The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) says pupils and parents should not feel pressurised into buying end-of-term gifts for their teachers.”
(Source: BBC 26/03/10)

You can read more of this article on the BBC News Website here.

Do you buy gifts for your childrens’ teachers?  If so, what do you give?  Do you only give a present at the end of the academic year?  Or do you also give at Christmas and/or some other time?

I tend to give only at the end of the academic year.  I usually give toiletries from Vie At Home.

Last week’s full prize consists of:

• Manhattan napkins (a set of four) in crisp white. With hand drawn thread work. 45cm x 45cm. Machine wash. RRP #12.00GBP.
• Ritz Glitz Floribunda Flowers (set of four with table scatters). Can be used as napkin rings, drink charms or even to decorate the stem of your glass candlesticks! Complete with table scatters and cute voile bag. Wipe clean. RRP #15.00GBP.
• An Annual Account Card for Greeting Card Retailer, Send Out Cards. This is a “Rollover” prize from the previous week’s giveaway, which was not won. RRP $25.00USD. (Find out more from the previous week’s post: http://www.mammakerr.com/GA3)

Details of this week’s giveaway will be posted later today…

This week’s full prize consists of:

• Manhattan napkins (a set of four) in crisp white.  With hand drawn thread work. 45cm x 45cm.  Machine wash. RRP #12.00GBP.
  

  Manhattan Napkins

   

   

• Ritz Glitz Floribunda Flowers (set if four with table scatters). Can be used as napkin rings, drink charms or even to decorate the stem of your glass candlesticks!  Complete with table scatters and cute voile bag.  Wipe clean. RRP #15.00GBP.
  

  Ritz Glitz Floribunda Flowers

   

   

• An Annual Account Card for Greeting Card Retailer, Send Out Cards.  This is a “Rollover” prize from last week’s giveaway, which was not won. RRP $25.00USD.  (Find out more from last week’s post: http://www.mammakerr.com/GA3)

This giveaway is open to everyone, worldwide.  There are several ways to earn an entry into the draw to win this prize:

• Subscribe to my RSS feed and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Subscribe via email and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Tweet about this giveaway .and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/mammakerr (@mammakerr) and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Fan me on Facebook (see widget below) and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Stumble this post and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Bookmark me on any other platform and leave a comment to say you’ve done so.
• Blog about the Mamma Kerr blog and this giveaway and leave a comment with a link to your post.
• Link to this site via the Mamma’s Link page and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Subscribe to my Top Spots and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Take a free tour of Send Out Cards here and leave a comment to say you‘ve done so.
• Email at your friends about this blog and the giveaway and copy me in on the email at mammakerrblog[at]yahoo[dot]com, then leave a comment to say that you’ve done so.
• Each method mentioned above will gain you one entry into the draw.

Whatever, method of entry you choose, you need to also leave a comment on this post to let me know how you have entered. You can enter by as many methods as you wish. Each method will count as an extra entry, just so long as you remember to leave a separate comment on this post.

This competition closes at midnight GMT this Saturday 24th October 2009.  The winner will be chosen at random, using a random number generator, courtesy of  Random.org and will be announced on Monday 27th October 2009.

Thank you for your participation and good luck!

Please note that I am an Independent Consultant for Vie At Home and a qualified Distributor for Send Out Cards.

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Last week’s Giveaway went down like a lead balloon. It was the Official Launch of the Mamma Kerr blog, and I had publicised it through Social Media networks and local leaflet drops. However, although the publicity did lead visitors to my site, I was disappointed that participation in the giveaway was almost non-existent. I also had people tweet about the giveaway, who did not leave a comment on the competition post. Oh well, not the great response to my launch and giveaway that I’d envisaged, but….. never mind…… there’s always this week’s giveaway!….. Watch this space for details on my next giveaway…. to follow soon…