Top Back to School Promotional Product Ideas

With the new year fast approaching, now is the best time to prepare for the upcoming academic year by planning events and giveaways for students.

Build a welcoming atmosphere for your school, college, or university with branded school products! Promotional school items will take your school to the next level, building attraction and value whilst delighting students and teachers alike!

There are many school promotional product opportunities, so it can be tricky to know which products to go for to maximise your school’s visibility. Here you can find the right promotional products for your institution with our school promotional products guide, featuring a list of categories and solutions to help you choose giveaways to best suit your school.

Uniform

It’s no surprise that uniforms are highly effective promotional products for students. Your school will be recognised easily, whether that be on school trips or on the way to and back from school.

• T-shirts

Finding suitable PE clothing will be made a breeze with custom t-shirts. This children’s t-shirt is available in a range of 6 sizes and has a smooth surface for branding and is also available in 6 sizes.

• Lanyards

Custom lanyards and badge holders are essential branded products for schools useful to both teachers and students. Make your staff and students easily identifiable with branded lanyards. They can be used as a ticket pass, identification and building awareness of your educational institution.

Stationery

There’s always going to be a pupil (or two!) that forgets to bring in their stationery or has misplaced a pencil. For occasions like this, a stock of branded stationery in the classroom at all times is a fool-proof solution that also promotes your school.

• Pencils and pencil crayons

For a promotional pencil for children, these jumbo HB mini pencils are perfect for easy gripping. For art classes, young students will love receiving this coloured pencil set that comes in a neat box for easily tidying them away when not in use.

• Highlighters

Senior students can be seen writing pages of notes, from which the main points may be hard to distinguish. With a highlighter, these main points can be highlighted to stand out. This triple highlighter has highlighter colours yellow, green and pink for making revision notes stand out and is a great addition to school promotions.

• Rulers

Custom rulers are part of a student’s essential tool kit to help them in their learning. The flip ruler is easy to pick up from a flat surface and has cm and inch markings with a total length of 30cm for school drawings.

• Pencil cases

With all the custom stationery your students and teachers will receive, they will need a pencil case to gather all their school merchandise without getting lost. This round pencil case is made from cotton canvas with a strong zip which serves exactly that purpose!

• Notebooks

Notebooks are always handed out at the beginning of a new school year and the benefits of using a branded notebook with your school’s logo are sometimes undervalued. With the Hudson custom notebook, you can choose from 8 attractive colours with your logo or message of choice printed on the giveaway.

Bags

Both students and teachers need bags in the education sector and giving away custom school bags will help many teachers and students carry their books and keep them organized, giving them a place to put all their supplies and other giveaways!

• Tote bags

An everyday essential and a teacher’s best friend. Teachers can carry their books and everyday teaching supplies in a school-branded tote bag increasing the chances for your school to be recognised on their commute. This best-selling tote bag has long shoulder straps making it a comfortable and convenient bag for teachers.

• Laptop bags

Protect your students’ and professors’ laptops and tablets to reduce school costs in the long term. Handing laptop bags out to students and teachers makes valuable promotional gifts for schools for each impression received and the saving on costs of replacement gadgets.

• Backpacks

With backpacks being the most popular school bag, they make perfect school promotional items for students to take on trips as well as for daily use. The bullet backpack is ideal for a simple lightweight promotional backpack.

• Drawstring bags

For those PE and school trip days when a lighter bag is preferred, a drawstring bag can help keep belongings secure. Younger students can decorate their drawstring bags with crayons with this cotton colouring drawstring bag with any image of your choice!

• Lunch bags

Everyone’s lunch will stay fresh and at the desired temperature with cooler lunch bags. The customisable solo lunch bag is designed for carrying drinks and food and is easy to clean with the smooth waterproof lining making it the perfect swag for schools.

Tech

Technology is changing the way schools work every year making things easier for students and teachers. When you start the new school year with tech promotional gifts for students you are letting them know you are keeping up to date with technological advances which is why they are much-loved school promotional products.

• Flash Drives

USB flash drives have been used in the classroom for over a decade proving themselves as a helpful aid to students completing assignments at home and bringing them to school. For students, a USB is a must-have product to back up work so gifting USBs to pupils (and teachers) is a golden opportunity for building school awareness.

• Charging cables

Your students will love you if you give them this product. Chargers are especially useful for high schoolers and college students who may run out of power whilst studying in classes and libraries. This cable has two adapters, so your students can benefit regardless of if they use an apple or android device.

School merchandise is extremely useful for schools to gain everyday exposure. They are proven to be effective in creating awareness, unity, and loyalty amongst students and a stronger sense of identity. If you are interested in purchasing promo for your business and school, explore our range of products or contact a team member for any assistance.

Drinkware

Keeping hydrated throughout the school day is necessary for good concentration and the health of students and teachers alike. When handing out drinkware you can encourage healthy habits and ensure every child or teacher has something to carry their preferred drink in.

• Insulated steel bottles

An insulated bottle would make for a fantastic practical giveaway for teachers as they can keep their tea nice and warm during long lessons. During PE lessons when pupils are hot and thirsty, an insulated bottle giveaway can provide relief and freshness with every sip. This is why custom-insulated bottles create such good giveaways that are appreciated all around!

• Plastic cups

For younger students, a plastic cup with their school or preschool’s logo can make break time more exciting. Don’t worry about spills with these cups as they come with built-in straws making it easier for the little ones to drink from.

• Mugs

A teacher’s breakroom necessity. Providing branded mugs with your school’s logo will help make team members feel like they belong and are practical for carrying your teacher’s tea or coffee. Choose from a range of colours to suit your school’s branding!

If you’re in charge of shopping for branded school items, hopefully, you can find some inspiration here as to which items would best suit your institution. There’s a range of promotional products available to suit your needs, whether you choose one of these products or pick something that just fits with the overall feel and style of your school environment. Whichever path you choose to go down, we hope this guide helps--don’t forget that here at EverythingBranded we’re happy to help you customise any of our products, so feel free to contact us for more information!