Here are some of the aims of #NSTW:
- To highlight the importance of supply teachers in a child’s education
- To increase respect for supply teacher
- To help schools work with supply teachers more effectively
How often do the children get a peek behind the scenes at other schools? Let the children interview you about your role, what it’s like working in different schools, what it is like in different schools etc.
Ask the children to design a job advertisement for a supply teacher. Where would they display it? What are the main points they want to get across?
Ask the children to write a job description for a supply teacher. What characteristics are they looking for? What skills?
Ask the children to design a welcome pack for teachers visiting their school. Remember to include important information such as fire exits, a map, list of staff names, timetable and what to expect when they walk in.
Held in the 3rd week of June annually, National Supply Teacher Week lends itself to a whole host of activities! Are you prepared to put yourself in the hot seat? Take it in turns with the children to be in the spotlight with this crown… Be the King or Queen for 5 minutes! Three questions are allowed to be asked, and the poser of your favourite question gets to be crowned next! Other activities can include the children designing a Wanted poster for a supply teacher, highlighting characteristics that they must possess; writing a job advert and really selling their school to a potential supply teacher; or writing a story in which a supply teacher comes in and wows the classes a la Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic!