1. Sitting by the phone, blinking for a second and missing a call.

2. Having no idea what any of your class is called

3. Those type of children...

4. Getting lost in at least three schools a week.

5. No work set? Oh fab.

6. The 'oh I feel sorry for you' face when you tell others you work in supply.

7. When you're asked to travel over 100 miles for a day of work.

8. Meeting people that get paid more than you to do a job that is easier than yours.

9. Being asked to do a day of Maths when you struggled at GCSE.

10. Holidays aren't quite as fun when you aren't being paid

11. Having random days off that you actually don't want off (whilst everyone else is at work)

12. When you turn up for a day of supply and realise there's an ofsted inspection

13. When you can't access the school's computer system without a password

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