As the end of another academic year fast approaches, we speak to Chris Smith, Print Manager, about how the Egan Reid Print Solutions team can help your school make this a special time for those students who will soon be leaving and moving on to the next stage in their education journey.

Never leave without a leaver’s hoodie

“A personalised hoodie has to be the must-have memento for any child or young person reaching one of those key milestones - whether it’s year 6 children finishing primary school, year 11s taking GCSEs at the end of secondary school or sixth formers leaving for University or leaving education altogether … It’s something they’ll wear with pride during those last few weeks before the summer holidays, in and out of school, and treasure as they move on. We work with our trusted suppliers to offer a wide range of styles and colours to suit every taste and budget, and we make the ordering process, collating colour and size choices, students’ names etc as hassle-free as possible for the school or PTA.” Get in touch with Chris and his team to find out more about our leavers’ hoodies, plus a wide selection of stationery, clothing or gadgets which can be personalised with your school branding and message, and will make ideal gifts for leavers’ assemblies.

Let them make memories

Every school hopes those last few weeks feel special and memorable for the cohort who will be leaving when the end of term comes, and will be busy planning ways to say goodbye. Yearbooks are undoubtedly a really thoughtful gift for school leavers, allowing them to keep a record of all students in their year. You could even get students involved in choosing or creating a design as a fun ICT project! An autograph book is a great, cost-effective alternative to a yearbook; it will be just as popular with students who will love collecting messages from friends and teachers. “We’re here to help with all print for leavers’ events, proms and so on”, says Chris. “Selfie frames that can be personalised with a school logo and year create a real buzz at leavers’ discos and proms! We can also supply goodie bags, banners, in fact any personalised event merchandise, to give the occasion a really unique feel.”

Shouting about leavers’ achievements

Looking ahead to exam results days, secondary schools in particular might want to set the scene and acknowledge their GCSE and A Levels students’ hard work and achievements with a selection of banners as they come into the school to receive their results. Those could be re-used over a number of years, or re-purposed for upcoming open days. Chris points out that “roller banners are a great, inexpensive way to welcome students and parents on results day, and the perfect backdrop to website and social media photography”.

Whatever you have in mind to celebrate your school leavers, get in touch with the Egan Reid Print Solutions team, or find out more about how we work and how can support you here. Small stationery items or art and craft products also make great gifts; take a look at a few of our top suggestions ...