If you’re a teacher…would you like this gift?

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Last September, the rules were changed from the kids being provided equipment from school, to parents having to provide it due to budget cuts.

For the end of year present to two different classrooms, I was thinking of doing an equipment bundle, for any kids who have missing items. I’m thinking things like pencils, erasers, glue sticks etc, all in a nice gift set with the added bonuses of chocolates or something like that.

Stupid or not?

Edit to add, this is a primary school

it’s not a present for the teacher - it’s a present for parents who aren’t parenting.

That’s a lovely and generous donation to the school, but it isn’t a present for the teacher.

The teacher won’t expect a present, and a lovely card will say it all, but don’t dress it up as a present for them when it isn’t

Looking at the number of 'best teacher' mugs and keyrings on Ebay, I'd say that many teachers would find that a useful gift.

That’s what I was thinking….

That really isn’t a gift (other than the chocolates).

I worked for an education company and researched equipment bundles as a marketing technique.

It was hugely popular because teachers spend a lot on providing more. You're saving them both time and money.

Add chocs and a personal card of thanks and it will be hugely appreciated.

I don’t think that is a gift for the teacher.
I recently bumped into my dd’s teacher from year 6, which was over ten years ago, and she told me she still had the handmade keyring my dd had made for her.

I am not a primary teacher anymore but would have absolutely LOVED this. I disagree with those saying it's not a gift for the teacher but a gift for the parents. In my experience, the teachers end up subbing this stuff particularly by the end of the year when the office has run out of stuff so it makes their life loads easier. I'd much rather that then yet another box of chocolates, another key ring or mug. Obviously, I appreciated those things but the OP's idea would have made my life so much easier. However, OP don't feel you've got to give a gift. They are always appreciated but they are 100% optional.

My DS was given so many stickers because it motivated him. So at the end of the year we gave the teacher a bundle to replenish her stock. I'm confident she appreciated it.

In my experience it isn't funded. Right now I have no black pens, one working board pen and about 6 glue sticks with any glue. I refuse to buy any out of my own money so we'll have to muddle through until the end of term. A gift of stationery right now would be great!

Ooo board pens could be a good add on too. Thanks

Or who can't afford it, or who have additional needs making organisation ore difficult. Lots of reasons

I would love this as a teacher!

I asked my DD's y6 teacher what would be a useful gift and she asked for pencils and glue sticks. They were very much appreciated. Go for it

Amen. They dont want all that card factory cheap tat. They'd rather have nothing.

A great idea ! I loved getting stationary for the classroom. also post it's neon card shapes to stick up, new pair of scissors, stickers and a personalised teacher stamp "Mrs x says good effort" or similar have all been gratefully received gifts along with the golden glue sticks!

Please don't buy mugs. Our NHS department is full of 'Best Teacher' mugs from our Physio whose husband is a teacher!

Stationery would be AMAZING. Also to add persinally I would rather quality over quantity, eg better to have 3 glue sticks that actually work than a pack of 20 with the sticking power of warm saliva...

Teachers always (IME) end up buying stuff with own money at some point, and its a gift that both shows you care and that will actually be used.

A friend of mine who's a teacher got a lovely basket at the end of term. It had practical things like board markers, highlighter pens, stickers., pencils, glue sticks, pads of sticky paper but interspersed in it was hand cream, bars of nice chocolate, a fancy bath bomb & face mask

She loved it. She loved the luxury items for her but also loved the stocking up of her stationary drawer. She said it was a far better gift than mugs or endless boxes of chicolate

Primary school teacher here. My last school was really well resourced, but we were quite unique in that.

I think it’s a great present. As a teacher, you don’t really want anything, but also really appreciate the sentiment. That’s why a card is so good.

I think classroom supplies would be awesome:

Big box glue sticks
Pack laminating pouches (SO useful at start of term)
Staple removing tool
Box of dry wipe pens for children much more useful than marker pens for adults
Blue tak

because you asked for a useful gift- did you want her to say loo roll and washing up liquid for home

Useful and gift should not be in the same sentence

I think that’s a brilliant idea, teachers so often fork out money for these things themselves

Last year when DS2 was in reception he was really upset that the prize box had broken. So we got a wooden box and decorated it with pictures of the thing that the class was named after, he wrote a message on the bottom and I varnished it. We then filled it with party bag stuff (prizes). Went down very well, especially with handwritten cards for each teacher

My teacher partner would love this. It absolutely would be a present for him because he's forever spending our money on these items.

He gets loads of chocolate, mugs, wine etc and appreciates them too.

We usually give book tokens for similar reasons.

As a teacher, I would really value this, because I often have to buy these things out of my own money otherwise. I'm hoping that this might be less of a thing after tomorrow. #toriesout

We filled a nice box with interesting post it notes, stationery and pens which was a huge hit for one of DDs teachers. But actually we just give coffee gift cards now which are apparently well received.

I took over a new year group during Covid and bought each class a jumbo Pritt stick. They were shown off like trophies in the staffroom.

Stationery is a great gift!