Blow to clothing vouchers;In brief

22nd January 1999, 12:00am

Share

Blow to clothing vouchers;In brief

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/blow-clothing-vouchersin-brief
VOUCHERS SENT to parents to buy shoes, trousers and tops are being ditched by Renfrewshire following Littlewoods’s decision to pull out of children’s clothing and footwear. Other west of Scotland councils are likely to be affected. The council will replace the vouchers with pound;50 grants and is to give parents freedom to buy uniforms through bulk purchase schemes or in local shops. Twenty primaries currently have a deal with a Paisley company to supply discount uniform.

Want to keep reading for free?

Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters.

Keep reading for just £1 per month

You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get:

  • Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content
  • Exclusive subscriber-only stories
  • Award-winning email newsletters
Recent
Most read
Most shared