Clip-on ties are replacing knotted school ties as schools worry about health and safety, says a survey of school uniform suppliers.
The Schoolwear Association says 10 schools a week in the UK are switching, because of fears of ties getting caught in equipment or strangling pupils.
There are also claims that clip-on ties can stop pupils from customising the size of the knots in their ties.
Uniforms are an “instrument of social levelling,” says the association.
The Schoolwear Association, the trade body for the school uniform industry, has been identifying this year’s trends.