Career as Teacher

Anyone here a ST lower pri? Or knows one?
What is the focus of ST lower pri?

Thank you for sharing, it is very encouraging! All the best to your next promotion to GEO5!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

My case is similar to yours. I'm mid-career with 18 yrs working exp.
Graduated with PGDE as GEO3 in 2022. Just got promoted this year
to GEO4. Perf grade has been C for 2022 then B for 2023. In total my salary
increased close to $2k over the last 2 to 3 years. I think it's normal pace for
mid career switchers with many years experience. If you can consistently perform at or above your grade
, you can be promoted fast to keep pace with others with same years of working experience.
So 2 years is possible..even 1 year is possible for people with many years experience.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone has OYEA interview news yet? Or is it finalised?

If you haven't gotten an email, you are not a finalist. Try again next year.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yeah, I have heard of comments from my colleagues saying we should share and learn together but often the person saying it does not share or does not create resources.

there has been a lot of hypocrisy going around for the longest time ever. the most recent one: the desire to develop critical thinking in students as one of the desired 21st CC skills. ironically, teachers are nvr allowed to be 'critical' and instead forced to accept whatever teaching resources that is thrown at them (eg the recent middle east saga). so the 'uncritical' teacher is expected to develop students to become 'critical' thinkers?

we keep coming up with excuses to defend the policy makers who gets away with so many things. this whole system of 'yes man' is a ticking time bomb, unfortunately

Originally Posted by Unregistered

there has been a lot of hypocrisy going around for the longest time ever. the most recent one: the desire to develop critical thinking in students as one of the desired 21st CC skills. ironically, teachers are nvr allowed to be 'critical' and instead forced to accept whatever teaching resources that is thrown at them (eg the recent middle east saga). so the 'uncritical' teacher is expected to develop students to become 'critical' thinkers?

we keep coming up with excuses to defend the policy makers who gets away with so many things. this whole system of 'yes man' is a ticking time bomb, unfortunately

being critical and critical thinking are different. nonetheless, agree with you that there is a lot of hypocrisy

Originally Posted by Unregistered

being critical and critical thinking are different. nonetheless, agree with you that there is a lot of hypocrisy

Being critical is the product of critical thinking

Originally Posted by Unregistered

If you haven't gotten an email, you are not a finalist. Try again next year.

Email sent to us or SL?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Email sent to us or SL?

This is confidential info. If you did not receive any email, time to move on and try again next year?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Email sent to us or SL?

Why do you want to chase after these titles? It’s a job. Do right by your students and answer to your conscience

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Email sent to us or SL?

Usually email is sent to SLs, in some cases SSD. Supt needs to clear you before you even have a chance to go for the interview. I’ve always wondered how they determine who yo grant the interview given the sheer number of submissions. Nevertheless, like what the others have pointed out, just focus on your teaching. If it comes, it comes.