The first term of the new uniform regulations began after the Easter break. Rules regarding overcoats had also been tightened up, with both boys and girls wearing the school double breasted ‘dress’ coats which just and so covered both the boy’s shorts and the girl’s skirts. It’s safe to assume every boy felt nervous and […]

The first week at Ashford was mainly ‘getting to know you’ and drawing up their time table for each day’s classes. Once in school Michael didn’t feel too self conscious about the uniform. However walking to and from school, he was subject to the occasional tease from the kid’s who attended the ‘normal’ schools. He […]

I stared at my stockinged lap guiltily and cursed every strand of nylon that clad my freshly shaved legs. No more than two minutes ago I felt fantastic… like these tights and this dress were made just for me. Like they were meant just for me. But now, as I sit with shame coursing through […]

It was the Friday afternoon art class and as we all filtered in and took our seats, the teacher announced, “Now children I’m sure you’re all aware it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday… so today we’re all going to make Mother’s Day cards.” A few of the kids put their hands up and said they’d already […]

I was mostly brought up in in a small town a few miles outside of Bath. I lived with both parents and my big brother. He was fifteen and I was eleven when my parents dropped the bombshell that we were moving to the channel islands. And when they showed us which one, we weren’t […]

“Because that photo’s embarrassing.” I replied. “Which one?” Mum knowingly asked. “The one from Easter?” “Yes. I don’t want anyone seeing me in a dress.” “You look lovely.” she told me. “But I’m a boy.” “And you still look lovely.” my mother reiterated. “Everyone says so.” “Only because I look like a girl.” I moaned. […]

I guess I was in my 3rd year at senior school when I realised the advantages of truancy. You see, ever since I started senior school I’d been bullied and picked on by a couple of boys in my class, one in particular, but he’d influence some of the others to join his cause and make […]

15 year old Peter had been expelled from school and is now permanently grounded at home. After being caught climbing out of the window by his mother, he has lost access to his own room and is staying in his sisters bedroom instead. This means the only clothing Peter has are his sisters! Peter has […]

Peter’s childhood was relatively normal; he played army with his friends, climbed trees, had a train set and loads of action figures and liked nothing more than his trusty old jeans with a hole in the knee, a zip up hoodie and his thoroughly worn in trainers. His mother, Helen is an architect and his […]

“Well they’ll dry out eventually.” Mum replied, before taking hold of a J-cloth with one hand, me with the other and barging me back to my sister’s room. She ordered me to clean up the mess I’d made on the floor, before hanging up the clothes I’d been trying on, which were now scattered around […]