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supply teacher

British

noun

a teacher employed to replace other teachers when they are absent

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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

Miss Fussell has spent the past nine months as a supply teacher at a Bristol school and will now study for her post-graduate qualification at the University of Bristol to be a secondary maths teacher.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

"Dad was more excited for graduation than I was," said Miss Fussell, who is currently working as a supply teacher ahead of a teacher training course.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

Dawn Inglis, 56, is a supply teacher at Eyemouth High School and a relief librarian.

From BBC • May 23, 2022

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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