Uniform Policy

Nishkam School pupils are ambassadors of the school and all the Nishkam Schools in the trust.  We believe our uniform fosters a sense of belonging, pride and identity. It sets high standards for students and makes an important contribution to a positive and purposeful working environment. We ask that parents support us with the uniform policy and ensure pupils come to school with smart, clean uniform on every day.

The schools uniform supplier is My Uniform Hub

Please ensure that all items of uniform are clearly labelled with your child’s name; this is very important as we cannot take responsibility for unnamed items.

Articles of Faith

• Articles of faith may be worn as specified by an appropriate religious authority.
• A Kirpan may be worn under the uniform by Amritdhari (initiated) Sikhs only, with written permission from parents. It is expected that all pupils wearing the kirpan, fully understand their responsibilities.

Jewellery

In the interests of safety, pupils should not wear jewellery as these can easily get caught. Articles of faith maybe worn; we will ask children to help us make a safe environment for all by respectfully asking them to cover articles of faith with protective cover during PE to prevent any risk of accident.  

To reflect any professional working environment, male students are not permitted to wear earrings. Female students may wear simple stud earrings.

Pupils should not come to school wearing any of the following;

• A loosely hanging patka; it should be tied neatly.
• Loose hair. Keshadhari boys should tie hair at the top of the head and not at the back.  Keshadhari Sikh boys will wear a Dastaar from Year 7 onwards.
• Skirts other than the standard school uniform version.
• Jeans or skinny trousers
• Leggings (or similar).
• Patterned or “fishnet” tights; only plain grey tights with the school skirt will be permitted.
• Boots, flip flops, trainers.
• Jewellery including bracelets, necklaces, wristbands, non-ear piercings. Stipulated articles of faith may be worn.  
• Earrings other than simple studs for female students, or multiple pairs of earrings.
• Male students wearing earrings.
• Make up. (Make up not is allowed).
• Acrylic nails, nail gels, nail colouring and varnish.
• Hoodies, denim jackets, leather jackets or tracksuit tops worn as an outside jacket.
• Extreme hairstyles (Mohawks, tramlines, shaved patterns, less than grade two, unnatural hair dye colours).

The uniform is compulsory to wear at all times on the journey to and from the school and during the school day. Failure to adhere to the policy is serious and will be addressed through the school’s behaviour protocols.