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The end of the school year is fast approaching, (or perhaps already here for some of you), and notonthehighstreet.com are keen to hear how your children show appreciation to their teachers at the end of the school year.

Here’s what notonthehighstreet.com have to say: “Whether you're overjoyed about the little one's grades or just want to say thanks for coping with a whole class of kids, we've hundreds of brilliant gift ideas that'll leave teacher smiling 'til next term”

Visit this page they have pulled together with ideas for teachers gifts and tell us which ones you think your child’s teacher would love to receive (and you’d love to give!) by leaving a comment below.

Teachers of Mumsnet, we know you might well say no gift is necessary but if your arm was twisted, we’d also love to know what your ideal end of year gift would be.

Everyone who posts on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 notonthehighstreet.com voucher!

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I have made my own gifts this year. A family tree for one teacher and an Alice inspired pin for another. I started my own little craft page and have started to sell a few bits to friends and family.

I like wine, I don't like the "best teacher" mugs as I am always learning and striving to be better. I don't tend to use these mugs as I feel a bit embarrassed! Perhaps wine in the mug would be appreciated more?!

I let DD choose a gift for her teacher and TA's herself - however I limited her to a certain high street store that was having a closing down sale. For 50p each DD found a little boxed Yankee candle with an apple scent with 'thank you' on the side of the box within a chalk board picture with space to write who it was from. I thought this was adorable and reminded me of the olden days where a child would take in a piece of fruit for the teacher - a modern take on turning up with a red juicy apple we also found a lovely watercolour print of a Welsh lady in our local museum gift shop for £3 to give to the teacher as an extra gift. So £5 spent in all and a lovely thank you teacher card (25p in sale) x

Mine makes a card.
I always mean to do presents but forget

One of dd's teachers absolutely loved Lego, so we got him a lego style pen holder which was very well received. It's easier if they have a 'thing'... another teacher always put her hair up with different butterfly clips, so we added to her collection at the end of term!

I've always encouraged my dc to write their own messages in end of year cards.Their honesty usually raises a smile anyway. From ds in year six "the lessons were good, the games were great,the jokes and the ties were awful" From dd in reception "I like your smile do you want to come and play?"
I send emails in secondary to the teachers who have gone above and beyond anything I'd expect. Dd's food DT teacher emailed me back to say I'd made her day

When my dds were in Nursery I used to get a bag of Lush bathbombs for the teachers and assistants to share, plus homemade cards.

Then later on for class teachers giftbags with a mini bottle of fizz and some stationery and chocolate plus homemade cards.

When Dd2 finished 1st school I sent in a school polo shirt and marker pens so the class could sign it (school tradition for all the children to do this for each other)

Other times I've sent in chocolate brownies.

Most random was the teacher Dd2 assured me would love a fake beard - so I knitted one for her. Hope she liked it

I know most teachers don't want mugs etc saying "best teacher" as they get millions, so this year, because my son's teachers have been amazing with him (he has additional needs), we've bought vouchers for a massage for one, and a Harry Potter Wizarding World visit for the other (she and my son are both massive fans, and she's never been because she told him so, when he did).

I feel a bit defensive as I know those are close friend sort of presents rather than teacher, but they have spent hours of their own time, plus huge amounts of thought and research, in supporting him well. And as he has not been at all well supported in the past, I am genuinely grateful. I want to show appreciation and that their efforts for him are both noticed and valued.

I was really impressed by the NOTHS range, though. I wish I'd thought to look there - I loved the journal with a book in tiny font used as the lines, which I think most teachers would really like, and my son really, really loves the compass with engraving on the back. Pretty sure he will want to use that as a gift next year, in fact. It's very characteristic of him, but also handy in the abstract, so it would be ideal. Oh well - another time.

Dad is making a card for her nursery teachers. I'm biting them all cupcakes too. Need to get something for her key worker , not sure what yet! DD would buy her a Dinsey princess doll.

A hand written card and a gift, either a joint collection or a bottle of wine.

