How much donation for teachers gift?

[luckyjenni]

A member of my ds nursery have decided to organize a group gift for all the staff.

I opted in thinking we would all decide on a gift, then split the cost.

The organizer has said we all put in what we can afford to. I hate this as I never know what is acceptable.

It's for 6 staff and no one knows what the gift is.

What is an acceptable amount?

What you can afford. I know one person who was asked for £20. Another was asked for £5. What can you afford?

At last someone is doing it the sensible way. They will decide the gift once they know how much money they have, instead of some sharp elbowed well off alpha mummy deciding that the gift will be an expensive vase and demanding £20 pp off all the other parents.

Just put in what you feel comfortable with, whether it's a couple of quid, a fiver, a tenner or £20. There's probably no need to go any higher.

Then they can split the money and buy flowers, chocolate, wine or give vouchers.

Far better than everyone buying individual 'world's best teacher mugs' and other crap because no-one wants to be given 30 of those in a lifetime, let alone at the end of every school year.

If you want to thank any particular teacher or TA personally, you could always send them a nice card too.

I'd put in 10 pounds. IF you want to buy in to this.

Or, get your DC to make a card and buy a small box of chocolates for the best teachers. (2 maybe?)

I say this as someone who, for the whole of primary was 'organised' by a certain few, to give cash so they could by what they chose and present it coyly as 'being from everyone'

So irritating. IMO

I'd go £15

I've organised one of these fir my son's class. 2 staff. Donations have been between £5 and £20. We're just getting them an amazon voucher so they can get what they like x