Hello
Some of you may remember filling out a survey for us on teachers' presents a while back - and we're announcing the results today.
Over 1000 of you took the survey, and you told us...
...you spend an average of £10.60 on end-of-year presents for primary school teachers, with one in ten forking out £25 or more.
....8% of you don’t buy teachers presents, because you don’t think it’s necessary; 4% of you believe their salary is reward enough.
...The most popular end-of-year gifts are chocolates (bought by 23%), vouchers (17%), alcohol (16%), homemade gifts made by the child (13%) and flowers (9%).
65% of you say you give presents because you like to show appreciation, and nearly eight out of ten (79%) say your child enjoys giving their teacher a gift. But when it comes to guessing what drives other parents to buy, a cynical 45% of you believe that some enjoy the one-up(wo)manship of buying the best present.
8% of you buy presents simply because you don’t want to look mean, and one in eight (12%) have felt pressured to contribute more than you've budgeted to a class collection. 39% of you club together for a class collection while 44% prefer to go it alone.
If you're gearing up for the end-of-year booze-n-chocs gifting bonanza, you can see some suggestions here - and you can see coverage of our survey here, here and here.
Let us know what you think - and feel free to tell us tear-jerking tales about farewell presents to amazing teachers. (If you're a teacher, feel free to tell us tear-jerking tales about the best/worst gifts you've been given.)
Go forth and gift! (Or don't, it's totally up to you.)
MNHQ x