Funding for school uniform

The Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust is a small charity with a long history of providing financial support to families in the UK fashion and textile industry.

We encourage families to think about what their children will need for the school year ahead, such as:

• School Uniform (including nurseries which require uniform)
• PE Kit
• Footwear
• Sixth Form Clothing (e.g. general clothing and/or if formal attire is required)
• College Clothing (e.g. specialist clothing for vocational courses)
• General clothing for all children aged 0-18 years
• Study Essentials (e.g. schoolbag, stationery, books, etc)
• Course equipment (e.g to support vocational courses)
• Laptop for homework (if they are in secondary education and have no access to a home computer)
• Tablets for homeschooling (if they are in primary school education and have no access to a home computer)
• Specialist educational tools: If your child has additional educational needs and could benefit form specialist educational tools we can support with this too. Please note: we do have capped amounts for most items. Amounts awarded are at the discretion of the charity.

There are some items which we cannot fund, including:

• Laptops for children under 11 years, unless they have a diagnosed specialist educational need
• Travel costs
• School trips
• Tuition Fees
• School Fees

Our grants can help families who are struggling to afford the cost of school uniform and study essentials for their children (aged 18 years and under) from early years to secondary, sixth form and vocational college too.

To apply for an FTCT grant, one parent must work OR have recently worked for a UK fashion or textile company. This work must have been for at least one year within the last nine years. The person applying must also claim child benefit for the child who needs a grant.