Coincidentally, during the time the writer did relief teaching, I was also a relief English language teacher, spending 10 years in secondary schools.
I was privileged to have been given teaching assignments spanning entire academic years in one school where I was tasked with a full-time teacher's roles, including co-form teacher and pastoral care after school hours. Making weekly lesson plans, marking students' work, setting examination papers, vetting and invigilating were part and parcel of my work.
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