What is the difference between temporary teachers and substitute teachers?

Temporary teachers and substitute teachers are the same, there is no difference. Teachers of both types are temporary temporary teaching positions that are openly recruited by state-run schools to make up for the shortage of teachers. They do not enjoy the salary of regular teachers and do not have a professional establishment.

Unestablished school teachers are usually employed as temporary personnel who cannot be promoted or transferred, that is, they are temporarily employed by a certain school (commonly known as substitute teachers). Usually there is no professional title and no professional title salary (unless you have a professional title, you often cannot be hired). After retirement, it shall be handled in accordance with the contract signed with the unit where you work.

In private schools, since the school must help its staff pay social insurance in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, they generally enjoy social insurance benefits after retirement. When recruiting people in public schools, due to financial difficulties and other reasons, they are generally not helped to pay social security or only part of it, such as work-related injury insurance.

Extended information

Schools have a temporary teacher shortage due to teachers taking maternity leave or other reasons, and cannot uniformly deploy them through teacher recruitment, so they have to hire substitute teachers.

Non-staff teachers and contract teachers are all recruited through the unified teacher recruitment examination organized by the Education Bureau. They sign an employment contract with the Education Bureau, and their salaries are paid by the finance department.

Substitute teachers are recruited by the school organization, and their salaries are paid by the school. Under normal circumstances, the salary of substitute teachers is much lower than that of non-employed teachers and contract teachers, and substitute teachers generally do not pay five insurances and one housing fund. The number of substitute teachers and temporary teachers will increase or decrease as the school's needs change. When the number of teachers exceeds the demand, they will face the risk of being fired, which is very unstable.

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia - temporary teachers

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