Home Fife News Fife Sport Features Local Bands Guestbook Home of Golf Tourist Info. The local authority s education committee is currently considering asking students, parents and school staff if they would support the introduction of a dress code in schools throughout the Kingdom. The proposal has already met with support from many local primary and secondary head teachers. Viewforth rector Ian Baxter told The Fife Free Press he would back any moves by the Council to introduce a dress code. At the moment dressing in dark colours or a shirt and school tie is encouraged in our school prospectus, he said.
Pupils can also wear a school sweatshirt if they wish.
It establishes a sense of pride in the school and the majority of pupils do abide by this. This view was echoed by Kirkcaldy High School rector Robert Fraser who said he welcomed any proposal which would mean more pupils had to wear uniform. At the moment we are consulting with pupils, parents and the school board to see if they would support a change to the present uniform, he told The Press. We have discussed the possibility of replacing blazers, which have been around since about 1955, with school fleeces which are more practical these days. The uniform is also important in terms of security and safety, as we need to know the difference between our pupils and visitors to the school.