National Teacher Appreciation Day falls on the last Friday of October in Australia. Friday 30th October in 2026. Many schools celebrate all week with small surprises, thank you cards and gifts to give teachers for appreciation.

Our easy-to-use platform lets you send gift cards in bulk instantly or scheduled for a future date/time. Simply upload a spreadsheet of your recipients including a custom message, choose and customise your card design and schedule to send or download the gift cards to send when you’re ready! Your lucky recipients will receive an AnyCard which they can swap for 100+ eGift Cards from leading retailers.

Popular teacher appreciation gift ideas from parents include eGift Cards, flowers, a classroom plant, a spa voucher or even simply a beautiful group card from the whole class. Teachers say they value practical gifts and cards that express specific appreciation, especially during Teacher Appreciation Week.

Express your gratitude for the teacher’s dedication, patience and ability to inspire, and share specific examples of how they've had a positive impact on you or your child. For instance, you could mention a particularly memorable lesson or a skill your child has picked up.

Here’s an example of a simple and heartfelt teacher thank you note:

“Ms. Johnson, I'll never forget how you stayed after class to help me understand fractions. Your patience and encouragement didn't just help me with math, it showed me I could overcome any challenge if I kept trying. Thank you for believing in me!”

For more inspiration, here are some great messages to write in a “Thanks Teacher” card.

Sending Bulk eGift Cards is perfect for a number of reasons:

• Employee Recognition: Celebrate milestones, birthdays or exceptional performance.
• Marketing & Loyalty: Use during referral campaigns or as acquisition incentives.
• Sales Rewards: Motivate teams with prizes or performance bonuses.
• Customer Feedback & Outreach: Reward survey completions or client engagement.

It’s super easy! You’ll be done in just a few minutes.

1. Upload your list of recipients including name, email, message and the value of the eGift Card you’d like each person to receive. We’ve got a handy template you can download and use. 
2. Choose and customise your card design, including adding your logo to the card.
3. Schedule the date/time you’d like your eGift Cards sent, or opt to download them yourself.
4. That it! Just checkout and then track the status of your eGift Cards in your dashboard. 

Helpful tips:

• You can have different messages and different amounts for each person.
• Not sure who the recipients are? Easy! Just put “For You” as the name (put For as the first name, and You as the last name) and you can give them out when you’re ready.  

You can pay for Bulk eGift Cards by invoice or with Visa, MasterCard or AMEX.

There’s no setup, registration or email delivery fee! No fees if you pay by invoice. Service fee of 1.8% if you pay by credit card. 

No! It's free if you give the AnyCard or choose a gift from one of our retail partners (gift cards, hampers, etc.). If you want to transfer the money to your bank account, there's a flat 2% fee. Check out our pricing page for more info.

There’s no set amount. Most contributions are small and flexible, often between $5 and $20 per family. The key is to make contributions optional so everyone can participate comfortably. Group gifting allows smaller amounts to add up into a meaningful overall gift.

Yes! Each recipient can have a different value and custom message - all in the one order. Simple!

Absolutely. You can schedule bulk eGift Cards to be delivered on a specific date and time - perfect for birthdays, holidays or team appreciation.

Yes! With GroupTogether’s AnyCard, recipients can swap their gift for one (or multiple) eGift Cards from 100+ top retailers. This flexibility means everyone gets something they’ll love.

The GroupTogether AnyCard expires after 3 years. Once swapped, the retailer eGift Cards follow that retailer’s own expiry terms.