Dress Code

Sixth Form Dress Code

Like any place of work Montsaye has expectations of how members of its community should dress. This is not in order to suppress individuality but so that everybody understands what is acceptable and where the boundaries are located. The dress code is designed to enable all members of the community to work together in a safe environment free from embarrassment.

Sixth Form students should dress smartly and appropriately for a working day at the academy. They should be sensitive to the needs of our community and set a good example to our younger students. We expect our students to use their common sense and judgment when choosing clothes for work at the academy. Students should dress in ways which are appropriate for a working day in the academy and this may need to be different from how they dress in other situations.

The dress code at Montsaye Academy Sixth Form is as follows:

• Smart shoes or boots. No trainers, canvas shoes, converse, sliders or crocs.
• Smart trousers. No jeans, combat trousers or tracksuits. Trousers should not have frays, fringes or rips.
• Smart skirts. Skirts should be no shorter than 10cm above the knee.
• Smart dresses, which should be no shorter than 10cm above the knee.
• Dresses must have wide-fitting shoulder straps - thin or spaghetti straps are not permitted. Shoulders should be covered up.
• Smart blouse or shirt.
• Plain T-shirts and polo shirts are allowed. No large logos, although a small, discreet logo on the breast pocket is allowed. Crop tops are not allowed and midriffs must be covered.
• Smart cardigan or jumper. No hoods or large logos. Plain jumpers of a 'sweatshirt-type' material are permitted.
• Ties and blazers are optional.
• Outer coats - denim jackets are not permitted.
• Jewellery should be discrete and unobtrusive.
• Hair should be of a natural colour.
• Hats or caps should not be worn anywhere in the school building.
• Visible tattoos should be covered.
• Sixth Form Lanyard and ID card must be worn at all times.