It's that time of year again - teacher gifts

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What are people getting their children's teachers for the end of term if you are so inclined?

Male teacher gift ideas please?

No alcohol

Budget £20 ish

Voucher is the best gift if you don't know someone that well. Curs out the need for a gift bag too . It will be very much appreciated

Can I ask why? I’ve just given one of these

Impossible to activate. Impossible to spend. You cannot spend under the value or over. It must be exactly the value. Search it up on Google.... it's an absolute swindle.

Just don't buy any gifts.
Send a thank you card. Get your kid to draw it.

This year doing Costa voucher as it is something that can be used in almost any town. I've done little bags of handcream, lip balm and choc before on basis most people use at least one of these. Bought multipack of hand cream and lip balms and split up into little bags along with handful of chocs from a box of chocs DC have decorated along with handmade card.

Thanks for reminder PP for not forgetting rainbow leaders!

Nothing home baked.

Don't buy anything. They don't want it. Gifts you buy go in the bin/charity shop before the summer holiday is over.

Not a teacher but I work in a school. I don't ever expect gifts, but I am always touched when it happens and have never binned a present or card a student has given me. I have a box of hand written notes and thank you cards and little gifts from kids and parents I've worked with over the years that holds some lovely memories for me. I've had some very nice gifts over the years..bottles of wine, flowers, a student made me a beautiful necklace once, stationary, vouchers, smellies. All appreciated, all either used if they were consumables/vouchers or kept. Amazon vouchers are particularly useful though because I spend them on resources which usually end up coming out of my own pocket.

What about a nice card with a scratch card inside. You can pick the value that suits you

Vouchers are absolutely a way to go, all the mugs and chocolates are nice but get old really fast. We've also had teachers who wanted nothing at all, so we did Smartshow 3d video cards from the whole class instead.

Agree about vouchers you can guarantee they get something they actually want and you have been able to show the token of gratitude.

I am still a little hesitant with giving money/vouchers though and I think it's because they then know exactly how much you have spent whereas with a gift it's a bit more ambiguous.

If I was a teacher I would bin home made food gifts , as I would have no idea of how hygienically it was made

We do a club together thing. This year DD’s teacher is getting glue sticks and colouring pens.

She runs the after school craft club so we also managed to pick up a nice bundle of craft stuff in a closing down shop.

The school discourage individual gifts over £3.

The best gift you could give a teacher is a kid who has manners and wants to do his/her best.

A simple thank you note is much more appreciated.

Ex teacher married to a head of school.

Teachers don't need presents, my husband and I have always kept gifts, they are not gifted away as posted, cups etc we especially liked cards with lovely messages in.
Several schools now actively discourage gifts to the teachers , especially when families are struggling. My husband's school ask for no gifts (started during COVID when gifts couldn't be handed over) and our kids school do the same, they suggest a possible donation ie to food Bank/favourite charity. We gave a donation to a local animal charity in lieu of a gift. We made a little 'certificate' and put it in their card.

My children are in years R and 2

Both children have class teachers, 2 x 1-1s each and the class TAs. That's 8 members of staff.

I'm also absolutely skint. I was going to get them to make some thank you posters and some pretty handmade frames. I don't really care if they bin them, it will make the kids happy making them for them

Please could I ask teachers who say they don’t want a gift- why?

I used to be a health care professional and I loved it when patients who I’d really gone over and above for gave me a nice bottle of wine or chocs at Christmas. I loved ‘the best xxxx’ mugs, pens, the tacky gifts I wouldn’t use, the scented candles etc. I valued the thought and of course always said it was unnecessary but so kind and appreciated.

This year I’ve bought DDs teacher the M&S summer beauty bag. She’s late 20’s and always seems to take care of her appearance- is that a decent choice?

1. DC makes a thank you card, if they want to. They don't have to.
2. Our primary has an Amazon wishlist for library books, I usually buy a book from the list.

Coffee voucher always goes down well 🙂 Just £5 is enough for a cake and a coffee. Always makes my day!

John Lewis Vouchers
Herb garden plants
Really nice pen

Actually that's not true. If a child is generous enough to buy me something, I do want it for what it represents. I have several "best teacher mugs" working as pen pots, and the value pot noodle is a treasured cupboard staple, strange as it may seem.

Petrol would be good right now tbh

I would love a club together present but it’s hard enough to get rsvps to a free birthday party, I dread to think getting 29 parents to contribute financially.

I was thinking some hotel chocolate/ gift cards and a card written by my child

My and my youngest are gifting jars with sweets in with a crochet flower topper on the lid.

He is decorating the paper gift bag it will come in.

They cost about £2 each and are useful, decorative and edible

The single most valuable thing that you could gift is an email to the Head that sings their praises.

We have always done costa/coffee shop vouchers and a nice card, however this year DD is y7 I have never met her form tutor all parents evenings have been virtual and she’s never been on,
I can’t say wether she has helped DD she hasn’t really mentioned her,
Her maths teacher has gone above and beyond so a note to head of Maths and some chocolates for him I think