Classroom
Substitute sheet Template
Left in a folder for whoever walks in, on a day you are not there to explain anything.
Four steps
How to print a substitute sheet
- 1
Start from this form
Opens on the substitute sheet: Class, Room, Date, Regular teacher, Year group, a note and the rest.
- 2
Put your own heading on it
Replace "Substitute Teacher Information" with a name, a business or a date range.
- 3
Set the row height
29 rows at 6 mm fits more in; 14 mm suits a form filled in by hand.
- 4
Print or save as PDF
The children who need support or supervision is the line to get right.
Who prints this
A teacher writing it in September for a day that has not happened yet, and a supply teacher reading it at eight in the morning in a room they have never stood in before. Written once and reused all year.
The field that decides whether it works
The children who need support or supervision. A substitute can read a timetable off the board, but cannot know which child must not be sat next to the door.
Why it is laid out this way
Practical detail comes first and context comes last, because this is read standing up in the ten minutes before the bell. Allergies, the behaviour system and who to ask each get a block of their own rather than sharing a notes section, where someone scanning quickly would miss them.
What is on the sheet
10 sections, in this order: Class, Room, Date; Regular teacher, Year group; a note; Today's timetable; Children who need support or supervision; Allergies, medical and dietary needs; Behaviour system used in this class; Who to ask; Fire drill and end of day routine; Please leave me a note about the day. Set the row height anywhere between 6 and 14 mm across its 29 ruled rows, put your own heading at the top, and find the substitute sheet alongside 2 other forms on the teacher forms page.
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