Another parent of a pupil at Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School in Neath said his child was given detention for wearing his school PE kit, adding: "A [staff member] phoned me and said they are not ...

But the government says costly branded PE kits are themselves a barrier to participation - and no child should be excluded or discouraged because they do not have the right kit. Research has ...

Add on a tracksuit for winter, and trainers of course, but surely these are items every child would already have in their wardrobe? So why the need for more help with PE kit in particular?