THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED
In summer 2021, the #BackToSchoolBonanza took place. With well over £3000 worth of prizes from approximately 40 or so generous organisations and individuals, it was definitely one of the biggest giveaways on here. You can read the original blog to find out more about the donations, the donors as well as the three fabulous selectors here:
#BackToSchoolBonanza
This year… It’s back: the biggest #EduTwitter giveaway is here again!
Welcome to the Back To School Bonanza 2023! This blog launches the giveaway and shares the growing prize bundle. Terms and conditions are at the end of the blog.
So what’s the deal?
It’s super simple: I wanted to organise a huge back to school giveaway to kick off the 2021-22 academic year in style as I just felt that some happiness was needed. It all started with a Tweet that took off, followed by a lot of kindness and generosity, and finishing with three very happy individuals.
This year, it’s different: I’m arranging one big giveaway for one very lucky school. It’ll include coaching packages, CPD books and children’s literature amongst other super useful things, such as vouchers and free access to online platforms. You can see the full prize list later in this blog.
How do I enter?
All you need to do is comment the name of a school (plus a Twitter handle if possible, but just a name is sufficient) in the thread on the main Tweet. You don’t even have to work in education, you can just send a school some love! More nominations give a better chance of success, so retweet and tag in others to get involved. One lucky school will be chosen from the thread at random and named shortly after noon on Sunday 3rd September, so keep your fingers crossed and your eyes peeled! Schools tagged anywhere but the main thread will be not qualify, so please double check that you’re commenting on the main thread. Further details are in the terms and conditions below.
Who will choose the winners?
It would not be fair for me to select the winning school, as I will have friends entering the draw. Therefore I have asked an incredibly kind individual to select the winner at random (just like John Magee @KindnessCoach_, Rashmi Sirdeshpande @RashmiWriting and Richard O’Neill @therroneill did last time).
THE WONDERFUL IAN EAGLETON WILL BE SELECTING THIS YEAR’S WINNING SCHOOL!
Ian is a wonderful author of beautiful picture books and longer stories. With LGBTQ+ inclusive stories like Nen and the Lonely Fisherman and Glitter Boy, Ian’s brilliant books belong in every classroom library.
How will I know if I / my school have won?
I will contact you directly shortly after noon on Sunday 3rd September to give you the good news. You will also be tagged into the thread on Twitter, but I appreciate you might miss these so I will keep nagging you until I get in contact! Prizes will be sent directly from the donors to the school, therefore they will come within a number of weeks after you are notified about winning. Please contact me directly via Twitter (@MrHtheteacher) if any of your prizes have not arrived within 30 days.
I donated a prize. What do I do now?
If you donated a prize, then I will send the email address and postal address of the winning school directly to you via DM so you can send things directly to them. You can offer a prize right up until midnight on Saturday 2nd September. Please send all prizes within 30 days of September 2nd.
How can I donate, and what are the prizes?
Prizes are listed below, and the list is growing! You can drop me a DM at @MrHtheTeacher on Twitter if you’d like to make a donation at any time until midnight on Saturday 2nd September. I have listed business names, donors and Twitter handles next to the prizes, so please give everyone on the lists a follow if you’re here:
Prize bundle (with more being added right through to midnight on Saturday 2nd September!):
6-hour coaching package for SLT with Matt Dechaine @MattDechaine
1-year subscription to Picture News from Picture News @HelpPicture
1-year teacher subscription to Pobble Premium from Pobble @HeyPobble
£70 Crown House book voucher from Iris Connect @IRIS_Connect
£50 website voucher for school leader support from Honeyguide School Leader Support @HoneyguideSLS
£30 Amazon voucher from Julie @Julie_Cass1
£20 voucher of your choice from Rani @fidsta77
CPD books from Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt
CPD books from Paul Garvey @PaulGarvey4
The Wellbeing Curriculum book from Andrew Cowley @andrew_cowley23
Happy Tank Book from John Magee @KindnessCoach_
Tiny Voices Talk book from Toria Bono @Toriaclaire
3 X books (The After School Crime Club,
Read, Scream, Repeat and Monster in the Woods) from Bookwagon @BookwagonUK
Football themed book bundle and ProStrike goodies from ProStrike Fundraising Events @ProStrikeEvents
Headteacher floral planner from Headteacher Chat @HeadteacherChat
3 X books (Glitter Boy, Good News, Oh Maya Gods!) from Christopher Harrison @MrHtheTeacher
Back to school pamper package (bubble bath, face masks, sensory balms) from SpecialEdHead @anson_kari
Book (The Station Cat) from Nazia @9teaNinePercent
Book (The Little Prince) from Mr Smoggie @PaulCraig24
Book (Impossible Creatures) from Melissa @LissyLawHuds
250 free Browzly online phonics tests to be used in Term 1 2023-24 from Bhavna Mishra @BhavnaBrowzly
4 X picture books and 2 X middle-grade books from Helen Byles @HelenByles
MORE PRIZES WILL BE ADDED HERE, SO WATCH THIS SPACE!
Terms and conditions
The promoter of this competition is Christopher Harrison (@MrHtheteacher)
No purchase is necessary to enter the prize draw
This prize draw is open to UK schools only, with the exception of the Promotor’s school. Friends and colleagues of the Promoter are eligible to win due to the use of external prize selectors, as detailed in the release blog
Entries must be received by Sunday 12:00 GMT 3rd September 2023. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason
Entry is only via the main Tweet shared on Thursday Saturday 26th August
The prize draw will take place on Sunday 3rd September 2023 at 12:00
Other prizes may be drawn at the discretion of the Promoter
The prizes are a selection of donated items detailed in the launch blog
Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value, (b) to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice and (c) to remove prizes should the donor’s no longer wish to make that offer
The winners will be notified via Twitter on Sunday 3rd September 2023 and must claim their prize by Sunday 10th September. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, then it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules
By entering this prize draw, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data (Twitter handle, address, name and email address – or those of a nominated friend) by the Promoter for the purposes of the administration of this prize draw. Should an entrant wish to remain anonymous, then they may nominate a friend or colleague to vote for their school and to accept the prizes on the school’s behalf.
The promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in the Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in the Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest, or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter
By entering the prize draw, each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and entrants to the prize draw submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.
Mr H the Teacher 