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Career/ The supply teacher's survival guide

As a supply teacher your class, school and working environment may change daily. Try our tips on where and when to find work, how to get re-booked and how to forge a good relationship with your supply teaching agency

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    10 reasons to consider supply teaching

    If you’re thinking about teaching on a supply basis, it’s worth finding out why many teachers have already chosen this route.

    published on 3 Jun 2012

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    Supply teaching: winning repeat business

    Up to 50 per cent of an agency’s work can be requests for specific teachers who have made a good impression, so it’s worth going the extra mile. Here’s what to do.

    published on 19 Jun 2012

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    The best and worst of supply teaching

    The variation between good and bad day can be extreme for supply teachers. Helen Lewis chronicles her best and worst.

    published on 19 Jun 2012

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    Supply teaching: how to get booked

    Your first job as supply teacher is to forge a good relationship with your agency. Here are the agents’ tips

    published on 1 Jun 2012

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    Essential skills for supply teachers

    Supply teaching calls for a unique set of skills. Two teachers who’ve arrived in the sector for different reasons, explain how they give of their best - every day.

    published on 19 Jun 2012

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    Seven ways to keep teacher happy

    Keeping the teacher you temporarily replace happy is the best way to be asked back. Here’s how.

    published on 19 Jun 2012

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