What is it about our schoolchildren that, as soon as they set eyes on a supply teacher, they immediately assume they are going to get a "free lesson" and that they will not have to do any work?
Luckily, I was covering for a colleague who sets work for her classes if she knows she is going to be away, so I had a full collection of lessons to teach - a dream scenario! This is not always the case. Even when teachers know they are going to be on courses, they sometimes neglect to leave work for their classes to complete, mainly because they know it doesn't always get done - and what's the point of spending time planning for and setting work that does not ultimately get done?
So, when I was greeted with the usual chant "Have we got a free lesson?" I was able to say quite categorically that there was work set and they would be completing it.
Which they did and I was able to realise the dream!
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