The rising cost of school uniforms is sending families into debt.

According to a study conducted by the Children’s Society late last year, the rising cost of school uniforms is stretching many parents’ finances to breaking point and plunging them into debt just to send their children to school with the appropriate attire.

On average, the cost of children’s uniforms has risen by 7% in the last three years with 13% of parents admitting that they are having to borrow the money they need to buy a school uniform for their child. This creates a circle of debt that’s difficult to escape from.

Furthermore, with many schools and academies insisting that parents purchase blazers and jumpers embellished with their school emblem, kitting out a single child for just one academic year is now costing in excess of £300, making it more expensive than ever for many families to pay for the essential items they need for their children.

Add in the fact that children can also be careless with their clothing at school and often lose or bring home an item that doesn’t belong to them; then the pressure is piled on even more with the cost to replace the missing item having to come out of the weekly household budget.

Raw Labels, a manufacturer of children’s clothing labels, name stickers and ID wristbands can help parents to safeguard their child’ s expensive pieces of school uniform with its clever, low cost iron-on clothing labels.

Complete with the child’s name and a colourful and fun image, it won’t matter if a child has several classmates with the same name – the cute cartoon on the label helps children identify which shirt or jumper belongs to them after a physical education lesson or a run around the playground after lunch.

Better still, the labels don’t require any sewing and are easy to apply with a warm iron during the weekly uniform ironing session, so they offer the ideal solution to time-poor parents with limited sewing skills.

Available in both small and medium sizes, the labels are suitable for any piece of clothing or material that can be ironed and are also incredibly hardwearing. They are completely waterproof so the label won’t come off in the wash.

The labels are also cost-effective too, with several labels affixed to each sheet so that the entire uniform can be labelled quickly with minimal effort and cost.

To find out more about the range of kid’s iron-on clothing labels from Raw Labels, visit https://www.rawlabels.co.uk/