Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Been in 3 schools since this started and realise every school implements it differently. Every new P that comes also changes things. How is yours like? Mine is,

First school ; can only be used to extend your MC if you are still not feeling well. E.g., doc gave you 2 days, you still having symptoms, you use it to extend a 3rd day - but you need to inform P earlier. I've no idea how this works - it's like I can predict that I'm going to still be ill on the 3rd day? Never saw it work for anyone when I was there.

Same school ; another P. You can only use it for medical appointment that won't give you MC. Means, you must have had an urgent medical need, and an appointment that you die die cannot change, yet is also a medical appointment that won't give you an MC. So you tell P about it, and only after P approve, then you can confirm that medical appointment and use that leave. As usual, never saw it work in real life.

Second school ; Never heard it being used. P say - you follow HR policy. Yet, everyone that I knew that wanted to apply according to HR policy never got it. All got 'warned' not to abuse it.

Third school ; You use it, until you see the doctor that day and update it to be an actual MC. If you aren't sick enough to actually get an actual MC, you better get ready to explain.

Is this how this is supposed to be? Or I just have trash luck with schools and Ps? Checking because I have a chronic illness, not visible, and I really will like to use it but simply never got a chance too - have been dragging myself sick to work, and it's damaging to my health, making my chronic illness worse.

All these are horrible, in our school we can use it as long as there are no official duties like meetings /invigilation/ courses - so can use on days when it's just lessons and we gonna miss those lessons that can be relieved

Originally Posted by Unregistered

All these are horrible, in our school we can use it as long as there are no official duties like meetings /invigilation/ courses - so can use on days when it's just lessons and we gonna miss those lessons that can be relieved

Actually even this is a restriction and such things in the true spirit should not be restricted what. If we truly trust officers, it should be no strings attached

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello, for the upcoming PB in March, is there a rough estimate of your performance grade in relation to the PB received? Or will we be informed of the actual performance grade in Workpal? TIA!

Your performance grade will be written on the letter.

The details of your PB will come below that.

Your question is a bit confusing. Are you confusing performance grade with CEP (LP)?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello, for the upcoming PB in March, is there a rough estimate of your performance grade in relation to the PB received? Or will we be informed of the actual performance grade in Workpal? TIA!

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For teachers who are demoted from level head/subject head/HOD to normal teacher, is there a change in their salary?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

For teachers who are demoted from level head/subject head/HOD to normal teacher, is there a change in their salary?

Can't maintain SEO without appointment - will be dropped to GEO5 (though I'm not sure if will be considered for GEO5A instead?)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

For teachers who are demoted from level head/subject head/HOD to normal teacher, is there a change in their salary?

Upon stepping down to Teacher:

- if at SEO1 or above subgrades, will be redesignated to GEO5
- if at GEO5/5A or below, will remain at current subgrade

GEO5A is the maximum subgrade for Teacher.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

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Increment comes in in Mar payslip or April’s?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi, I’m a mid career teacher with 18 years experience in MNC. Salary for untrained teacher will not exceed $5000. With your experience, upon completing PGDE, you will likely be promoted to GEO3, salary range $3900-$6250, so you may get around $5500.

Subsequently, how fast you move up the salary scale will depend on your performance. The year you complete PGDE and start being a trained teacher is considered Year 0. You start your 1st year of service 12 months after completing PGDE.

Teachers who are degree holders and have been teaching for >20 years but are not KPs will likely be GEO5, salary range $5150-$8250.

Hi may i know if you are teaching Pri or Sec schools ?
What did you study previously?
Which industry were you from?
When did you make the switch ?
Why did you make the switch (if you don’t mind sharing)?
How was your personal experience in the schools you were teaching?
Are you allowed to change schools during the bond period ? Eg change every 1 year or maybe 2 years.
Do you think the politics in Schools is similar to that in MNC ?

Thanks!

Due to private matters, i will have to take a flexi role this year. Does anyone know the hourly pay of a geo 3 teacher with a degree?