I never did presents when my children were at school and I do not do them now my step grandson lives here with us. It is not only the teacher involved in the class but the TA's and helpers as he is at a special needs school. If I were to buy anyone a gift it would be the driver and escort on his school bus in the mornings.

We tend to make a bag for them and put something appropriate for them - e.g. some paint and canvas for someone arty inside. The dc also make a card for them.

My son (Y3) will make a handmade card and give the teacher some smellies. I do Avon and look for something nice in the sale booklet.

I like a fair few on that page. The biscuits are the best as they can be eaten and won't take over the house!

We make sweets or give wine. No teacher wants a house full of trinkets.

Edible goodies for the staff room are always appreciated! And not just biscuits: nice crackers/crisps/teabags etc. One parent gave us a fruit bouquet on the first day back. That was lovely.

Teacher here, my fave presents have just been the cards that have appreciation written in them. And stationary!

I'm becoming less keen on the whole teachers' present thing after 12 years of stumping up at Christmas and the end of the academic year.

I actually think the most worthwhile way of doing it is to club up (as a class) and give them a quality present or a voucher that they can spend as they wish.

Whilst wine, chocolates, biscuits or flowers can see a little impersonal, at least one knows they are unlikely to be given away (there are only so many mugs a person needs....)

My son is at preschool but I still think these ladies could do with a treat for helping my Autistic 3 year old take small steps to further improve his development.

I usually buy my dds' teachers a Costa voucher so they can enjoy a cuppa during the holiday in peace... One year my dd had a teacher who was really into quirky clothes, so my dd chose her a funky sequinned hat, she seemed pleased with that! At Christmas, I've made Christmas pudding cake pops for the staff room.

As a teacher, I appreciate anything that a child or parent has gone to the effort of making or buying! But I do love a box of chocolates, so I can share them with my own children who don't always get the best of me during term time...

Just some little token gift would be appreciated I'm sure. Teachers have the ultimate reward awaiting them.....they have 6 weeks off of school. I must admit, in the school where I work it all gets somewhat competitive with teachers slightly boasting how many gifts they got and who got the grandest presents. I love the idea of a donation scheme. Everyone who wanted to show their appreciation to staff, and let's not forget how hard the often overlooked support staff work too (teaching assistants, cleaners, lunchtime staff) could send in a donation which could go on to purchase a few tins of chocolates for the staff room and the rest going to a really worth wise charitable cause that the school was supporting.

We always send a card and a gift for the class teacher - this year it was a scarf in a style that I am pretty sure that she will wear. Smellies always seem a bit too personal and she doesn't drink wine.

Lots of the teachers at school go on holiday as soon as the term ends so flowers seem like a bit of a waste and I know of other teachers who bin any homemade biscuits etc.

We've done a homemade card and we'll buy little individual chocolates for all the staff. The cost is £20 but that gives each teacher, assistant and support staff a little chocolate.

We usually do chocolates or biscuits - something with a long shelf life that can be shared in the staff room with a little posey of flowers. For special teachers/keyworkers we have handmade posh cupcakes and cards.

At one school it was class collections and a gift card for the teacher which was easy but not very personal.

This year we have two teachers, two TAs, two key workers and about 6 lovely preschool staff and some of them really deserve some recognition so I'm getting tickets for the ballet (theatre tokens) for dd's amazing keyworker because we know she loves it and special homemade cake for the other preschool staff. Don't know for the nursery keyworker yet (will have a think and check out the link above!) and a grown up party bag for the others (mini bottle of fizz, chocolates, sweets). Teacher and TA I don't know yet.

I don't like special "teacher gifts" much. My mum was a teacher. She got a lot of Matchstick chocolates and gin!

We make personalised mugs my kids love making them and love even more giving them to their teachers.

DD will make a card, and then I thought we'd send some chocolates or biscuits for the staff to share. There are some nice ones on the NOTHS link, but you have to search through all the other gifts to find them.