Leavers Hoodies Company Blog
When are skiers/snowboarders wearing their ski trip hoodies?
If you are looking for "ski trip hoodies" or "ski hoodies", it could be that you have been tasked with the purchase of the hoodies for an upcoming school, college or university winter trip to the slopes. Whether your group of kids/young adults is going skiing or...
Why do school leavers get their hoodies when they do?
Why at the end of their last term rather than at the start of their last year at school? For some, leavers hoodies coming at the end of the school year rather than at the start seems paradoxical. Why not have your hoodie all through the last year of your school so...
School Leavers Hoodies for 2041
At the start of a new academic year, the students will already be looking forward to the end of the year. In a year in which they finish one school and move on, they might already be looking forward to getting a leavers hoodie. But what about looking forward a few...
University Hoodies for 2021/22
What might we expect? Looking back Students across the UK are looking forward to the 2021/22 academic year—maybe like no one has looked forward to the start of a university year before. The academic year just coming to an end 2020/21 has been unique. Many, if not...
Will ‘lockdown leavers’ hoodies be a thing?
Are leavers going to be referencing Lockdown or COVID-19 on their hoodies for the summer of 2021? Will the garments directly commemorate the events of the previous 15 months? The UK has been fighting through the COVID-19 pandemic for much of 2020 and all of early...
Why people love leavers hoodies
The Leavers Hoodies Company has been decorating clothing for schools for over 20 years. For many years we added crests to jumpers and polo shirts as one element of the formal school uniform. Now we add logos, names, nicknames, and designs to all sorts of clothing but...
Why primary school leavers hoodies are important
The first big event that many kids face, as thinking beings, is their move from primary to secondary school. The change can be a frightening prospect for some kids. But, parents can help to ease the change and lessen their child’s worries. This article looks briefly...
School trip hoodies for the summer term post Covid lockdown
With the rules relaxing for the general public across the nation what is going to happen about school trips for the summer term? Pre-COVID-19, school day trips and longer residential trips for the summer term would have been booked, paid for and being eagerly awaited...
Hoods on hoodies
If you're not interested in the hood on your hoodies then maybe you should be looking for a sweatshirt or a jacket! Probably, for the vast majority of the time you wear your hoodie, you won't have the hood on. But knowing what you are getting, or not getting, when...
Primary School Leavers T-Shirts vs Hoodies
Leavers clothing for Primary School kids? When you are looking to get t-shirts for your primary school leavers it may be worth a quick look at the Hoodies too. This article is a summary of the differences between getting T-Shirts and getting Hoodies and it covers the...
How can I tell the quality of a hoodie?
What to look for to get the most suitable quality for my hoodie You may have been asked to buy good quality leavers hoodies for the school, but told: "don't let them cost too much, else the parents won't buy them". At first, your likely response may have been to...
Artwork on leavers hoodies – how does it work?
Artwork - was a serious hassle A few years ago artwork was a serious hassle for businesses decorating garments - businesses such as the Leavers Hoodies Company. Few people seemed to understand the requirements for a graphics file and even fewer had easy access to the...
Extended Frequently Asked Questions
Occasionally, when researching how to buy your Leavers Hoodies, and who from, you have questions about the process and the products available. Most companies provide an FAQ page with a dozen or so of the most popular but also the most basic questions. We do - see the...
How and when to buy leavers hoodies
What is the process and how long does it take? The when is easy... as early as possible in the term before the last term at the school. So, assuming they leave in July then shortly after starting back to school following the Christmas period. If you start the process...
Why nickname lists may be pointless?
Nicknames don't come from lists they come from friends or colleagues Most people don't get to choose their own nickname. We are often surprised when we find out we even have a nickname. The first few times we hear it we have no idea someone is referring to us. It...
Why Ski Hoodies?
Someone recently asked us why we are selling Ski Hoodies and Leavers Hoodies rather than just Hoodies? The answer is really simple. While many of our clients are repeat customers coming back year after year to buy our competitively priced, great quality embroidered...
7 different things to do on a gap year in 2018
Why try a gap year after college or university? College and university leavers often choose to take a year off before further study, or going into the world of work. Not knowing whether to commit to studying for longer or really focus on the first steps of a career...
5 life hacks for school leavers
School leavers usually have one of three approaches. The first and probably the most common is the type of school leaver who is sad to go and wishes their school days wouldn’t come to an end. The second is the type of leaver who is excited to leave and the third is...