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Relief teacher day sheet

One sheet that tells a reliever everything they need to run your class, plus space for them to tell you how the day went. Fill in the routines once and reuse it.
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Free, no sign-in. Word and PDF, A4.

How to use it

  • Fill in the class details and routines now, then copy the sheet for each relief day.
  • Leave work that doesn't need you to explain it: a reliever has minutes, not hours, to read your plan.
  • Keep health and learning support notes to what the reliever needs for the day.
  • Put the sheet on your desk and tell the office where it is.

What's in it

  1. Class information
  2. The day
  3. Routines
  4. Ākonga to know about
  5. Safety and emergencies
  6. Notes for the class teacher (reliever)

Preview

Relief teacher day sheet

Class teacherRoom
Class and year levelDate

Class information

Number of ākonga
Who to ask for help (team leader or buddy class)
Office phone or extension
Duties today (when and where)
Meetings today

The day

TimeSessionWhat to doWhere to find it
Before school
Block 1
Morning tea
Block 2
Lunch
Block 3
End of day

Routines

Roll and attendance (how and when)
Getting the class's attention
Toilets and leaving the room
Devices
Behaviour steps and who to call
End of day (dismissal, buses, pick-ups)

Ākonga to know about

NameWhat the reliever needs to know

Safety and emergencies

Fire assembly point
Earthquake and lockdown
Medical plans and where medication is kept

Notes for the class teacher (reliever)

What we got through
What didn't get done
Behaviour or wellbeing to follow up
Ākonga who did great work today
Reliever's name and contact

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Pip writes the lesson to leave with the sheet: clear steps any reliever can follow.

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