End of term teacher gifts

[di5ney]

Just wondering if parents are planning on giving end of term teacher gifts? Our schools finish in 3 weeks and not sure whether to buy dd’s 2 teachers a gift!

[Beth_Disney]

I don’t have children but my sister has 2. My niece is year 6 and nephew is year 3. She’s bought some lovely personalised gifts for their teachers and teaching assistants.

My husband is a secondary school teacher and he doesn’t get gifts, he said it’s more of a primary school thing.

[Sew109]

My sister is a teacher and gets inundated with wine, mugs, flowers and chocolates we buy the teacher £50 Amazon gift card and £25 for the TA’s.

[Disney Ash]

Make your own for something unique! Less than £10 to make, folded paper, tissue paper, hot glue, a few beads, wire and a vase. My kids teachers loved them and still have them in their class rooms.

[Lou1982]

Both my sons are still in primary school. We put in £10 each and teachers and TAs get gift cards usually

[jdouds]

My partner teacher and now principal gets some lovely gifts which are appreciated but the ones that give her most pleasure seem to be the simple hand made cards or gift. 2 yrs ago she got a simple mug from a family that had there last of 5 finish primary. It simply said you survived the xxxxxxx family name. Often laughs at this .

[WhereIBelong]

We never did, the kids just made their own cards and bought a freddo frog to put in there . It meant something to the kids to say thank you themselves

Dd20 now, 6 then... gave one to the lady in the office that told off "that big bully that pulled her hair" once too.

[cornishfrogboy]

I never received a gift or bonus in 12 years as a soldier (not even in Northern Ireland, other than the occasional house brick!), 22 as a Police Officer (might be seen as an inducement) or 8 as a Hospital Security Officer and therefore until this year have never given one either at end of year, Christmas or any other time. Perhaps I was not very good in my jobs?

This year was an exception as, due to the Covid circumstances, I left a slab of Stella Tortoise for our unheralded dustbin men, who have worked throughout.
I would also have left a present for our Post lady, but she has this annoying habit of not knocking and then putting a non delivery parcel slip through my door whenever said parcel weighs more than a couple of ounces, resulting in my having to attend the sorting office. I suspect that it never leaves her van. She also since Covid, looks like a startled rabbit in a car headlights, whilst standing 4 yards back on the rare occasions when she does knock.

I struggle with the concept of rewarding people for doing their job, possibly because it has never happened to me… A ‘Thankyou’ when appropriate seems more than sufficient.

[Samm]

Originally Posted by di5ney

Just wondering if parents are planning on giving end of term teacher gifts? Our schools finish in 3 weeks and not sure whether to buy dd’s 2 teachers a gift!

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We all club together as a class normally £10 each and get vouchers for the teacher and TA’s, I think it’s such a better idea than getting loads of smaller repetitive gifts.

[storm]

DD is a primary teacher & the best gifts are cards the children have made.
I was a nurse & teabags were the best gift.