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supply teacher

British

noun

a teacher employed to replace other teachers when they are absent

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She was 15 when she met Keith Allen, a supply teacher at her school in Birmingham in the early 1990s.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

"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

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 Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

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