Best gift to buy for a NQT?

[AhoyMcCoy]

Just that really! My friend is starting a new job teaching year 4 - her first ever job as a teacher and she's worked really hard to get here. I'd like to get her something special/useful - what useful things would you like someone to buy you?

Ooh I have loads of ideas!

A nice pencil case with lovely stationery. Blue tack and a nit comb :o. Insulated mug if she drinks tea/coffee, with nice tea bags. Hand cream. A big cardi to have at school. A pretty lanyard for her ID. Chocolate, tissues and wine for the hard times!

Those stamps you can use for marking (if they're allowed to use them).

Ooh nice idea!
We bought our student an NQT survival pack at the end of her placement. It had:
A sports whistle
A mug
A tube of berrocca
A mini thermos
Some fancy stationery - a nice fountain pen I think
Chocolate
Coffee
And a job - we ended up employing her

Smiley stickers
laminating pouches
tissues
hand gel stuff
coloured pens
highlighters
yes my dd was an nqt

Wine, more wine, St John's wort, lavender oil, thermos mug, echinachea. So glad I'm not teaching this year.

Chocolate a week into term!

Thanks so much all

Got a group of friends together and we are going to take her for a meal with some prosecco next Thursday after her first day and give her a bag full of lots of the lovely gifts you suggested!

Throat sweets, personalised stamper, notepad, stickers, emergency chocolate...

Hot choc sachets

I remember being totally shattered after my first day teaching and would have hated going out for dinner- I think I fell asleep at eight o'clock! Maybe take her out on the Friday!!?

Yes - agree with rollonthesummer - Friday night would be better. She needs to be back in school on top form on Friday morning so might enjoy the prosecco more on the Friday night!