How much do you give to teacher's xmas gifts?

[Firey40]

Just curious...

We are at a primary school in south east england.

A mum kindly organises Christmas gifts and vouchers for the class teacher, and the two TA's

Parents are asked for a voluntary £ contribution of whatever you want to give.

How much do you give in these circumstances? Just curious. We gave £25.

I don't give to the class collections. I've got four kids ( 3 primary age) one has 2 teachers and one had 2 classroom assistants so about 6 people to gift to. I prefer to buy my own small gift for a couple of pounds. £25 is a lot but if it's a private school, you're in a different world to me so I don't know.

Nothing, gift giving is an important skill for DC to learn so taking them out to pick something they think the teacher will like and a handmade card is important, rather than just outsourcing for a voucher.

£20 - pot will be shared between two teachers and two TAs. I only have one child I need to contribute for.

I am very happy to contribute as I know how hard teachers work (am an ex one myself) and I can afford to do so. Nobody should be made to feel pressured though to donate or worry if they can't. I didn't expect anything and was delighted with a card when I taught.

Good grief to some of these! I'm sending DD in with a handmade bauble and that's it!

My mum was a teacher and kept all the thank you cards she ever got from the children, but wasn't overly thrilled with a lot of the gifts. Not that she wasn't grateful, but she did end up with an awful lot of mugs, and she didn't want people to feel like they had to buy her things. She really hated the idea of people stressing about how much to give to a collection for her.

DD will do a Christmas card, and a thank you card at the end of the school year.

My child will send their teachers a card. No gifts.

Ditto.
Teachers get paid.
Some are better than others.
I used to help out when I could if parents were needed on trips or in the classroom, and that was always appreciated.

Used to love it when someone organised a whole class offering, used to stick in a tenner per adult who worked in the classroom, so some years it was £20 and some it was £40.
otherwise it was a bottle of wine per adult.

I’m amazed teachers are allowed to accept vouchers/money over £20/30 tbh because we aren’t allowed to in the NHS.

Nothing

However, at the end of this year I'm going to give a donation to the SEN department as they have been instrumental in making my children's lives better, both in and outside of education.

I give a £30 voucher so in line with OP. I only have one child and there was no class collection.

I also do £10 for the TA and music teacher.

Curious, why so less for TAs when they play a crucial role in the classroom too?

I understand they are paid less than teachers because the qualifications are different. But without TAs the teachers would struggle.

We don't give Christmas gifts or money. Sometimes give something to teachers/TAs at the end of the academic year, usually just a small token gift.

I gave the same as I got doing my job, and I save lives !. ZERO.

The TA in my kids classroom is for a specific kid so only helps my daughter sporadically, that's why I do less.

I get my kids to make a Christmas card for the staff in the classroom and they all get a chocolate reindeer or something. I haven’t got the funds to spend loads on a Xmas gift, more effort goes into the end of year one. I don’t think it’s necessary at Christmas really.

Buy a nice children’s book for the he age your child is to be shared with the class. Teachers are not looking for gifts, a drawing from your child or card saying why you appreciate them is very meaningful.

I never put in any money/bought a gift for any teacher either at the end of term or for Christmas! They're not my family or my friends and they're simply doing the job they chose to do. I appreciate some of them have done a sterling job but I'm not buying them a gift for it!

I'm with you on this. Gifts and vouchers for everyone just because they interacted with my child? Bloody hell. I'm already minimizing the gift giving because I hate the pointless consumerism around it, I'd rather give to charity I care about, or as you said - a very special teacher who has made an actual difference. For my child this was last year's teacher, his favourite ever who is very dear to him. This year's is the type who doesn't read messages and doesn't action or follow up on anything she says. The rest of the staff I've no idea about, but they do their jobs and are paid for them, just like I am at mine!

Makes sense in your case.
I assumed the TAs were whole class TAs.

Anything between £5 and £20 judging by the amount raised for DS's teacher and classroom assistant last year. About £380 was raised between 30 kids which seems mad!

Can i please ask everyone to write a personal message in their card to a teacher and to get their children to make a card or write in one themselves. That is what teachers most appreciate.

This is what mine have done since reception. Perhaps not as financially generous as yet another box of roses but much more generous in a way that matters

I spend whatever it takes to get rid of the problem!

that's lovely to know, and not something i'd given enough thought to. thank you x