Teachers can now access 'Blue Light Card' rewards

The Blue Light Card is a membership scheme that offers discounts and rewards for a number of key workers in the UK. It is popular among emergency services personnel, NHS workers, social workers and the armed forces and it has now been extended to Teachers.

A statement on the Blue Light Card website read: "We exist to show our appreciation for the Blue Light community, your service and sacrifice. Giving you the discounts you deserve, and access to exclusive experiences and rewards. Teachers just like other key workers support our communities. You dedicate so much time in shaping future generations, you leave a lasting legacy on a child's life; that impact deserves recognition".

In this article, we explain who is now eligible, how much it costs and the steps you need to take to sign up.

What is a Blue Light Card?

The Blue Light Card is the UK's largest discount membership service providing key workers with exclusive access to thousands of discounts and rewards. Members receive a physical discount card when they sign up which can be used when shopping in person, as well as a digital card via the app which can be used to make online purchases. The app allows members to search for the latest deals and these can be filtered by deal type and even location.

Who is eligible for a Blue Light Card?

The Blue Light Card website states that "if you're a member of the emergency services, NHS, social care sector, or armed forces, you'll likely be eligible". With teachers now being added to that list, we've provided a full list below of the eligible job titles for those wishing to become a Blue Light Card member.

Blue Light Card: Eligible job roles

Ambulance service
Blood bikes
Cave rescue
Community First Responders
Fire service (including those who've retired)
Highways England traffic officers
HM armed forces including veterans, coastguard, prison and probation service
Home Office (Borders and Immigration)
Independent lifeboats
MoD - civil servants, fire service, and police
NHS including NHS dental practice and optometrists
Pharmacists
Police
Red Cross
Reserve Armed Forces
RNLI
Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, and Royal Navy
Search and Rescue
Social care
St Andrews ambulance
St John ambulance
Teachers
Teaching assistants

Are all teachers eligible for a Blue Light Card?

Not all teachers are eligible for a Blue Light Card. Higher education staff are not currently eligible, however, teaching and supporting staff working in any of the following are eligible:

State Early Years and Primary Schools
State Secondary Schools and 6th Form Colleges
Special Schools, Vocational Schools, Referral Units and Centrally Employed

How to sign up for a Blue Light Card

Below, we explain the steps required to take out a Blue Light Card if you are a Head Teacher, Teacher or Teaching Assistant.

Step 1

You'll need to head to the Blue Light Card registration page and select 'Teachers' from the drop-down list.

Step 2

Provide your full name and details of your employment. This can be as simple as your work email address (which has to include a surname for verification purposes) or you can provide a work ID or payslip information.

Step 3

You'll then need to pay a fee of £4.99 which gives users access to the Blue Light Card discounts and rewards for two years. You can then create a login and access the rewards via the website. Additionally, you can access all of the rewards and discounts by downloading the Blue Light Card App.

Example Blue Light Card discounts and rewards

Below we have provided some example discounts available to Blue Light card members. These details were correct as of 9th August 2024.

Food	Travel	Fashion	Sports & Fitness
Beefeater - 25% off all food	Europcar car rental - 10% off	Levi's - 20% off full price	Garmin - Up to 40% off selected products
Brewers Fayre - 25% off all food	Enterprise car rental - Up to 10% off	Adidas - 15% off online	Runners Need - 15% off online
Hungry Horse - 15% off all food	Expedia - Save £100 on a package holiday	River Island - 15% off full price	Decathlon - 10% off selected products
Greene King - 15% off all food	Jet2holidays - Save £60pp on summer holidays	Matalan - 10% off full price	PureGym - Up to 10% off

Correct as of 09.08.24

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