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supply teacher

British

noun

a teacher employed to replace other teachers when they are absent

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Julia Lock, 46, a former Gwynedd supply teacher, said she first raised concerns in February 2011 but further letters and requests for meetings with Foden were ignored.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Brian Jenkins, a supply teacher and a bar supervisor, had to leave the flat he lived in for 12 years after his landlord said he was selling up.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

Alison Douglas has retired, but still works as a supply teacher at Garnetbank School.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

It was a far cry from her work as a secondary school geography teacher and later, a supply teacher.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

If the school has been properly graded it will include a Teacher-training Class; but under no circumstances should the associate take one of its members as a supply teacher, even for one Sunday.

From Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman

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