A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada, Ireland and Australia, while supply teacher is the most commonly used term in the United Kingdom. Common synonyms for subsitute teacher include Relief teacher (used in Australia and New Zealand), "emergenc...
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A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada, Ireland and Australia, while supply teacher is the most commonly used term in the United Kingdom. Common synonyms for subsitute teacher include Relief teacher (used in Australia and New Zealand), "emergency teacher" and "sub" (used in the US and Australia). Regional varients in terminology are common, such as the use of the term teacher on call T.O.C. in the Canadian province of British Columbia).
In some regions, the qualifications for substitute teaching may not be as strict as a regular teacher. Some areas require a college degree and the successful completion of competency tests; others require only that the applicant possess a high school diploma or its equivalent; others again insist on possession of full teaching qualifications. Some...
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