But what do this bill mean to parents and pupils? Here's what you need to know. 

Help with school uniform costs 

School uniforms can contribute to a sense of belonging for students as well as reducing peer pressure when it comes to clothing choices. 

But we know many families are struggling with the mounting cost of school uniforms - with half of parents feeling concerned about the cost of uniforms and 12% saying they have been in financial hardship as a result. 

Many schools are already taking steps to reduce school uniforms costs, but others still require 10 or more branded items per child. That means those parents have fewer options to buy cheaper uniform items from the high street or supermarkets. 

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill will ban schools from requiring parents to buy more than three branded items as part of the school uniform. Secondary and Middle schools will be able to require an additional branded item if one of those items is a branded tie. The government is clear that these items should be limited to low-cost and long-wearing items only.  

 This means, for the first time, no school in England will be able to require unnecessarily large numbers of branded items, so no parent will be unfairly disadvantaged. 

How much will parents save? 

Currently 24% of primary and 70% of secondary schools still require five or more branded items, with some parents saying they were asked to provide 10 or more. Others already require less than three or four branded items. That means savings will depend on the reduction in branded items required.  

Costs will vary from supplier to supplier, but parents of pupils at schools that have to remove at least one item could save on average around GBP14 per primary pupil and GBP19 per secondary pupil. This is because there will be more options available to parents when it comes to buying their uniform.  

Source: Gov.uk