Relief teaching: juggling expectations and uncertainty

Sarah Duggan

By Sarah Duggan
Published November 5, 2015

Studies indicate that over the course of a student’s schooling, approximately one year will be spent in the company of a relief teacher.

As the human cogs in our educational system – a system that would otherwise fray to pieces – relief teachers ...

This story appeared in the November 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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