End of year gifts for SEN provision staff?

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Just looking to see what others in a similar situation have done, as we’re coming up to the end of the summer term.

DS is in a SEN resourced provision and it’s his first year of school. There is one teacher and six TAs. DS has needed a lot of 1:1 time to settle and engage, so he has built really lovely relationships with all of the staff.

Friends with children in mainstream have said they usually just get the class teacher a card and a small gift, but I’m not sure what the done thing is here. Would you get something for each member of staff, or perhaps one card and a shared gift for the team?

I’d really appreciate hearing what others have done.

A card and a box of chocolate to share amongst them.

I usually get the teacher something a little extra, maybe a nice pen or something with some chocolates and then the TA’s all have the same boxes of chocolate

Card between them and a mini afternoon tea.
Twinings tea bags, scones, jam, punnet of strawberries, shortbread, serviettes. Or similar.

My son goes to a specialist school he is very hard work. I buy all the TAs chocolates and the reception staff then an M&S voucher for his keyworker and teacher.

but honestly I dont think they expect anything.

Thankyou everyone - really helpful!

I’d get a smaller gift each and give them all the same, even if it’s just a bar of chocolate. A gift to share at the end of the year is pointless.

My DC is in mainstream but he has 1:1 provision both his teacher and 1:1 changed this year and we thought it was going to be hard going but its been the opposite and hes flourished.

They are getting a costa gift card and chocolates each but then a handmade thank you card from DC and a thank you note from DH and I which I think will count for more.

Lots of sharing gifts at this time of year in staff rooms. Obviously you wouldn’t take it on the last day.

A letter. Boss copied in.

We did a big box of individually wrapped bakery brownies to share, or a bag of various different small boxes of chocolates, so hopefully they can all find one they like. In RP they won't get 100 boxes of chocs or 100 mugs.

I honestly do think they value the cards and emails more than the gifts. That said my SEN child has decided not to write a card this year, because he says "the spoken word is more meaningful". These are the people who have been supporting his speech therapy for years so I hope they will take this sentiment as it is meant, if he does manage to express his thanks to them in person. I'll send a card in from us too.

ive just waved goodbye to a year group I had for five years
fuck all the afternoon tea/scented candle crap

WRITE SOMETHING
ive a massive wodge of cards and 6 pages of a word doc with the thank you messages in it. I've shown them to my mum, my children. Honestly they made me cry with love.

Dont buy - WRITE.