Cover Supervisor, CPD, Education, Newly Qualified Teachers, Primary Supply Teachers, Schools, Secondary Supply Teachers, Supply Teachers, Teachers
Supply Teachers and Teaching Assistants are increasingly essential for schools especially during the first few months after the New Year festivities. As a supply teacher, what time should I expect a call? As we enter into the busy season for supply teachers, with...
Education, Headteachers, Schools, Supply Teachers, Teachers
Getting reluctant readers to read rather than play computer games One of my children isn’t keen on reading books and I’m still waiting for him to get into something that captivates him. We read together regularly and go to book shops and do all the things one would...
Cover Supervisor, Education, Registration
Safeguarding children isn’t optional, all supply teacher agencies should have thorough vetting procedures, with an obligation to ensure all candidates fully comply with acceptable externally audited standards before attending any school and to clear through the...
Cover Supervisor, Education, Registration
Working in education can be a very rewarding, but it is a role that takes a lot of dedication, effort and patience. There are various routes into teaching ranging from a year to four years of qualifying; the decision to make the leap into a new workforce is not to be...
Agency Worker Regulations, Cover Supervisors, Department for Education, Education, Headteachers, Primary Supply Teachers, Retired Teachers, Schools, Secondary Supply Teachers, Supply Teachers, Teachers
The National Union of Teachers NUT’s recent June 2015 supply teacher survey results offer some interesting findings from 6.5% (1,300 members) of their supply teacher membership that responded to their online survey. Here are some of the findings. What is the main...