You know what they don’t cover during teacher training? Your teacher bag! What you bring with you is super key, especially since teachers often need to stay on the school premises all day, which means you need to bring anything you might need in your bag. Finding the right teacher bag can be tricky, since you need something big and durable but that, hopefully, looks nice too. We’ve spent months asking our community of teachers what their ideal bag looks like, and we’re so excited to announce that our TPTC teacher bag is launching today! To celebrate, let’s talk about all the essentials you might want to pack in your teacher bag – and we’ll tell you all about our bag designed for teachers!
Our Teacher Bag Drops are:
Saturday 26th July at 9am
Wednesday 30th July at 10am
Saturday 9th August at 9am
2 further drops T.B.C
All about our teacher bags
Our first ever (hooray!) teacher bag is canvas and available in 3 colour-ways: all black, rust red and green. We’ve designed them to be a really good size, so there’s plenty of space for A4 things (like a Teacher Planner!), as well as a laptop or tablet and all your essentials. The handles are long enough to comfortably go over your shoulder, and there’s also a removable longer strap too. There are metal studs on the base and it has a reinforced cardboard base, so it’s designed to be durable and stand up to being brought to and from school every day!
There’s a zip closure, as we knew from our community feedback that it’s really important to be able to fully close the whole bag. Inside there’s an internal zipped compartment, ideal for your phone, as well as a pocket for a tablet or laptop, an insulated water bottle holder, and some pen holders – it’s always good to have pens in an easy-to-grab place!
To see all the details and more photos of our bags, find them here. We hope you love them as much as we do!
Teacher bag essentials
It easy to think about all the things you might need for work and staying organised, like your planner and laptop, but don’t forget about all the things you might personally need throughout the day. Things like painkillers for if you get a headache, hygiene items, and snacks can be super essential, especially when you have really busy days and just don’t want to worry about these things. We’ve put together a list of some essential items for your teacher bag – here’s a handy checklist!
The Checklist
Your basic needs
* Water
* Snacks
* Painkillers (eg. paracetamol, ibuprofen)
* Any other medication you may need (Always check your school policy about medication on the school premises)
* Gum
Self care
* Hair brush
* Hair accessories (eg. pins, hairbands)
* Deodorant
* Hand sanitiser
* Hand cream
* Lip balm
* Tissues
Stationery
* Your Teacher Planner
* Notebook
* Diary
* Pens
* A whiteboard pen (you never know when you’ll need one as a teacher!)
* Post it notes (perfect for reminders)
Electronics
* Tablet or laptop
* Laptop charger
* Phone charger
* Headphones/earbuds
Seasonal items
* Hat
* Gloves
* Sunhat
* Sunglasses
* Sun cream
* Handheld fan
