Health and safety for supply teachers
Health and safety issues for supply teachers, including those employed directly by local authorities, schools and academy trusts and those employed via supply agencies.
Supply teachers who are in a 'pool' maintained by a LA, those located through the school's own contacts, or part-timers who wish to temporarily increase their hours, are likely to be employees of the school or LA for their period of supply work.
Supply teacher advice and guidance
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Advice
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Advice 
Supply teachers - pay, conditions and working time
What should I expect to be paid as an agency supply teacher? What should I be paid for supply work of less than a day in duration? What happens if a school wants to offer me a permanent job?
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Advice 
Agency supply teachers: workplace pensions
Advice on your eligibility for and access to workplace pension schemes as an agency supply teacher.
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Advice 
Supporting supply teachers
How can I get the most from supply teaching and avoid the worst problems facing supply teachers today?
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Advice 
Supply teachers: guaranteed work contracts
As an agency supply teacher, your rights under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) can be affected by entering into a “guaranteed work” contract.
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Advice 
Supply teacher rights
Supply teachers who are in a 'pool' maintained by a LA, those located through the school's own contacts, or part-timers who wish to temporarily increase their hours, are likely to be employees of the school or LA for their period of supply work.
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Advice 
Agency worker regulations
What are the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 and what protection do they offer supply teachers?
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Press release 
NEU Supply Teachers Survey
The National Education Union’s latest survey of supply teachers shows that, despite a teacher shortage and regardless of the Government’s efforts to regulate the supply teacher market, the majority of supply teachers are reporting lower levels of pay compared with previous years. They are also finding it harder than ever before to obtain work.