Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Reality is very few good teachers. Many bad teachers. Not the other way round unfortunately. Witness a few incidents.

The reality is the opposite.

Students are generally doing well.

In fact, too well and there are insufficient uni places for them.

Minimum uni qualifications have steadily risen over the years.

Literacy levels are also generally high in Sg.

Originally Posted by tyranna89

I intend to resign on 31 July so that I am eligible for my mid year bonus, but my Principal asked me to resign end of May because of constraints regarding hiring another teacher to replace me. I’m wondering if that is a norm for MOE or can I actually stand my ground and insist on the last day being 31 July? Kinda wasted to lose my mid year bonus just coz P claims cannot hire another teacher in middle of the term. Anyone who has had similar situation?

oh dear how could you not know?
in sg there is such a thing called the law, and therefore employment contracts. it states one month written notice. this is as simple as meaning u can on 1 of july submit a letter w vjc says 31 july.
do u care abt leaving on good terms. if you don’t you can just say I refuse. ur lack of manpower is ur problem.
this is one reason why SLs and KPs can gaslight teachers into alll sorts of things - teachersx don’t know their basic rights.

Wonder if any of u face the same issue of parents contacting you about the littlest things, e.g. help me find my child’s lost water bottle, cannot find assessment book in popular bookshop and expecting you to do something. any way to tell them to stop in a nice way? this is in a sec sch context btw.

thanks!!!

hi all, need some help here - are there any public platforms i.e. Facebook or Telegram groups to recruit relief / adjunct teachers?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

oh dear how could you not know?
in sg there is such a thing called the law, and therefore employment contracts. it states one month written notice. this is as simple as meaning u can on 1 of july submit a letter w vjc says 31 july.
do u care abt leaving on good terms. if you don’t you can just say I refuse. ur lack of manpower is ur problem.
this is one reason why SLs and KPs can gaslight teachers into alll sorts of things - teachersx don’t know their basic rights.

A school asking a teacher whether they're able to quit earlier as they want to have a replacement in for their own change management isn't gaslighting. No one is being misled that they can't quit in July if they want to.

I swear the word has lost all meaning.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

A school asking a teacher whether they're able to quit earlier as they want to have a replacement in for their own change management isn't gaslighting. No one is being misled that they can't quit in July if they want to.

I swear the word has lost all meaning.

The school is also tied down by HR policy.

If the teacher remains in the school in June and July, the school is ordinarily not able to get additional headcount to replace the teacher until the following year. If the teacher leaves by the end of May, the quota is released and a vacancy is created. This could allow a full-time teacher to be posted in before the end of the year, or in some cases, a FAJT to be hired immediately to fill the gap temporarily.

It's true that all employees have the right to resign whenever they want, but don't make the school sound like it is just intentionally trying to make the teacher's life hard.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

A school asking a teacher whether they're able to quit earlier as they want to have a replacement in for their own change management isn't gaslighting. No one is being misled that they can't quit in July if they want to.
I swear the word has lost all meaning.

It is a poor reflection of how teacher recruitment is being done.

It is poor planning or lack of planning.

Not taking into account future resignations is compounding the problem.

Failure to plan is planning to fail.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi all, need some help here - are there any public platforms i.e. Facebook or Telegram groups to recruit relief / adjunct teachers?

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

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thank you so much!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wonder if any of u face the same issue of parents contacting you about the littlest things, e.g. help me find my child’s lost water bottle, cannot find assessment book in popular bookshop and expecting you to do something. any way to tell them to stop in a nice way? this is in a sec sch context btw.

thanks!!!

Nowadays, teachers do not need to give their personal contact numbers to students and parents correct?

How do they contact you?