Many parents are under pressure to meet the costs of sending their children to school, two charities have warned.
Barnardo's and Citizen's Advice found three-quarters of parents it surveyed said the cost of uniforms and other school supplies was a source of stress.
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However, Citizen's Advice said many schools were ignoring the advice aimed at helping parents on low incomes.
Clear advice
Last year the government issued the guidance which said schools should help limit the expense of uniforms and that governing bodies should ensure uniforms were widely available rather than from an expensive sole supplier.
Citizen's Advice found that seven out of the eight schools in one English borough were not following the advice.
The government said that its guidelines were clear and it encouraged parents who were unhappy about the cost of their child's uniform to raise their concerns with the school.
(BBC)
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