Dress Code

• All members of the Nations community (students, teachers, administrative and auxiliary staff) are asked to
observe a standard of dress that shows mutual respect and cultural sensitivity towards one another.

• The school is a place of learning and dress should be appropriate - ‘Nations’ is not a leisure centre, a bar, a
disco or a beach.

• Students may wear hats at school. However, students should remove their hat in class (unless the
hat/headgear is worn for medical or religious/cultural reasons).

• Piercings (which are discreet and not dangerous) such as nose-rings are seen as a personal, individual and
cultural choice. Students may be required to remove piercings during sports classes or where they represent a
safety issue.

• Make-up should be discreet and subtle.

• Flip-flops are not appropriate footwear.

Enforcing a dress code:

It is difficult to produce an exhaustive list of dos and don’ts. However, as general rules, the following are not
acceptable:
o Long, dangly earrings or elaborate jewelry
o See-through or revealing clothing
o Clothing with holes
o Very short skirts or shorts
o Clothing that displays offensive language or pictures
o Shoes/boots with very high heels
o Trousers/pants/skirts/ tops where underwear is visible

If a member of staff (a teacher, a member of the service technique, etc) asks a student to adjust the way that they are
dressed the student should comply with the request quickly and politely.

Consequences

A teacher may do any of the following depending on the case:

o Point out that the standard of dress is unacceptable

o Ask the student to wear an Ecolint T-shirt to cover up (from secretary’s office)
o Ask the student to turn an offensive T-shirt inside out
o Send the student to the Head of Pastoral Care who will send a letter home to parents
o Send the student to the Head of Secondary who will telephone parents to discuss a suitable sanction.

Dress code