6 Things I wish I knew starting as a casual relief teacher.
I started my teaching career exactly where most people do – utterly unsure of what to do, what I wanted, or how to get started.
4 Tips for High School Relief Teachers in Primary Schools.
Just seeing all the tiny children with their clothes and bags that were too big for them, and hand held tightly by their parents made me feel a little nauseous.
3 Skills that Principals look for in a Relief Teacher.
Relief teaching can be tricky. It has wonderful moments (like going home and not needing to mark workbooks all night), but sometimes you want something more.
Relief Teacher Communities and How To Beat Isolation.
Being a relief teacher can be isolating. It’s easy just to end up floating around from school to school, not building any real connection…
What Teachers Look For in a Relief Teacher.
There were a few things that were different teaching younger students, but I wasn’t prepared for the classroom teacher organising their own lesson cover.
How To Get a Good Referee As a Relief Teacher.
You’re in different schools every day, working with different leaders. If you’re like me, the mere mention of a referee spiked my anxiety.
6 Skills Relief Teachers Need to Put on Their Resume.
You’re ready for a class of your own, and you’re going to go for it. There is one problem; how do you even put relief teaching on your resume??
5 Strategies to Quickly Build Rapport with Students.
One of the most challenging things about being a relief teacher is that when the relief teacher is in, the students will often NOT be on their best behaviour.
4 Guaranteed Ways to Get More Work as a Relief Teacher.
When relief teaching, getting consistent work is the goal. There are a few things that you can do to get more work as a relief teacher.
Stuck Relief Teaching? How to Enjoy Being a Career Reliever
If you’re good at relief teaching, you can definitely get consistent work. Better yet, great relief teachers can grow to be picky about what jobs they take.