Where the blazers is Education's evidence?

EDUCATION'S decision to change high school uniforms is not sufficiently evidence-based and worries most teachers, a deputy has said.

Former teacher Sean McManus (pictured) said the decision to make pupils swap polo shirts and sweatshirts for shirts, ties and blazers, had been made without consulting parents and teachers.

'The lack of comprehensive consultation prior to this shock announcement does strike me as being out of step with current expectations,' he said.

The States, he said, had only recently agreed to adopt the six principles of good governance and principle six emphasised the importance of engaging stakeholders.

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