How to survive as a casual relief teacher

Margaret Ryan

By Margaret Ryan
Published March 6, 2020

As a casual relief teacher (CRT), you may think of yourself as the outlier, flummoxed by the culture of the school you happen to be ‘helicoptered’ into for the day (or longer).

As a CRT, it’s really all about you soaking up the shared understandings of the school you’re in for whatever length of time and being outwardly focused.

That’s definitely been me when I’ve walked into Catholic schools – despite me being a Catholic. Sure, they hand me ...

This story appeared in the February 2020 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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