Eli5 – How do schools use substitute teachers? How do substitute teachers make reliable income?
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I think I’m probably in a different country but here substitute teachers tend to be called in to cover absence by regular teachers or when you can’t get anyone to apply for a job. Wheel there may be some very good , professional ones it tends to be that by being a substitute they can sometimes be looking for a permanent job but nit have one yet, prefer to pick and choose the days they work, perhaps avoid a lot of the admin and stress outside the classroom that you get when permanent , and honestly sometimes they may simply not be good enough to get a permanent job. Often but nit always the work is provided and all they have to do is go sit in the class room and let the kids get in with it or not. You have to have a pretty thick skin since most places the kids will give them no respect unless they happen to be one of the real stars. But if you didn’t really care whether kids listen to you or get in with the work, and can at least keep a lid on too many problems then you get paid a lot. I would consider becoming a sub in a school I was already known in as a semi retirement but couldn’t put up with all the BS and abuse you might get in a school that didn’t know you – unless as I said you really treat it as a challenge to win over different classes everyday. Generally here if you can at least nit increase the problems the school and head of dept have to deal with then you would get regular income because schools will have you back constantly.
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