Laurence French What does it really b r take to become a i l l i a brilliant teacher? n t Supply As a supply teacher you will be faced with the unfamiliar. You may find S yourself in a school that you have never been to before. The students may be u strangers to you … and you to them, of course; subjects that you teach will p not necessarily be your own specialisms; you may not have built up working p relationships with the other staff. Faced with these challenges, prepare yourself l y for any eventuality with the help of Brilliant Supply Teacher. T Through hints, tips and anecdotal advice Laurence French provides a practical e guide to the day-to-day aspects of supply teaching to help make this important a Teacher school role more enjoyable and fulfilling. c h BRILLIANT OUTCOMES e r • Confidently address any new class • Plan effective lessons at short notice • Make a difference in any supply post, however long or short ‘[The Brilliant series] encourages the What you need £12.99 F idea of excelling, rather than just education r e surviving.’ Gareth Hawkins, classroom teacher n to know to be a c h truly outstanding Visit our website at www.pearson-books.com teacher brilliant supply teacher brilliant supply teacher What you need to know to be a truly outstanding teacher Laurence French PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED Edinburgh Gate Harlow CM20 2JE Tel: 144 (0)1279 623623 Fax: 144 (0)1279 431059 Website: www.pearsoned.com/uk First published in Great Britain in 2012 © Pearson Education Limited 2012 The right of Laurence French to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Pearson Education is not responsible for the content of third party internet sites. ISBN: 978-1-4082-8481-0 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data French, Laurence. Brilliant supply teacher : what you need to know to be a truly outstanding teacher / Laurence French. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4082-8481-0 (pbk.) 1. Substitute teachers–Great Britain. 2. Effective teaching–Great Britain. I. Title. LB2844.1.S8F74 2012 371.14'1220941–dc23 2011043054 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without either the prior written permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. This book may not be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, without the prior consent of the publisher. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 Typeset in 10/14pt Plantin by 3 Printed and bound in Malaysia (CTP-VP) I would like to dedicate this book to my late mother, who inspired me to become a teacher. Contents About the author ix Acknowledgements xi Preface xiii 1 What are supply teachers and who becomes one? 1 2 Finding work and getting started 23 3 The life of a supply teacher 47 4 It’s just a phase I’m going through 71 5 Lesson planning 97 6 Make friends with the internet 129 7 Survival in the classroom 151 8 ‘Would you mind leaving the staffroom . . .?’ 177 9 The future of supply teaching 193 Bibliography 205 Index 208 About the author Laurence French has had over 35 years’ experience as a teacher. Having graduated from the University of Warwick, Institute of Education, Laurence and his wife moved to Yorkshire where he taught in a middle school in Bradford. In 1977 they moved back to the Midlands where Laurence started working in secondary schools in Nuneaton and later in Leamington Spa. Over the course of his career he was Head of English, Head of Faculty of Language and Communications, and twice Head of Sixth Form. He also worked for the University of Southampton Centre for Educational Marketing and lectured across the country on marketing and public relations for schools. Laurence was a contributor to the Schools’ Management Handbook between 1992 and 1995, writing about public relations and marketing for schools. Laurence has written numerous articles over the years for edu- cational magazines and journals and has made several radio and television appearances. In recent years he has worked as a supply teacher and as a one-to-one tutor.