How much supply work does everyone get and what is the rate of pay?

[lurkinginthenorth]

Exactly that!

Spoke to a colleague the other day. She teaches 1 day a week but did 2 1/2 days supply during July. So she was paid for her normal 4 Thursdays and 2 1/2 days supply and came home with just under £1000 pay.

It has made me consider supply more. It is a plan B because when I return, i do believe my HT will try every trick to oust me from my job due to bringing in union when the workload last year got ridiculous and for other reasons.

So just wanted other people's experience of supply work;

How often do you get offered supply work?
What is the rate of pay? (I have 15 years experience on UPS scale)
re you with LEA or council or did you contact schools yourself?

I have no idea how it works.

I have a small family (pre-schooler and infant) and a CM who is flexible and a nursery which I can use '-ad-hoc' as and when required.

i did (primary) supply for more than 10 years. Went back to perm last sept. This is what i found:
The payrate is same as nqt. Since 2003 my pay stayed static at £105 per day, so your experience is def not reflected.
I had a good (mostly) relationship with 2 diff agencies, although it fluctuated depending on which 'consultant' (and they changed ALL the time) was on that week. As such i could pretty much work as much as I liked (usually 4 days per week).
I did some work direct with schools, but found that only worked if I had instant child care as I often turned down more than I could do. With an agy, you can say 'I'm available these days' and that's the days you get offered.

i did a few long term mat/sickness cover but eventually learned to avoid as schools take the piss.

I loved and hated it in equal measure. i'm considering going back as I'm finding FT perm a complete ball ache. Good luck.

ps never never get paid through an 'umbrella company'. it's a tax scam (you pay yours AND their tax) and a rip off.

I don't get much. I work for both the LEA and an agency and I have had about 12 days altogether since April, although I have had 2 days this week, which isn't bad for September. I only do pre-booked and Early Years mostly, however. I get about £130 per day and a pension contribution from the LEA, but they pay a month in arrears, and £100 a day from the agency, and they pay weekly in arrears.

I am working full time until half term at the same school, teaching a teacher's timetable and no cover, about six weeks in total.

My supply rate is £130 per day and I come away with £105, after tax and fees.

The agency round here pays a rubbish rate-£89 take home, I think-no matter if you're on ups3 or an NQT.

I concur - umbrella companies are a total rinse.

What's wrong with umbrella companies?

Wow. When I first qualified (yonks ago) there weren't many agencies around. YOu contacted schools directly and also put your name down on the council's supply list. Generally the schools then called you if they wanted you. You were paid according to your pay scale and got 1/195th of that salary if you worked a full day. 55% of that if you worked a morning and 45% for an afternoon.

Now, some agencies offer a flat rate and you are paid less than you are theoretically worth on the old scheme. But they are easier for schools to use. One call to the agency and they will source someone.

I do 1 and a half days per week on contract and then supply on top of that. I only supply at the school I work at and get paid on my point in the pay scale, top of MPS with SN points on top of that. I will never make UPS this way and they don't pay supply teachers at that rate anyway.

It works for me, my standard pay for 1.5 days is £800 or so so it doesn't take many supply days to reach £1000pcm. However my school is cutting down on supply, I've had noticeably less this year.

I've been quite lucky as a new supply teacher.

I put my CV online 3 weeks ago and have been absolutely inundated by agencies. I got my first placement a few days later and will be there till half-term. I only teach the lessons of the teacher and do prep and marking in my frees, so no general cover. It's a great school. The only downside is distance but I can claim back the miles from tax.

I qualified last year (career changer) but decided not to do NQT as I need to see my family sometimes - DC doing A2 & GCSEs this year.
No desire at all to do FT, and resist agency attempts to get me to do long-term or primary - shocking how desperate they are for primary that they will take people like me who have never had a day's experience of primary.
Signed up to four agencies last Oct - had work every day till the end of the summer term. After a while it was repeat, prior bookings so did no 'on the day' after Feb half-term. This term am with two agencies (the other 2 were complete cowboys) and one direct school that approached me when after I met one of their teachers on holiday in May half term
I insist on PAYE - there are some agencies that won't take you unless you agree to be paid via an aggressive-tax-avoidance-scam Umbrella Company - steer well clear!
Get paid £130 per day with the agencies, and 165 with the direct school (who also pay PAYE, not self-employed).
Ultimately I want to build on my reputation with the direct school to get two or three local ones direct and avoid the agencies completely.

Does anyone know if key portfolio is an umbrella company? I have had quite alot of work through supply and generally enjoy it

Yes it is.