Thank you for all your support, we couldn’t do what we do without it. Please continue to help us to spread the word about the National Thank a Teacher Day celebrations!

This year, National Thank a Teacher Day is on Wednesday 23rd June and the theme is ‘Stars’. All of our National Thank a Teacher Day resources can be found at the bottom of the page.

Stay up to date on Thank a Teacher Day News:

Send a Limited Edition Axel Scheffler 'Thank You'

  • Encourage your followers to send a limited edition thank you e-card for National Thank a Teacher Day, specially designed by Gruffalo illustrator, Axel Scheffler.
  • Don’t forget you can send a thank you of your own! The Thank a Teacher campaign is open to any member of the public wishing to thank someone working in a school. Get your colleagues and followers to send a free thank you e-card to their favourite teacher by clicking the button below! Cards can be sent to teachers, school leaders, teaching assistants, and all support staff in UK schools and colleges.

On the day!

  1. Have someone from your organisation record a video thanking a teacher that had an impact on them and share it on social media.
  2. Share a picture of people from your organisation wearing something sparkly for their teaching stars on National Thank a Teacher Day!
  3. Encourage people to send a thank you and enter our celebrity judged #HowWillYouSayThankYou competitions. Anyone who sends a card will be given the links to enter, with the best entries announced by celebrity judges such as Nadiya Hussain and Sir Michael Morpurgo.

Tell a Colleague about #ThankATeacherDay!

Simply click the button and we'll send them an email about how they can get involved in Thank a Teacher Day with a link to our downloadable pack of resources.

Inform a Colleague!

Wear Something Sparkly for Thank a Teacher Day!

This Thank a Teacher Day, we want the nation to sparkle for their teaching stars! Show off your sparkly outfits, jewellery, glitter and so on with the hashtag #ThankATeacherDay.