Schools: Teachers

Lord Steinberg
asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have any proposals to change the standard of dress of school teachers. [HL673]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis)
The Government do not regulate standards of dress for the school workforce and have no plans to do so. This is a matter which is best determined at local level as part of the general terms and conditions of employment agreed between employer and employee. In doing so, our view is that a dress code should be relevant to the individual setting, taking into account the requirements of the post and equality and diversity matters.