Being a supply teacher can be hard work. You may be put in charge of a classroom full of pupils you have never taught before with very little in the way of planned work. In this situation you need to be able to quickly establish the rules with the students and get them started on a task.
Always make sure you arrive early for a supply teaching job, especially if you have not taught there before. This will give you enough time to familiarise yourself with the school policies regarding behaviour, break times, lesson structures etc.
It’s a good idea to have suitable teaching ideas up your sleeve so that you have something to fall back on if you need it. You may find that the teacher that you are covering for has all the lesson plans so you need to refer to your own to keep the children occupied.
