Supply teaching - Really worried i'm going to be broke

[JuneTin]

Been a supply teacher for 3 years. Always made good money, have a couple of thousand saved but some work has alreadt been cancelled this week as schools are scared to have visitors.
I'm also worried about how long schools will close for, some people say until September.

I cant go without work until then and i doubt many people will be hiring in this climate. Any advice??

I’m in a similar boat and it’s very worrying.

Have the government said anything about what will happen to zero hour contract workers

@TheReluctantCountess it's scary, isn't it! And there will be lots of us in similar positions whether it's supply, zero hour contracts in pubs, restaurants etc.

Could you set up online teaching sessions like remote tutoring? Depending on age group some parents I’m sure would want to have a proper teacher giving some guidance to their dc.

I'm primary so i'm not sure if people would pay for an online primary teacher

It might be worth looking at any other jobs you could do for this period.

Tutoring?

I think this why the advice is to avoid zero hour contracts. They can be great when you're earning more than your peers for doing the same job but not so good when there are unforeseen circumstances such as this. All the best OP

Apply to online platforms now. They are already seeing surges in applications though.
If you can't do your subject, you could do language tuition. Market overwhelmingly Chinese (not just since January) and many don't need a qualification.

Yes definitely apply for online ESOL tuition. Students are unlikely to be booking into UK language schools but will still want to learn so the online market will grow. You've got a teaching qualification so should be fine.

Otherwise, for people in general who lose jobs, presumably supermarkets need staff.

I think you might be surprised what people will pay for! If they are homeschooling then having an hour every few days, able to set work, explain ideas, provide some structure (so it isn’t just mum or dad nagging) it could be really helpful to lots of families.

Could you offer services for tutoring? I have primary school children and would consider paying for tutoring if schools closed down. Some of it could be done via Skype or FaceTime if parents are at home with the kids?