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Helping your supply teachers to be effective in your school

Supply teachers can only be effective if the school they are working in welcomes and supports them properly. Helen Webb draws on her recent supply experiences to offer some practical pointers for schools
Supply support: An ‘at a glance’ cribsheet for the behaviour system and language will help supply teachers to be effective and in-line with whole-school policy - Adobe Stock

Last year, I left 20 years of employment in schools behind me to move towards a fully freelance model of working. Since October half-term, I have been doing general cover as an external supply teacher. This has allowed me the flexibility and capacity to grow my own work while keeping my hand in with teaching.

Since October, I have worked in variety of schools. With my school leader hat on, this has been a fascinating process, as I have gained huge insight into what schools in my locality are like. You can gauge quite quickly what is working, what is not, the culture, and the challenges each school and its staff are facing.

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