UNIFORM
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PURCHASING UNIFORM
Maidstone Grammar School For Girls offers several choices for purchasing school uniform at your convenience; In addition to this, you have the choice to buy non specific items of school uniform from other retail outlets of your choice.
NEW ENTRANTS TO MAIDSTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
School uniform is available and on display in Simmonds, Tunbridge Wells; the shop is open from 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday. On Saturday 26th June all uniform for new and existing pupils may also be bought from a special uniform event being held at MGGS. Large discounts make this a very attractive event.
In addition online shopping is offered to all MGGS families at www.simmonds-ltd.com and all uniform including the P.E. kit may be bought online.
The Simmonds website contains useful information on school uniform. The purpose of this, together with the customer service assistance Simmonds offer, is to ensure that returned unwanted uniform items are kept to minimum quantities.
For repeat and reorder purchases, shopping online is ideal giving customers the freedom to shop from home or work. Purchases are delivered to home or an address of your choice. Shopping online can provide a ‘one stop shopping experience’ for families.
SHOPPING ONLINE
Shopping online is available to customers 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. Payment online is secure and Simmonds operate a credit / debit card payment system through World Pay. Delivery charges apply but are based on product size and weight in accordance with postage costs.
Delivery is within 5 working days unless otherwise specified.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
There is a dedicated customer service email customerservice@simmonds-ltd.com and telephone helpline available from 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
Calls and emails received out of hours will be answered when normal business resumes weekdays between 9.00am to 5.00pm.
STUDENT UNIFORM
Maidstone Grammar School For Girls requests that students are smartly dressed at all times.
The school management team may forbid any item which is considered to be inappropriate.
School Uniform - Year 7 & 8
The following should be obtained from the listed outfitters only:
A new uniform is being phased into the school. This new uniform is compulsory for Year 7 & 8 students in September 2010 and for students in all succeeding years.
The following items may be obtained from Simmonds online www.simmonds-ltd.com and in Tunbridge Wells (and not at John Lewis):
- Dark brown blazer with school crest (compulsory for year 7 and strongly recommended for year 8)
- Dark brown jumper with double gold stripe at neck and school crest.
- New school specific dark brown polyester skirt with button waistband and pleat detail. No other design may be worn. Skirts should be of reasonable length, no longer or shorter than 4 cm above or below the knee.
Or dark brown trousers of two specific designs only, with embroidered MGGS initials. No other design may be worn.
- Plain white shirt embroidered with the MGGS logo
- A compulsory blazer will be added for 2010
The following items may be obtained from any supplier:
- Plain (not patterned) brown, black, beige or white socks or tights
- A coat which must be of a dark colour and plain. Denim or leather jackets are not acceptable, neither is an alternative sweater instead of a coat
- Shoes may be black or brown and must not be slingbacks nor have platform soles nor heels higher than 4 cm. Shoes should not come above the ankle. Trainers are not acceptable. Except in extreme weather conditions, school shoes should be worn to and from school.
School Uniform - Years 9-11
The following items may be obtained from Simmonds online www.simmonds-ltd.com and in Tunbridge Wells - Dark brown jumper or sweatshirt with MGGS logo or the new school jumper with double gold stripe at neckline and school crest. (Please note that stocks of the old jumper and sweatshirt will not be replenished)
- Plain dark brown skirt (straight or pleated only, no wrap around skirts) or tailored trousers (not needlecord or denim or jeans style). Skirts must be of a reasonable length no longer or shorter than 4 cm above or below the knee. All students are welcome to wear the new jumper, skirt and/or trousers
- Plain white shirt embroidered with the MGGS logo
The following items may be obtained from any supplier
- Plain (not patterned) brown, black, beige or white socks or tights
- A coat which must be of a dark colour and plain. Denim or leather jackets are not acceptable, neither is an alternative sweater instead of a coat
- Shoes may be black or brown and must not be slingbacks nor have platform soles nor heels higher than 4 cm. Shoes should not come above the ankle. Trainers are not acceptable. Except in extreme weather conditions, school shoes should be worn to and from school.
School Uniform for Physical Education - Years 7 - 11
The following items of PE kit may be obtained from Simmonds online www.simmonds-ltd.comand in Tunbridge Wells only:
- Light blue hooded sweatshirt with the school emblem
- Navy blue tracksuit bottoms with the school emblem
- Navy blue skort with the school emblem
The following items may be purchased from any supplier:
- Sky blue aertex polo shirt with student initials embroidered on front top left
- Plain navy shorts for athletics/gymnastics/dance
- White trainers
- Knee length sky blue socks for hockey
- Short white socks for other games
- Shin pads
- We strongly recommend that you purchase a mouth guard for hockey
Student initials should be embroidered on the left hand side of all items of the PE kit underneath the crest. Pastel embroidery should be used on navy blue items and navy blue embroidery should be used on pastel blue items.
Overalls
Science/Technology
A plain coat overall with long sleeves, preferably cotton (but not nylon) with initials embroidered on the front.
We now ask that initials on Science Overalls are embroidered in a specific colour: Year 7 – Pastel blue, Year 8 – Lilac, Year 9 – Red, Year 10 – Yellow, Year 11 – Orange, Year 12/13 - any colour.
The same overall must not be worn for Science and Food Technology.
Food Technology
Any colour cotton full length apron may be worn.
A school designed apron is available to be purchased from school.
The same overall must not be worn for Food Technology and Science.
Art
Any suitable covering with long sleeves and preferably opening down the back. A long shirt may be worn back to front.
Yours sincerely
Simon J. Smith