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What does it really take to become a brilliant teacher?
As a supply teacher you will be faced with the unfamiliar. You may find yourself in a school that you have never been to before. The students may be strangers to you ... and you to them, of course; subjects that you teach will not necessarily be your own specialisms; you may not have built up working relationships with the other staff. Faced with these challenges, prepare yourself for any eventuality with the help of Brilliant Supply Teacher.
Through hints, tips and anecdotal advice Laurence French provides a practical guide to the day-to-day aspects of supply teaching to help make this important school role more enjoyable and fulfilling.
List of contents
1 What are supply teachers and who becomes one?
2 Finding work and getting started
3 The life of a supply teacher
4 It’s just a phase I’m going through
5 Lesson planning
6 Make friends with the internet
7 Survival in the classroom
8 'Would you mind leaving the staffroom …?'
9 The future of supply teaching
About the author
Laurence French has over thirty years’ teaching experience, specialising in teaching English, Media Studies and Film Studies in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. He was Head of Language and Communications Faculty, Head of English and Head of Sixth Form (twice) in his teaching career.
For the past four years Laurence has been working as a supply teacher in the secondary sector, and more recently as a one-to-one tutor for GCSE English candidates, as well as being a freelance writer.
Laurence has written a number of articles over the years, the most recent being ‘
Are You a Real Teacher?’ which was published in
The Teacher magazine and
Breaktime magazine.
Summary
What does it really take to become a brilliant teacher?
As a supply teacher you will be faced with the unfamiliar. You may find yourself in a school that you have never been to before. The students may be strangers to you
and you to them, of course; subjects that you teach will not necessarily be your own specialisms; you may not have built up working relationships with the other staff. Faced with these challenges, prepare yourself for any eventuality with the help of Brilliant Supply Teacher.
Through hints, tips and anecdotal advice Laurence French provides a practical guide to the day-to-day aspects of supply teaching to help make this important school role more enjoyable and fulfilling.
