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Less lost property,
more time for teaching
Unlabelled jumpers, bottles and lunchboxes get mixed up in the classroom or end up in lost property, and staff spend hours sorting them out. Encourage every family to label their child's things with our free resources for schools.
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The lost property problem
Every unnamed jumper, bottle and lunchbox is one more item for staff to sort, store and try to return.
- 9items lost per child each year
- 225items a year for a class of 25 pupils
- 50%+of labelled items returned within 24 hours in our teddy test
Source: My Nametags research conducted in May–June 2016 with Energy PR and Professor Richard Wiseman, University of Hertfordshire. Class figure based on 9 items per child.
“Whose is this?”
Something you'll never hear in a school that uses name labels.
Why encourage parents to label?
A name on every item keeps the whole school running smoothly, from the classroom to the playground.
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Less lost property
Named items are easy to identify and return, so fewer end up in the lost property box.
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Less admin
Teachers spend less time sorting, storing and tracking lost belongings.
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Organised classrooms
Children can quickly recognise what belongs to them, from coats to water bottles.
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Less waste
Fewer unclaimed items thrown away or donated at the end of term.
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Happier families
Fewer items to replace, and labels that last wash after wash.
How to encourage parents to label
No cost, no sign-up, no admin. Share our free resources and let families do the labelling.
Share with parents
Add a message to your newsletter, send it to class WhatsApp groups and put posters up around school.
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Lost property goes home
Families label their child's things at mynametags.mt.
More labelled items means less lost property and less time spent sorting it.
Less lost propertyResources to help you promote
Everything you need to encourage parents to label, when they're most likely to need it.
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Poster
Put the poster up on the school bulletin or notice boards.
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Leaflets
A printable leaflet to hand out to families.
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Social media post
A ready-made post and caption for social media. You can also show it on screen at parents' evening.
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Message templates
Copy-and-paste messages for your newsletter, WhatsApp groups and emails.
Message templates
Copy, paste and share with your families.
School newsletter
Label it, don't lose it! Please put your child's name on their uniform, bottle, lunchbox and stationery, so lost items can find their way home. We recommend My Nametags name labels, available at mynametags.mt.
Hi all! A quick reminder to label uniforms, lunchboxes and bottles so nothing goes missing. My Nametags labels are great for this: mynametags.mt
Email to parents
Dear parents, lost uniforms and bottles add up. To help everything find its way home, please label your child's belongings. We recommend My Nametags labels, which last wash after wash and are available at mynametags.mt.
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Social media caption
Label it, don't lose it! Please put your child's name on their uniform, bottle, lunchbox and stationery, so lost items can find their way home. We recommend My Nametags name labels, available at mynametags.mt.
When to share
- September Back to school Put up posters and send the newsletter message.
- After the Christmas holidays New term Send a WhatsApp reminder to class groups.
- Spring New starters Add leaflets to welcome packs.
- Before trips & sports days Label up before they go Send the email to parents.
Just copy, share and label!
No. There is nothing to sign up for and the resources are free. Parents order their labels online and we deliver straight to their home.
Name stickers are ideal for bottles, lunchboxes, stationery and shoes, and can also go on clothing care labels. Iron-on labels are best for uniforms and other clothes. Mini stickers are great for pencils and small items.
Share it whenever parents are likely to need labels: add a message to school newsletters, put up posters, send a WhatsApp message to class groups and link to mynametags.mt from your school website.
Yes. Our labels are washing machine and dishwasher safe and come with a 10-year guarantee, so they stay on through school life.
