In any primary or junior school, simple, inexpensive touches can transform a formal building into a bright, attractive and inspiring educational setting. These can include decorating some of the walls in bright colours, or showcasing specially-commissioned artwork from the children themselves.

Some of the more forward-looking schools have taken creative stimulation a stage further by using professionally produced coloured stickers for a variety of everyday educational and social applications.

The fact that modern printing and reproduction technologies have increased the range, quality and output speeds of such stickers means that both generic and customised designs for school stickers are limited only by schools’ collective imaginations.

One of the most frequent uses of school stickers is to designate storage locations for each pupil; clearly identifying a pupil’s coat and bag hanging area, for example, or specifying that part of a classroom shelf reserved for ongoing project work. Such applications help, in a fun way, to develop responsibility for locating and safeguarding personal property, as well as for respecting others’ work spaces and possessions.

Stickers can also be used strategically in and around the school as prompts for desired behaviour, such as politeness, friendliness and helpfulness in the dinner hall or playground. They can also serve as prominent reminders for the performance of specific tasks such as the washing of hands after using the toilet facilities.

School stickers can of course easily be taken home by the pupil when appropriate, but adding them to a wall-mounted achievement chart makes for an incentivising public display. Achievement categories can range from making healthy choices, such as walking to school or opting for a nutritional, low fat lunch, through to making progress in difficult school subjects.

At Brainwaves Rewards we supply a range of stunning generic and customised school stickers and are more than happy to advise on how they can benefit your school.