SUPPLY TEACHERS CHECKLIST NASUWT The Teachers Uio
Supply teachig ca feel complicated ad dautig but it ca also be immesely ejoyable. Here are some tips which ca help you to get off to the right start whe cosiderig workig as a supply teacher. Before takig up supply work with a agecy/school, cofirm: the rate of pay you will receive for a full day or half day; whe you will get paid (weekly, fortightly or mothly) ad how you will be paid (e.g. bak trasfer); whether travel expeses will be paid to/from school placemets; whether you will be erolled i the Teachers Pesio Scheme or aother pesio scheme (this will deped o how you are employed as a supply teacher); that appropriate deductios will be made by the agecy/employer with regard to atioal isurace ad tax; your right to register with other agecies i order to secure supply work i the local area; whether the umber of hours you will be workig per week/moth will impact o ay beefits you are receivig; whether the agecy/employer provides Cotiuig Professioal Developmet (CPD) traiig ad if there are ay costs associated with this provisio; the employmet policies ad procedures of the agecy/employer, icludig procedures followed where a allegatio of miscoduct is made; the reasoable adjustmets the school will provide or agecy will secure to esure your workplace is accessible if you have a disability.
As a supply teacher, o first reportig for work at a school (or beforehad if possible), you should ask for: the school s staff hadbook; a tour or a map of the school to help you fid classrooms, the first-aid/medical room, the earest fire exit, the staffroom ad toilets; the emergecy evacuatio sigal, route ad procedure; a timetable with timig of sessios, breaks ad luch periods; schemes of work for the subjects you will be expected to teach; details of how to access ay resources (e.g. materials, ICT) you will eed to deliver your lessos; a list of the ames of pupils i the class(es) you will be teachig; iformatio about whether ay pupils you will teach have ay medical coditios, behavioural problems or special educatioal eeds; details of ay relevat ogoig risk assessmets regardig pupils, parets or facilities; iformatio about the school s procedures for maagig pupil behaviour, icludig ay rules o the use of rewards ad sactios ad details of how support is provided to classroom teachers whe maagig behaviour; expectatios regardig markig ad assessmet of pupils work; the ame of who you should cotact if you have ay questios or i the evet of a problem or emergecy, ad their cotact details; details of pupil registratio procedures ad expectatios for dismissig pupils at the ed of the school day; cofirmatio of who you should report to each day; details of ay evets, meetigs or other activities takig place that may ivolve some or all of the pupils you will teach; a copy of the school caledar (icludig meetigs, traiig days, etc.) if you will be at the school for a period of time; the school s policy o the appropriate use of techology ad social media, icludig mobile phoes.
REMEMBER If you are asked to sig a cotract with a supply agecy or umbrella compay, read it carefully. The small prit of ay cotract is very importat. If ecessary, seek advice from the NASUWT. However short the placemet, ask the school for a referece or testimoial to put i your portfolio to support you i obtaiig aother job. Supply teachers do have rights at work, however short the period of their placemet. For further iformatio about rights at work for supply teachers, go to www.asuwt.org.uk/supply. If you have ay questios or cocers, cotact the NASUWT. Tel: 03330 145550 E-mail: advice@mail.asuwt.org.uk. Visit the SupplyAdvisor website to rate your experiece of workig for supply agecies i the UK ad help to improve coditios for all supply teachers: www.supplyadvisor.co.uk. If you have recetly become a supply teacher, let the NASUWT kow so that we ca esure you receive all the latest iformatio developed specifically to support supply teacher members. You ca access your membership details at www.asuwt.org.uk/mydetails, or email membership@mail.asuwt.org.uk, or call 03330 145550.
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