The issue for you is the cost of the new uniform isn’t it? Not just that you don’t happen to like it?

Listening is one thing.. agreeing is another. If you put reasonable arguments forward, you can expect a reasonable response.

Bear in mind the reasons they want to do this. It is to make you look smarter and to give you the edge for your future interviews. You’d be amazed how many local employers will notice which schools are producing tidily dressed future employees! My guess is that the school isn’t just doing this for fun!

You don’t need two blazers. One is fine.

It may seem like a huge bind but actually, a smart uniform goes a long way to getting you accepted at university, college and in future employment.

If your struggling to pay for it, then discuss this with your parents (it is, after all, an unexpected additional cost to your budget). If they don’t have the funds then they need to contact the head confidentially. Schools do have systems in place to help with such matters in times of hardship.

Don’t protest. By all means express your feelings in a polite conversation, but if you make things difficult at school all you end up doing is damaging your own position. I suggest asking if you could have a meeting with the Head to express your concerns? Find a rep from each class. DON’T do the mass protest thing. It could easily lead to suspension or even expulsion which stays on your record and makes things VERY tough in future.

7 years is a long time. What happened back then is in the past. Don’t let it fester and become the present again.