Supply teaching isn’t about seeking beauty, chasing serendipity and uncovering the poetic. Mostly it’s about “survival” and making sure that students are fully engaged in their learning and they enjoy the time they share with you.
Supply teachers have a demanding job, no-one can refute that. Sometimes it can be a walk in the park but it is far from easy to walk into a school you don’t know and teach 30 students you know nothing about which include a heady mix of EAL, Pupil Premium, SEN and refugee arrivals.
It is like we are on the ropes as soon as the bell rings. But we also have the upper hand because we have a special ingredient: the element of surprise.
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