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Lancing College has its own shop on the school site, where all items of uniform and sports kit can be bought for both the senior school and prep schools.
Parents should try to order online and arrange a suitable time for collection over the course of the summer holidays by a pre-arranged appointment only.
The online school shop can be accessed from the College website (lancingcollege.co.uk/shop).
There will be selected fitting sessions available by a pre-arranged appointment only, and one parent and one pupil per allocated time slot.
For enquiries or to book a fitting, please contact Mrs Karen Ford on 01273 465 928 or email uniformshop@lancing.org.uk
The last date for Prep bookings and collections is Friday 23 August, orders after this date will be sent to the prep schools at the beginning of term. We have a 28 days returns policy for all returns and exchanges.
At Lancing College Prep at Worthing, we believe pupils should maintain a smart appearance at all times. To this end we would ask you to read and adhere closely to the clothing list that is contained within this booklet. The uniform is designed to be tidy but practical and it is appropriate to the age of your child.
- Items of clothing marked with a # symbol are only available from the School Shop. All other items on the list except footwear can also be purchased at the shop for a reasonable cost.
- All hair must be clean and well groomed. Overtly fashionable hairstyles (including excessively short hair) are not permitted. Please note that children with short hair should not have cuts shorter than a grade 3 and hair sculpture is not permitted. Children with hair below their collar should wear it tied up with white, navy or brown bands or ribbons. At LPW we have adopted The Halo Code which means we champion the right of staff and students to embrace all Afro hairstyles.
- Please ensure that ALL clothes are clearly marked with your child’s name (including footwear) and looped to facilitate hanging. Name tapes, and shoe labels are available from the School Shop.
All purchased items can be sent internally to the prep school for collection. Parents can send items back via the school minibus or take them back to the shop.
Jewellery
Pupils are permitted to wear one small stud in each ear lobe. Pupils are not allowed to wear bracelets or other jewellery in school. There are a range of reasons for this such as:
• reducing the pressure on young people to look/dress a certain way at school
• the fact that jewellery can be expensive and easily lost in a large, busy school environment; the school cannot take responsibility for students’ personal property
• the fact that removing jewellery can cost significant learning time in practical subjects; collecting and then returning numerous items of jewellery from 20-30 pupils is a time-consuming process.
At Lancing Prep Worthing, pupil safety is our highest priority. For this reason, we strongly prefer that earrings and studs are not worn during the school day and they must be removed for sports and physical activities to prevent injury. We advise parents to schedule any new piercings at the start of the summer holiday so that there is sufficient healing time and jewellery can be safely removed when required. Pupils and parents are responsible for ensuring earrings are taken out before lessons, and if removal is not possible for medical reasons, parents should inform the school in writing. In such cases, pupils may be asked to wear protective tape over earrings during activities.
However, it should be noted that The British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in Physical Education (BAALPE) and The Association of Physical Education (AfPE) guidance suggest that taping earrings creates a perception of safety and is not recommended and that there have been incidents where children’s ears have been injured from earrings being pulled out from under tape.
To visit the online shop, please use the link below: