When I bought my son's last pair of school shoes towards the end of 2011, I was replacing a pair of Clarks shoes that had lasted about a term. I seem to have reached a point now in parenthood where the shoes I buy for my children are being worn out before there feet have changed size, which would be a good thing if they hadn't worn them out in just one term. I always buy my kids Clarks shoes as I like the way the feet are measured, then you get chance to have the shoes checked whilst they are on to make sure they fit growing feet properly. Although I love Clarks, I do not like shopping there at full price, however, we are lucky enough to have an outlet shop ...  Read the complete review

The end of the Summer holidays is always marked for us by the inevitable visit to Clarks, so that my oldest son can be measured and fitted with 'sensible' shoes for school. This is never the most exciting of purchases for him, as the choice is generally quite limited, but for once he actually seems quite pleased with the end result - the Air Master shoe. As these are schoolwear they are made from black leather and feature three velcro straps which give a fairly traditional school shoe appearance. This shoe is available in both infant and junior sizes but the three separate straps each have to be threaded through a metal hoop and then secured into position with ...  Read the complete review