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The Secret Supply Teacher
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The reality of being in school right now? It’s boring
‘Supervising’ the children of key workers who are studying online at school is mind-numbing, says this supply teacher
28 January 2021
Life as a supply teacher in the age of Covid
Will there be more work because of Covid? How safe will the classroom be? It’s a strange time to be a supply teacher
30 September 2020
The Secret Supply Teacher: Fights, IT fails, no support
With hindsight, Tes’ Secret Supply Teacher should have seen these problems coming
1 December 2019
4 of the most annoying student questions (and what I really want to reply)
The questions are the same every time, and your response always carefully redacted. What if you could say what was really on your mind?
11 May 2019
The Secret Supply Teacher: ‘I don’t miss much about full-time teaching’
No marking, no meetings, no politics – as a supply teacher you’re a ghost in the machine, says Tes’ Secret Supply Teacher
13 December 2018
The Secret Diary of a Supply Teacher: ‘It can be tough kicking off a week asking someone if they can help you get into the toilet’
TES’ insider in the world of supply teaching explains why the lot of the supply teacher will be that of a second class citizen who is occasionally sniffing his underarms
8 January 2017