Amazing end-of-year present for a primary school teacher

[Bonsoir]

We are looking for inspiration for DD's class teacher, who is unanimously seen as a star. Collective gift, we will raise lots of money. We don't want to give vouchers. What do teachers want?

Wow. OTT!! Competitive present giving is a new one on me. Teachers have to declare any expensive gifts they receive. I'm sure something of less value but more sentiment will be just as appreciated

Yes- why don't you just sent a card saying that you really appreciate the cultural dimension to her teaching? Don't be worried about sounding like a knob; I'm sure she knows all the parents well enough by now.

Do you buy for the TAs too?

bob if all the parents club in together, you can raise enought cash for a really decent gift for teachers.

The class rep always organised this at my DC's primary school. 20 kids in a class. £25 per family.

As a teacher I would be mortified wordfactory

obviously very kind and thoughtful but unnecessary

£25? blimey, I baked ds's teacher and the lovely TA who does one-to-one with him, a cake. and bought them a bottle of wine.

Ha ha I wish I'd be one of those parents just to see your face when you asked me for my £25 contribution.

What a load of bollocks.

mrz, my bf's dw is a teacher and won't accept anything she feels is too extravagant. As she says, its not fair on the less wealthy families.

To be fair, you give £25 at the start of the year, and from the kitty comes a class Christmas card and gift, ditto Easter. So not the full amount left for the summer iyswim.

To be fair, you give £25 at the start of the year, and from the kitty comes a class Christmas card and gift, ditto Easter. So not the full amount left for the summer iyswim.

To be fair I'd be giving £0.00 at the start of the year.

I would be mortified to receive an expensive present.

I love getting letters and cards.

£25 per family. Seriously??? I agree with DebsMorgan, expensive gifts from parents is embarrassing.

And Easter gifts? Bonkers

I'm pleased I'm not alone

at the £25 donation! And I say that as someone who does like to buy a little gift for the teacher and TAs.

Fwiw my Mum was a teacher and her favourite presents were the homemade cards and little things she knew the child had chosen themselves. Me and my siblings loved the Maltesers

I don't think it's that, TSC, to be fair- it's just that if you are surrounded by all these wealthy parents and teachers, it's incredibly difficult to get your bragging fix in real life. Mumsnet plugs that gap.

If parents decide to club together I would much prefer to receive vouchers as then I can spend them on something that I need, that may be something mundane!

I hate receiving wine as I don't drink, please do check that your teacher is not tee total before giving alcohol! I now have 2 bottles of champagne in my office thanks to the kind generosity of parents who didn't know I don't drink!

The most thoughtful present I had was a leaving one where every child put in a pound and got me a nice bunch of flowers.

Flowers from an actual florist make a great gift.

I wouldn't mind the clubbing together thing, £25 is a but steep though. But I think the snobby parents (few and far between) at DSs school wouldn't like that as their massive present would be part of a lumped in one.

London trip - no (a) kids to be taken account of might be v stressful for her (b) the rest of her spending money for London might be a stretch for her

I don't think I have ever seen a post from Bonsoir where she doesn't mention that -

a) She lives in Paris

b) She is so terribly wealthy and glamorous

I would give advice on the present, but this post wasn't really about the present was it?!