Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I handed my resignation letter to my RO today. Was called to P office. Told the school cant accept my letter as it would mean me leaving in late May (1 month notice period). I was told MOE could sue me. Is this true? I have finished my bond already. Am I only allowed to leave in december?

Congrats for winning the 6m yesterday. U can even pay 1mth salary and leave next day, chk with MOM, nobody stopping you.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Some Ps like to use fear to get officers to toe the line. It is usually the older ones (60s)..

And they think that is leadership. To be honest, using fear is not the worst thing i have seen SLs and KPs do. I have seen some KPs use false accusations to get officers to conform.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not true at all. But you might burn bridges. Allegedly, they could also comment on your re-employability. I have friends who left midterm but they found it hard to return as an FAJT after two-three years.

Leaving late May is pretty much end of T2 already, though. Seems like a neat enough time to go (OP can try to serve till end of W10 at least, if possible, if trying to preserve relationships).

Beyond that… sorry, I know it's not easy right now, but filling manpower gaps is part of the SLs' and MMs' job lor…

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I handed my resignation letter to my RO today. Was called to P office. Told the school cant accept my letter as it would mean me leaving in late May (1 month notice period). I was told MOE could sue me. Is this true? I have finished my bond already. Am I only allowed to leave in december?

The P talk cock la. If you have the money, pay back 1 month liquidated damage and quit the next day also can. You can turn around and tell your P you will report to MOM or MOE HR for scaring you.

But of course, leave at the end on term for easier manpower redistribution of work. That will help if you decide to come back as FAJT/CAJT/relief teacher. Unless you have no intend to teach again, do what you want the way you like.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I handed my resignation letter to my RO today. Was called to P office. Told the school cant accept my letter as it would mean me leaving in late May (1 month notice period). I was told MOE could sue me. Is this true? I have finished my bond already. Am I only allowed to leave in december?

Seriously? You don't even know your legal rights as an employee in Singapore?

It is an offence for an employer to prevent an employee from resigning. You are not bonded anymore, all you need to do is either serve your notice period, or pay salary-in-lieu of notice and you are a free bird.

Even if you were still bonded, you cannot be disallowed from resigning. You would just have to pay the liquidated damages per your contract.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

And they think that is leadership. To be honest, using fear is not the worst thing i have seen SLs and KPs do. I have seen some KPs use false accusations to get officers to conform.

I have also seen some colleagues use victim strategy to target both teachers and KPs. do little of work or just a little bit of issue then kpkb or go cry to P then get everyone into trouble. this kind really damn too much. I find these days tears can bluff for you a lot of credibility. unfortunately, the wayang teachers with the Oscars award are increasing.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

And they think that is leadership. To be honest, using fear is not the worst thing i have seen SLs and KPs do. I have seen some KPs use false accusations to get officers to conform.

Was a junior KP who decided not to pursue the leadership track. What got me frustrated was the concept of leadership in the eyes of senior KPs. My mentor back then told me I should not be the one initiating greetings with normal teachers and that it should always be the other way around. Not only that, i was taught to adopt the "leadership face" which is this stern hard to please look. This is what happens when people who wayang get promoted.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Was a junior KP who decided not to pursue the leadership track. What got me frustrated was the concept of leadership in the eyes of senior KPs. My mentor back then told me I should not be the one initiating greetings with normal teachers and that it should always be the other way around. Not only that, i was taught to adopt the "leadership face" which is this stern hard to please look. This is what happens when people who wayang get promoted.

I was also a junior KP, and for me, it started much like your experience. I was told repeatedly that I was too friendly with the teachers. So eventually, I adopted their stance—kept my distance. But that just led to isolation. Among the KPs, there was little warmth; it felt like everyone was just waiting for a chance to shift blame onto someone else.

To be honest, I often felt more like a servant than a leader, especially when dealing with certain teachers. The school culture was exhausting—constantly managing responsibilities while having to watch my back. Through some painful lessons, I realised one had to be cautious around not just certain teachers including KPs. Some were so favoured by the P that they could spin the truth however they wanted and still be believed. And the worst part? They wouldn’t even attempt to clarify or talk things through—they just go straight to your bosses’ boss and throw you under the bus. And sometimes the funny part, they were just having a whatsapp or f2f conversation with you the day before.

i do not understand what kind of culture was being fostered, where basic communication is bypassed and backdoor complaints are normalised? And the worst of the them all — those who just have to shed a few tears to gain sympathy, while others are blamed no matter how unfair the situation is.

Honestly, I can’t understand why people like that choose to be in teaching at all.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

3 years, female (mid-career) GEO3, $6045

GEO3 ceiling is $6250. Next year my salary should be very close or reach the ceiling. Does it mean a likely promotion to GEO4? Thank you.

It is not guarantee...

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I was also a junior KP, and for me, it started much like your experience. I was told repeatedly that I was too friendly with the teachers. So eventually, I adopted their stance—kept my distance. But that just led to isolation. Among the KPs, there was little warmth; it felt like everyone was just waiting for a chance to shift blame onto someone else.

To be honest, I often felt more like a servant than a leader, especially when dealing with certain teachers. The school culture was exhausting—constantly managing responsibilities while having to watch my back. Through some painful lessons, I realised one had to be cautious around not just certain teachers including KPs. Some were so favoured by the P that they could spin the truth however they wanted and still be believed. And the worst part? They wouldn’t even attempt to clarify or talk things through—they just go straight to your bosses’ boss and throw you under the bus. And sometimes the funny part, they were just having a whatsapp or f2f conversation with you the day before.

i do not understand what kind of culture was being fostered, where basic communication is bypassed and backdoor complaints are normalised? And the worst of the them all — those who just have to shed a few tears to gain sympathy, while others are blamed no matter how unfair the situation is.

Honestly, I can’t understand why people like that choose to be in teaching at all.

Most KPs and wannabees are like that..either its upfront or behind a fake trustworthy face.