Gratitude for our Teachers at an All-Time High

A survey undertaken by GroupTogether has shown that

fifty-six per cent of Aussie parents feel more

grateful for teachers since Covid-19.

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The online group gifting platform utilised by over 500K users to take the hassle out of group gifting shows that the majority of parents have discovered a new appreciation for teachers since homeschooling and lockdown, with NSW parents leading the gratitude train.

Of the 56% of parents who are more grateful for their child's teacher since COVID-19 hit Australian shores. 34.5% stated that they appreciate teachers much more since COVID-19 hit, and 21.5% appreciate teachers a bit more than before the pandemic. Conversely, 39.5% said they felt the same gratitude as before Covid, although many went on to say that was because they already valued them.

Women are more likely to give a gift to their child's teacher this year, with 91% of women planning to give a gift to their child's teacher. However, men were not far behind, with 84% planning to give their child's teacher a gift this year.

NSW parents were the highest percentage of parents planning to give a group gift (rather than an individual gift). When it comes to showing their gratitude to their teacher at the end of the year, 51.5% said they planned to contribute to a group gift from the whole class, and 35.7% are planning a gift just from their own child. Only 12.8% don't intend to give a gift to their child's teacher.

Julie Tylman and Ali Linz founded GroupTogether after spending a ton of time shopping, wrapping and giving gifts that were not necessarily wanted or needed. The idea was to use simple technology to do the chasing, keep track and avoid the 'awkward'. As a result, less time is wasted, less packaging is wasted, and the recipient gets a better gift. We want to make it easier to do good things for your people.

"With the pandemic leaving teachers exhausted and parents in awe of the many roles that teachers play, we are sure that this year teachers will be extra grateful for a class group gift such as an AnyCard where they can choose what to use the voucher towards - whether that be to help them relax, with household expenses or to treat themselves after a long, hard year," said Julie.

"For those who just want to sign the card without contributing, that is fine too. It has been a tough year for so many of us, and we all just want to show gratitude to our teachers, whether that be through a group gift contribution or a beautiful, meaningful group card."

How much do parents contribute towards a group teacher gift? The average amount that a family contributes towards a group teachers' gift is $22.74. This amount is either for one teacher or is put towards a group gift for multiple teachers and support staff. Ironically, this amount has slightly decreased, with parents contributing $23.97 in 2017, $23.20 in 2018, $22.51 in 2019 and $22.28 in 2020.

If you've been put in charge of organising a group gift, save yourself a significant headache and get onto www.grouptogether.com