TEACHERS! What do they want?!

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What can I get? I'm also buying for the office staff and after school club. I'm thinking Costa vouchers but lots of them with small amounts on? Or a few bigger amounts they can share out? Or something else. I've seen teachers moaning on here about the 'tat' they get so I want to get something usable and decent. A very small, lovely school and I want to show my appreciation.

Thank you x

We gave donation to local animal charity (DS was dog mad)/foodbank in 'school/staff ' name.
Made a little certificate with the info on and wrote a lovely message in the card.
Office staff/ hospital ward staff we made a coffee break kit. (Nice mug/cup) various coffee sachets /teabags and a selection of nice biscuits/sweets.

Teachers don't need gifts and many schools nowadays encourage NO gift giving.

Exactly

Whataboutary at its finest.

Noone has a mastectomy for fun

deal with it how you like, but you need to understand thousands of woman are furious at this costa add, and will never spend a single penny in that brand ever again.

A tiny percentage as you can see from this thread which you are trying to derail with your agenda

What does this mean?

A kind card from the child (and parent) is always lovely, and the most appreciated item!
Maybe avoids mugs, physical things like vase, etc as whqt are they really going to do with them? I always think a coffee voucher (even just one drink!) is lovely as they will genuinely use it and think about your child.

Please please a reminder that teachers do NOT expect presents but handmade cards/handmade item are wonderful. It's a rare teacher or TA that would ever suggest they expect anything.

Can you please explain this?

No one died? What an odd expression!

This is a good shout for the office staff thank you

This is how I feel. My daughter is absolutely flourishing and I want to say a proper thank you - to me this is a gift that won't be tat, that I can afford and that I want to give.

im sorry but I'm answering for @confusedaunt - they are triggered because Costa coffee used a cartoon of a happy looking transman with mastectomy scars during Pride month a year or so ago.

She feels this was disrespectful to women who have had a mastectomy due to breast cancer.

Do correct me if wrong @confusedaunt

Saying thank you IS a proper thank you.

Vouchers are a good option. You can never go wrong with that

In your opinion.

Thanks everyone, I've ordered pukka teas and biscuit packs that come as little invidividual packs of 2 for the staff room. Coffee bags (also individual) and some pens. I've also got a load of outgrown books to donate that they recently asked for. And I've written (ready to be sent) emails to the head and the governors etc. My daughter has also made the most beautiful cards. Thanks all!

No, saying thank you is actually a proper thank you, it's not a matter of opinion.

If you buying tat for teachers makes you feel you've somehow been MORE thankful than someone who hasn't, but has said thank you - well, that's consumerism that is!

I'm a teacher and finished yesterday. I've had an amazing selection of gifts

Lots of boxes of chocolate and bottles of prosecco.
Flowers and pot plants (real and fake). Several vouchers for costa as they do know my love for coffee. (My sister had breast cancer and has no negative feelings towards the branch from one cartoon character).
Garden centre voucher.
Primark voucher.
Coffee mugs and travel mugs.
Candles.
Homemade brownie.
Massive cookie.
A diary for next year.
Handmade artwork from a child in a frame.
A book.
A few trinket gifts with my name on and messages about thank you teacher- i have a board by my desk these go on and are kept.

I am totally humbled as I have never had as many gifts before.

But yes, what i will remember more is the heartfelt messages from the parents who told me how much their child loved their year in person and via email.

And the tears on my shoulder of my year 6s who were leaving and were both excited and sorry to be leaving.

That's not at all what I said. But you've clearly got a bee in your bonnet. Cheer up!

Blimey I bet you don’t get invited as a guest often. Bet you turn up empty handed if you are.

Why would you think that?

It’s only taking in your increasingly rude attitude on here. Plus your determination to see any gift giving as a sign of thanks as ‘stupid consumerism’.

I am very thankful I had great schools with amazing teachers. I don't feel at all guilty about not buying them a mug or a pen. There are thousands of posts on here about agonising over teacher gifts and the point of my post is to say that you really don't have to bother and if you don't, the world won't end.

Interesting the personal level pushback you get when suggesting that gifts aren't always necessary.

No one is saying you should feel guilty. If you don’t feel the need to buy gifts or a card then don’t. You are the one being antagonistic about those who choose to show thanks by doing these things. It is natural social etiquette to show gratitude with a kind note or small token of appreciation. No one saying it’s a necessity but it’s also not some ‘stupid consumerism’ situation, it’s not the education equivalent to Christmas.