Calling Teachers (unashamedly TAAT i just need to check, is that BU?)

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Would you REALLY appreciate a thank you gift of stationery supplies? As I think I really like this idea but don't want DS's teachers (who are lovely) to think WTF?

AIBU To remain unconvinced this would be popular?

I'd love it, especially from Paperchase, I luffs stationery porn.

hmm a nice notebook! Yes! To the stationary porn!

Yes.

I live for nice notebooks and those cute booklets of post-it notes with different designs and things that you can find in Paperchase. I would love to get a few bits like that which co-ordinated.

Oh yes! Nice pens and notebooks!

Ooh, shameless highjack!

We are planning on getting the teachers and TA's in DD's class (there are 6 I think!) a nice notebook and pen each but DD also likes to make presents. Would a fabric pencil case go down well? Or a fabric bag? Like these:

www.yellowmoon.org.uk/large-fabric-shoulder-bags
www.yellowmoon.org.uk/design-a-fabric-pencil-case

I would never inflict baking on anyone but family but wanted to give something personal. The other idea was a photograph on a notebook from somewhere like funky pigeon?

There are 4 parents all putting in for a joint present so it will also include a small bar of hotel chocolat and a bottle of Aldi's finest prosecco (my favourite by the way, not being a cheapscate!)

Yep, sounds good, I'd love it!

Yes to all forms of stationery. I have never met a teacher that doesn't go get excited when walking through the door of Officeworks.

I'm a teacher. I LOVE stationery; I'm pretty convinced we all do. Back to school stationery sales are one of my favourite things.

To have a pencil case or similar made by a student would probably make me cry (hopefully in private, and with joy) and I'd treasure it for a long time to come.

Failing that, any stationery comes in handy. In my experience, a teacher's pen is NEVER where they left it - and more often than not, it's in a kid's pocket

Ok, I'm the only one but no way! I want wine please. Or food.

I'm a teacher and I LOVE stationery. My trainee teacher gave me gorgeous notepad and a gift card for paperchase. I'm in heaven!!

School budgets are such that decent stationery is always welcome.
A personalised notebook/pencil case/academic diary would be wonderful

Yes! I love pretty pens and things just for me. My favourite present last year was a pen with my name engraved on it (Mrs Louisiana). No other teacher can pinch it!

Yes. Luffs the stationery.

I am an ex teacher.
Yes to stationery! I loved getting glue sticks as ours all went walkabout and were like gold dust!
One year a child put those knotted plastic lace things around a black and red pen for me so no one else would steal my register pens. Scoobies I think they were called.
Another year my PPA cover always nicked my pens so a child had a pen engraved with my name. She told me she'd chosen pink because she knew Mr X hated pink!

Yes to stationary here! I only became a teacher so could get a teacher diary!
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Absolutely - glue sticks are more prized than gold in our school. You can't go wrong with a nice notebook either

This thread confirms my own personal experience, which is that every single teacher I know is thoroughly obsessed with cool stationery and either they are happy to admit that that's why they went into the profession to begin with, or they're still in denial

A little boy once gave me a pot like this www.paperchase.co.uk/stationery/essentials/pencil-cases/kraft-pen-pot.html

but he'd made and decorated it himself (think it was a tea bag box painted and varnished) with nice pens in. Best present ever and I still use the pot 12 years later!

Another teacher here, secretly hoping for stationary!!! Fancy colour gel pens, post its, note pads, push pins for notice board - love 'em all.

My best gift yet was an electric pencil sharpener. Bit pricey, but if you club together with a couple of others, it might be do-able?

Love love love stationery! Or chocolate. Or wine (white). Or mugs.

I only get occasional presents (secondary), but those are my favourite types. A card is always the best part, though. I keep them all!

I love stationary. Makes a change from chocolate.