Are you a supply teacher, or have you ever been one? I did supply after I left headship and quickly learned that however much status you have accrued, like worldly wealth, you cannot take it with you into the after-life.
Going on supply, in fact, is a bit like joining the SAS, where even the most experienced entrant loses their existing rank and becomes simply “Trooper X”, self-reliant, honed for action.
Schools could not survive without supply teachers. They make up almost 10 per cent of the teaching force, so on any day in any school some classes will be taught by a supply teacher. Most are fine, some are brilliant, a few are liabilities and, sadly, some run off in distress at morning break never to be seen again.
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