What does a good supply primary teacher look like?

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Hi

I'm moving to Scotland from teaching international baccalaureate abroad. Hoping to start with some work as a primary supply teacher.

What do I need? I'm thinking a box file with maybe three or four lessons for each age group? And a story for each age group?

I won't know the classroom/behaviour management system for each class. Is it realistic to use my own system for one day?

What's good etiquette? Do I stay after school and mark work? Leave a handover note?

When you have a supply teacher what do you like?

If you are a supply teacher do you have any hacks/tips? And any advice on winning the jobs?

Thank you

Hopefully somebody from Scotland will be on soon but I thought I would at least bump the thread for you.
In England, because of Covid and the amount of cover supervisors, there is less day-to-day supply work out there - there may be the odd fortnight for self-isolating and long-term for maternity etc but day-to-day seems thin on the ground atm and as we approach Summer, even less so, so that needs to be considered.
Higher level TAs are being used for internal cover to keep outside visitors to a minimum - this may change as more teachers are vaccinated and Scotland may operate differently anyway but certainly, some supply are having to take cover supervisor rates or HLTA rates as opposed to their usual daily rate.
Hope it works out for you x

As for what 'good' looks like - arriving on time/15 minutes ahead in office clothing, with your ID/DBS certificate on you, hand sanned, masked and ready to go!
Knowledge of sims/bromcom and locating powerpoints in file explorer/my PC shared drives, although this is secondary/England so again, caveat that Scotland may be different.
I do often get given paper registers and seating plans in case and good schools even print out kids' classes' photos for me. Every school tends to have a Cover Manager who gives you the school's handbook for supply, including their behaviour policy.
Always good to have lessons up your sleeve - in secondary sector, the planning is left. I am under no obligation to mark but have done on occasion. I usually leave a note as to where the kids are up to and what has been done (or not) along with the names of performing and underperforming kids.
I always leave classroom as I found it, r in some cases better than I found it and I always try to thank the cover manager personally and say goodbye in person before heading off.

Key thing obvs is classroom management - you are there to keep the children in order and on task, providing continuity and - fingers crossed - producing an outcome for the five lessons you have with them. I also have a P.E. kit in the car, just in case, as general cover has sometimes included dance or P.E. although not often. Bottled water, snacks, own board pens, own A4 and lined paper in a box, own sticky stars from Sainsbos.

Are you qualified to teach in Scotland? Last I heard, out of country qualifications weren't recognised there. If not you are looking at cover supervisor pay and roles.

We always leave planning for our supply (primary in England) but it wouldn't do any harm to have a few lessons up your sleeve.
Marking is a definite yes in my school and a handover note / notes on the planning is useful.
Being firm but fair, keeping discipline but being friendly is probably the hardest but most important thing. My classes hate supply teachers who overcompensate for not being the class teacher by being too strict.

We're still using day supply in my English primary. As a teacher I would always leave planning but agree you should have some activities up your sleeve. I find it helpful when a supply teacher annotates the handover I left so I know which tasks they completed. Agree friendliness towards the class is key (but I teach in a nice area with easy classes so strict behaviour strategies aren't really necessary). Stickers go down well with Y3 and younger.

Thanks all, a couple of great tips.
I qualified with an English uni so my qualifications are good to go thanks. I've reposted on scotsnet too.