School day, uniform and equipment

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Our school day consists of five timetabled lessons, tutorial time and regular breaks. Total school hours are  

8:30
Tutor time or assembly
9:00
Period One
10:00
Period Two
11:00
Break
11:20
Period Three
12:20
Period Four
13:20
Lunch
14:05
Period Five
15:05
End of day - extra curricular clubs and detentions



The school's uniform suppliers are:

White Hall Clothiers,
77 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0EZ,  020 7703 3604. Please see website for location details.

Bailwood, 246 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6JU. Please see website for location details.

All items are available from our uniform suppliers, but non-branded uniform items may also be purchased elsewhere.

‍Students are expected to be properly dressed in appropriate school uniform whenever they are in our care. Students who are not properly dressed may be sent home or denied admission to lessons. Details of the school uniform are listed below.

Uniform list

Jumper

Forest green V-neck sweater featuring the Charter East Dulwich logo*.

Shirt

White polo shirt. This can be plain or featuring the Charter East Dulwich logo*. No long sleeve tops are to be worn under the polo shirt expect for cultural or religious reasons.

Trousers

Smart, tailored, plain mid grey trousers of waist height and ankle length. (No jeans, denims, chinos, cords, combats, skinny fit, recent fashion trend or other casual trousers. No trousers with accessories including leg pockets, zips etc.)

Skirts

Smart, tailored, plain mid grey skirts, knee length or longer.

Socks/ tights

Plain black, grey or white knee or ankle height socks, or plain black or grey tights. No over the knee socks or leggings.

Shoes

Plain black leather shoes. No trainers (regardless of colour), canvas shoes or boots of any description. No suede shoes or Vans of any description. Plain black Kicker shoes are acceptable.

PE Kit

Forest green PE jumper and T shirt, both featuring the Charter East Dulwich logo*. Black shorts/skirt as appropriate and long black sports trousers. PE shoes should have white soles.

Plain, dark-coloured PE kit bag. Drawstring bags are acceptable for PE Kit.

Coat

Plain waterproof black, dark grey or navy blue coat only - no large logos or colours, no leather jackets. No denim jackets, regardless of colour.

Hats and sportswear/tracksuit tops or hooded tops are not allowed in school (apart from the school logo hooded top for PE). Plain dark coloured woollen hats are allowed in winter.

Please note:

  • Hair must be of a natural colour and worn in a style suitable for school. No extreme hairstyles will be permitted, this includes colours and partial shaving or patterns. The final decision on suitability for school will be at the discretion of the senior leadership team.
  • Hairstyling accessories must be in plain black or forest green only. Headscarves may be worn for religious reasons only and must be plain, dark colours.
  • Students with pierced ears may wear a single pair of small matching plain studs only, one in each ear. Students will be permitted to wear a plain wristwatch but necklaces, bracelets and facial jewellery such as nose studs are not allowed.

The school's uniform suppliers are:

White Hall Clothiers, 77 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0EZ,  020 7703 3604. Please see website for location details.

Bailwood, 246 Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6JU. Please see website for location details.

All items are available from our uniform suppliers, but non-branded uniform items may also be purchased elsewhere.

You may also wish to visit The Friends of TCSED’s second hand school uniform sale

Every student must bring a plain, dark-coloured rucksack without a logo that is big enough to carry textbooks, exercise books and pieces of work every day. 

The bag should contain a pencil case, calculator, school planner and PE kit if required that day, along with any other equipment required for subjects that day. 

Students’ pencil cases should contain 2 blue or black pens, 1 red pen, 2 pencils, eraser and basic equipment for maths lessons (ruler, compass and protractor).

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