First Day as Supply — A Survival Guide
What to do in your first 15 minutes in an unfamiliar classroom. How to win the morning before the children arrive. How to manage the rest of the day. Field-tested supply teacher survival.
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Emergency Cover Pack — For the Class Teacher to Leave
What every class teacher should keep printed in their classroom drawer — a one-day emergency cover pack so a supply teacher can run the day without disrupting learning. Builds itself from your existing materials.
Quick Fillers for Any Class — 25 Time-Filling Activities
25 quick activities for the dead time that happens on cover days — finished a lesson early, transition went fast, the class arrived back from PE 10 minutes early. From 30 seconds to 15 minutes long.
Cover Day — Morning Meeting Script (Any Class)
A scripted morning meeting routine for any class, any age, when you don't know the children. Register, weather, mood check, calendar, day plan — 10 minutes that establish you as the adult and the children as a team.
Behavior Strategies for an Unfamiliar Class
What works (and what doesn't) when you don't know the children, the school's rules, or where the head's office is. Quick-deploy strategies for the unfamiliar classroom.
Classroom Info Template — For the Cover Folder
A printable template for the 'about your class' page that goes in the emergency cover folder. Class list, seating plan, medical flags, SEND notes — all in one page.
Cover Day End-of-Day Handover Template
What the supply teacher fills in at the end of the day for the returning class teacher. Brief, structured, useful — covers what got done, what to follow up, what's worth knowing.