Uniform and Equipment

Parents are advised that they agree to their children wearing the school’s uniform when they accept a place at NTC.

Support for this policy has been overwhelming in feedback from parents. Our rules are guided by a desire to ensure smartness but also that boys are properly protected from the elements. 

Consequently, we will apply a range of sanctions as outlined in the School’s Behaviour Policy in order to ensure consistency in this matter.

Sanctions can range from behaviour points to contacting home for a change of clothing.

Click the link to view our full uniform policy: School Uniform Policy

N.B. The Sixth Form are expected to dress as appropriate for work in an office environment, i.e. jacket and tie etc.

UNIFORM 

School Uniform Expectations

All students are expected to wear full school uniform at all times unless instructed otherwise.

Standard Uniform

• Black blazer with school badge (required)
  and/or
• Black fine knit V-neck pullover with embroidered school logo
• Black or dark grey school trousers
• White shirt (must be tucked in)
• School tie
• Plain, sensible black leather footwear with black soles and black laces

Summer Uniform (Term 6 only)

• White polo shirt with embroidered school logo
  (may be worn in place of shirt and tie)

Additional Guidance

• Trainers are only permitted during PE lessons or games and at no other time
  Note: If students arrive in trainers, they will be required to wear school-provided shoes. These will be sanitised after each use.
• Outerwear should be:

Dark coloured

Sensible and waterproof

• Not Permitted:

Baseball caps

Hoodies

Sports tops

JEWELLERY

Students are allowed to wear a watch and plain studs may be worn in the ear (two in total).  No facial piercings or other jewellery is to be worn.

HAIR

At NTC, we aim to present ourselves as a school community of presentable, respectable professionals, both in appearance and behaviour.  We feel it is important to adopt a professional appearance through our school uniform and overall presentation.  Therefore, student’s hair should present as smart, be of natural colouring, contain no patterns and conform to health and safety requirements.  The NTC Uniform guidelines enable us to represent not only our school community, but also our local community in which we are all proud members.

PE Kit

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Indoor Kit:

• Trainers, black shorts, black polo shirt with orange trim (which is only available via the pbuniform link), white ankle sock.

Outdoor Kit:

• Trainers (or boots depending upon the sport) black shorts, black football socks, black rugby top with orange trim via the pbuniform link

Acceptable Optional Extras:

• Track suit via the pbuniform link (plain black), shin pads may be required for some sports.

ALL CLOTHING/FOOTWEAR ITEMS MUST BE MARKED WITH THE OWNER’S NAME.

EQUIPMENT

YOU SHOULD PROVIDE YOURSELF WITH:

Pens, pencils and rulers:

In order to make the most of your secondary education, you need to be organised and to have the correct equipment for the right lessons.

You should have a school bag in which exercise books, text books and other basic school equipment and resources can be carried without becoming damaged or dirty.  Wet and muddy games kit, if carried in the same bag, will soon ruin books unless put in a separate compartment or container (e.g. a carrier bag); better still, PE kit should be transported in a separate bag.

Pencil Case containing:

• A pen (preferably rollerball or fine line)
• An HB pencil for general work and 2B and 2H pencils for Art & Technology
• An eraser
• A pencil sharpener
• A 300mm ruler
• Colouring pencils

Basic Mathematics Set containing:

• A protractor
• A pair of compasses
• Set squares
• A simple calculator

(The above can be brought either as separate items or as a set)

Other Useful Resources:

• A pocket English dictionary
• If you are studying French or Spanish a pocket Language dictionary
• A personal notebook / exercise book
• An apron which can be worn in Art and Technology to protect ordinary clothing – this could be an old large shirt
• A reading book