Cover Teacher / Supply Teacher Lesson Plan

A simple to follow, fill in the blank lesson plan template for cover staff and supply teachers.
This document can be applied to all subjects.

This document is available in the following formats:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• PDF

The document is divided into various ‘bubbles’, each coloured to attract your attention to keep you on track with your lesson.

Areas within this document include:

PAGE 1:

• ‘Teacher name / subject / group / focus / lesson duration’.
• ‘Learning objectives’
• ‘Please read aloud to class’ bubble.
• ‘Items needed for this lesson’ bubble.
• ‘Pay particular attention to:’ bubble.
• ‘Note for cover staff’.
• ‘Through the door activity’.
• ‘Main body activity’ bubbles’.
• ‘Closing activity’ bubble.

PAGE 2:

• Class information (No. of students)
• Seating plan
• Bubble for staff feedback

As a former cover supervisor and supply teacher, I found it quite frustrating when cover lesson notes either were not detailed enough, difficult to follow or simply did not exist. With this document, lesson instructions are easy to follow, staff are made aware of particular students and seating arrangements and an open dialogue between staff members about their lessons can be maintained.

Cover staff can also inform the normal staff member about any particular incidents, where the class got up to, or if they had any other feedback.

Within each activity bubble, simply write the activity name, duration and a brief description.
Within the ‘Pay particular attention to’ section, write the names of students who can be a distraction to others or those who may need additional support.

On the second page, a seating chart can be edited to show the layout of your classroom. Move the boxes which represent tables and fill them in with student information. E.g, Sam - 6 - PP - SEN. etc.
Other classroom layouts have been provided on the PPT and Word documents for ease of editing.

Ensure you fill in all the relevant areas of this document so that cover staff will be able to run your lesson as you would.

It is recommended this document is printed ‘back to back’.