Substitute teacher

How it is used

American English; often shortened to sub. British schools say supply teacher for someone from outside, and cover for lessons taken by another teacher at the school ('I'm covering 9B'). Teachers leave sub plans or cover work for absences.

Example sentences

1. We'll have a substitute teacher on Friday while Ms. Kaya is at the conference.

2. Leave clear instructions for the substitute teacher, including where the worksheets are.

Common collocations

• substitute teacher
• sub plans
• supply teacher
• cover a lesson
• cover work

Related terms

• timetableA plan that shows which lessons happen at which times on each day of the week, for a class, a teacher or a whole school.
• seating planA plan, usually decided by the teacher, that shows where each student sits in the classroom.
• lesson planA written outline of one lesson that shows what students should learn, the activities and materials the teacher will use, and roughly how long each stage will take.
• attendanceBeing present at school or in class, or the record of how often a student has been present; schools track it every day.

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