Network Managers & ICT Techs in Secondary Schools & Academies: Dress Code?

[captaincharisma]

Jumper, shirt and tie usually. As it is really hot at the minute I go with shirt and no tie.

 

Smart trousers and shoes always.

[HarryMonkey]

Trousers and shirt (short sleeved) and smart shoes. I have been known to wear a tie but that happens rarely these days. Denim of any sort is banned during term time. During the holidays it's jeans and t-shirt along with trainers.

[Grey-gear]

School time: - Work place provided polo-shirt, black trousers and black shoes

Non school time: - Work place provided polo-shirt, jeans and any shoes

[zebulunn]

NM wears office smarts whereas the gentleman technicians wear hardwearing work trousers + shirt.

I'm more comfortable in office wear and not bothered doing my dirtier duties in them.

[DPrince]

IT department branded polo shirts and smart trousers, although this usually translates to black jeans.

Holidays, just casual clothes (usually jeans/shorts and a t-shirt).

 

Department shirts say IT Department, whereas mine says IT Manager.

 

We also get similarly branded hoodies, jumpers, light jackets and winter coats, plus hard hat and neon jackets.

Edited June 12, 2014 by DPrince

[Joanne]

I used to wear workwear trousers. They were good and hard wearing whilst also being smart and comfortable. I'm in a primary school now though, so anything goes. I'm in brown skinny jeans and a nice top at the moment. Some of the staff here wear some awful clothes. I hope when the new head starts that they implement staff dress code. I wouldn't mind looking smarter!

[hardtailstar]

During school time: black shoes, smart shorts or trousers (usually always in shorts unless in meetings), shirt and tie

Holidays: any old clothes of mine that I dont mind getting dirty or ruined

 

Managed to get the Heads in all my three schools to agree to me wearing shorts as I argued that females could wear skirts in the summer.

[Zoom7000]

I've worn my Islamic attire all my working life (Think Arab Shiekh, if you wanna paint a picture!)

 

My schools have never had a problem with it and I've never been challenged otherwise. So much so, that when one of my many previous RM managers bought in a formal uniform, he exempted me from the policy. Kudos to him on that one!

 

The only thing I have been challenged on was trainers, but the amount of posh shoes I've had to go through, trainers were the only real option. He did promise us steel toe caps, but he left before the policy was implemented!

[PotNoodleTech]

I used to wear workwear trousers. They were good and hard wearing whilst also being smart and comfortable. I'm in a primary school now though, so anything goes. I'm in brown skinny jeans and a nice top at the moment. Some of the staff here wear some awful clothes. I hope when the new head starts that they implement staff dress code. I wouldn't mind looking smarter!

 

Why wait for them?? Sounds like a great excuse to go out and buy some new suits / dresses, shoes and of course handbags!! Yay!

[PotNoodleTech]

IT department branded polo shirts and smart trousers, although this usually translates to black jeans.

Holidays, just casual clothes (usually jeans/shorts and a t-shirt).

 

Department shirts say IT Department, whereas mine says IT Manager.

 

We also get similarly branded hoodies, jumpers, light jackets and winter coats, plus hard hat and neon jackets.

 

Where do you get your branded stuff from?

 

I quite fancy getting a shirt made with:

Director of IT

Assistant Director of IT

IT Coordinator

IT Manager

Assistant IT Manager

Network Team Leader (Cisco)

Network Team Leader (HP Procurve)

Intel Server Team Leader

3rd Line Support Team Leader

2nd Line Support Team Leader

Desktop Support Team Leader

Senior IT Technician

IT Technician

Junior IT Technician

Trainee Site Manager

Trainee Caretaker

 

Hm any more?

Edited June 12, 2014 by PotNoodleTech

[RichCowell]

Where do you get your branded stuff from?

 

I quite fancy getting a shirt made with:

Director of IT

Assistant Director of IT

IT Coordinator

IT Manager

Assistant IT Manager

Network Team Leader (Cisco)

Network Team Leader (HP Procurve)

Intel Server Team Leader

3rd Line Support Team Leader

2nd Line Support Team Leader

Desktop Support Team Leader

Senior IT Technician

IT Technician

Junior IT Technician

Trainee Site Manager

Trainee Caretaker

 

Hm any more?

 

I'd always worn plain black polo-shirts until recently... now I have them with the ANME logo on - didn't ask, but no one seems to mind... got them done at the same place the school gets their printing & PE branded stuff done - Galaxyprint

[themightymrp]

Our school staff dress code forces me into shirt, tie, trousers and shoes

[Tall_Paul]

School branded shirts with 'ICT Support' added, black combat trousers and shoes.

