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supply teacher

British

noun

a teacher employed to replace other teachers when they are absent

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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

One of those hoping to profit from Neil's expertise is 32-year-old supply teacher Adam Tasker, who is proof that age is no barrier to membership here.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

She added Covid has made pre-existing supply teacher problems worse.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2021

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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