What Schoolchildren Wear in Britain

In many schools in Britain pupils must wear uniforms. Schoolboys wear white shirts and ties with the colors of their schools. Over their shirts they wear school jackets; their school jackets are called blazers. The schoolboys have the school badges on the pockets of their blazers, they have the school badges on their caps too. English school girls wear blouses or shirts and skirts. In some schools the schoolgirls wear dresses and hats with coloured ribbons and badges. Girls usually wear black stockings or tights and shoes. At the PE lessons boys and girls wear T-shirts, shorts and trainers.