 

When I was promoted to ICT Manager I made of point of saying I should wear the same as my technicians and the Head at the time agreed.

[sippo]

I used to wear branded polo's but had to buy them out of my own pocket, so just bought shirts which were better quality anyway.

[Pyroman]

Jesus, do you not all melt in the summer? Camo combat shorts and a t-shirt (usually a band or some geeky slogan) here with either trainers or steelies and full length combats in the winter. I was forced to wear a suit in my last job and HATED it, i've never worn one to work since.

[witch]

I've worn my Islamic attire all my working life (Think Arab Shiekh, if you wanna paint a picture!)

 

My schools have never had a problem with it and I've never been challenged otherwise. So much so, that when one of my many previous RM managers bought in a formal uniform, he exempted me from the policy. Kudos to him on that one!

I would be pretty annoyed if that happened here - it isn't a religious requirement as far as I know, it is your choice so how come you get to keep your choice and others can't keep theirs?

[superatticman]

Shirt and tie for term time. Anything we like for non term time. Overalls provided for 'dirty' work as and when.

[CAM]

I've worn my Islamic attire all my working life (Think Arab Shiekh, if you wanna paint a picture!)

 

My schools have never had a problem with it and I've never been challenged otherwise. So much so, that when one of my many previous RM managers bought in a formal uniform, he exempted me from the policy. Kudos to him on that one!

 

The only thing I have been challenged on was trainers, but the amount of posh shoes I've had to go through, trainers were the only real option. He did promise us steel toe caps, but he left before the policy was implemented!

 

That sounds pretty awesome to me, dressed as a sheikh to work.

[Duckstein]

Shirt, tie etc here...though the last few days I have been chancing it with no tie. No-one important has mentioned it, so it may become a regular occurrence! I'd rather be in polo shirts etc like the good old days, but it's not going to happen unfortunately

[hardtailstar]

Jesus, do you not all melt in the summer? Camo combat shorts and a t-shirt (usually a band or some geeky slogan) here with either trainers or steelies and full length combats in the winter. I was forced to wear a suit in my last job and HATED it, i've never worn one to work since.

 

nope as I get to wear shorts with a shirt

[HarryMonkey]

It always amazes me the number of people who find it necessary to wear steel toed boots/shoes. I 've worked in schools for getting on for twenty years now and haven't come across a situation that would require safety boots. I guess I've been lucky with the tie thing as well, I've never got it caught in anything, mainly because I've always tucked it in my shirt if I find myself in a situation where it may be in the way. I reckon it's just an excuse by those who don't want to wear one.

[HTCPCP]

If i'm at one of my primary schools, smart shoes, black trousers and a grey branded polo. If im in the office, it's meant to be a suit and tie, but not warn a tie for 2 years at work - and it lead to the fight when we stopped wearing them in the office, after they kept getting in the way. The SLT finally agreed that it was probably a health and safety risk and let us not wear them.

Summer it's whatever we want to wear, as long as it's suitable for the work you are doing (i.e. not high heels if you aren't going to be behind the desk for the whole day etc)

[Oaktech]

I've worn my Islamic attire all my working life (Think Arab Shiekh, if you wanna paint a picture!)

 

My schools have never had a problem with it and I've never been challenged otherwise. So much so, that when one of my many previous RM managers bought in a formal uniform, he exempted me from the policy. Kudos to him on that one!

 

The only thing I have been challenged on was trainers, but the amount of posh shoes I've had to go through, trainers were the only real option. He did promise us steel toe caps, but he left before the policy was implemented!

 

You know what, if it's good in the heat, i'm in! I'm fecking roasting!

[Marshall_IT]

NM & assistant NM full suit. Techs wear shirt and trousers.

Last place Techs wrote school branded polo shirt

[Zoom7000]

I would be pretty annoyed if that happened here - it isn't a religious requirement as far as I know, it is your choice so how come you get to keep your choice and others can't keep theirs?

 

I didn't make any requests either way. No, it isn't a religious requirement. It was entirely my managers decision and he made it without consulting me prior to his announcement. No one else seemed to have a problem with it. I dress the way I dress everywhere I go. Whether it be home, work, event, etc. I see it as smart formal wear. I wore it to my job interview and I got the job and I wear it to work everyday. I don't own a suit and tie set and have always had the mindset that if they didn't accept me for the way I dressed, then I was better off without them.

 

If I was asked to adhere to a strict uniform policy then I would do so, as long as my employer supplied me with the uniform. I didn't ask for any special treatment, just because I may come across as "not the norm".

 

Fear. Fear of being called a racist or taken to the cleaners for having such vile opinions.

 

I can't speak for others, but I would have never done anything of the sort.

Edited June 13, 2014 by Zoom7000