - Moorhouse House