This is for a friend ....

Can you say what kids wear for PE at your schools, please.

Do reception children get changed? Or does this take up too much time.

Our early years get changed in to shorts and t-shirts to

It the same in our school, shorts and t-shirts too

shorts and t-shirts right the way through the school.

Is there an issue at your friends school miss h?

...and tracksuits for cold weather outdoor PE

In our school it depends on the weather and if they are inside or out. Shorts and t shirt or joggers and sweatshirt. or any combination.

Yup - her son is in yr 2 at a school in Wales ... In Reception, they went to school in joggers on PE days .... After that, parents were advised the kids would take off outer clothing and do PE in the vests and knicks.

Yesterday, after PE he told her they had to do it in their underpants only (girls could wear vests). She was going to see a parent governor about it this afternoon, I think.

When the PE kit issue was raised with school last year, the reason they were given was it takes up too much time ....

At my school, Reception kids start off just taking shoes off, but after a few weeks progress to using the PE kit.

Update: She saw the class teacher and Head after school this afternoon.

They said it is because: A) they feel there isn't the time for the kids to change, to which she suggested adding 5mins to the lesson - but they said they can't.

B) They also said the biggest reason is Health and Safety - they are not allowed to let the kids have loose clothing incase it catches. (!)


I've never heard anything like it!!!!!

how ridiculous!

poor kids will dread PE and changing!

loose clothing doesn't that include pants and vests then
they will be doing it in the nude next. So the rest of the school do it this way aswell then. What a load of

For indoor PE our children wear T shirts and shorts and go bearfoot.

All T shirts MUST be tucked in and any earings reoved or taped if removal is not possible.

Our children change for PE from the very first day in school, first couple of weeks the children take ages to change and by the time they are all ready they literally go into the hall, have a look round, then go get changed back but by half term they are (mostly) getting changed independantly in plenty of time for a full lesson.

Their reasoning is flawed because if its a time issue then the children have to strip then redress anyway, putting and taking off shorts an t.shirts would only increase this time by minutes.
If they strip to vest and pants are their vests long enough to tuck into their pants, if not this would constitute as loose clothing which for H & S reasons is unacceptable

seems to me like laziness on the part of the staff to me

Thanks Summer - that is exactly what we thought, putting on/taking off a t-shirt and shorts hardly adds to the changing time in our opinion.

Also the "girls can wear pants and vests" and boys "pants only" surely is not complying with sex equality policies ....

our reception classes have started getting changed for PE this term.

all children have to wear white t-shirt, black shorts and black plimsolls/bare feet indoors.

outdoors its same for summer but in winter they can wear track-suit/joghging bottoms but they should be dark in colour. they can also wear trainers for outdoor PE

All our children wear t-shirt/shorts unless they have forgotten and are comfortable to do it their undies (yr-y2). Don't think any child should be asked/made to do it undressed.

I had to complain a few years ago because my son (reception)was asked to take off his vest as it had sleeves (but it was an M&S vest not a t-shirt) and was considered unsafe......... but the y1&2 did it in shorts/t-shirts which wasn't unsafe as it was PE kit!! Try as I might I couldn't get them to explain the difference other than It's the rules.

Usually shorts and tshirt but sometimes just take off shoes and socks cos our slot is after assembly and if it goes on a long time don't have enough time to get changed, usually do dance on those days I work in year 1. Why do you ask????