A school in Shropshire is set to replace its traditional uniform with PE kits!

William Brookes School trialled the change last week. Pupils left their blue shirts and ties at home and came in wearing branded tracksuits instead.

The aim is to encourage pupils to spend more time being active and learning outdoors. Head teacher Mrs Ruth Shaw told the BBC: “I just don’t believe that wearing a shirt and tie means that you will learn better.”

The school has spoken to parents and is working to help bring down the cost of buying more sets of PE kit. It plans to make the swap permanent when classes begin again in September.

Pupils have enjoyed the change, saying it’s still smart, but “more modern” and “a lot comfier”.

Some of you will be old enough to remember that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, many schools allowed pupils to go in wearing their PE kits if they had PE that day, to save changing.

But would you like your school to copy William Brookes’ idea, and wear your PE kit in all of your classes?