Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

For those mid career who got an offer, maybe can share how much they offered you with some background details.

First Degree: Pass/First Class etc.
Years of Working Experience:
Gross Salary of last Job:
Salary offered by MOE:
Year offered:

I'm considering a switch myself so I think would be useful if we have such info to consider.

Of course I know you don't go into teaching for the money and it's not a career that's going to make you rich but at least it would serve as a guide for those considering a switch.

Cheers!

First Degree: 2nd Lower
Years of Working Experience: 11
Gross Salary of last Job: $6700
Salary offered by MOE:$4340
Year offered: 2014

Originally Posted by Unregistered

First Degree: 2nd Lower
Years of Working Experience: 11
Gross Salary of last Job: $6700
Salary offered by MOE:$4340
Year offered: 2014

It's much lower than expected. I would thought that mid career can get minimum of $5k. To take 35% seems to much. Are you going to accept the offer?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

First Degree: 2nd Lower
Years of Working Experience: 11
Gross Salary of last Job: $6700
Salary offered by MOE:$4340
Year offered: 2014

You should be comparing annual salary (i.e. with bonuses). Further, depending on how you look at it, the extra free time during the school holidays and term breaks can be viewed as additional intangible benefit.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

First Degree: 2nd Lower
Years of Working Experience: 11
Gross Salary of last Job: $6700
Salary offered by MOE:$4340
Year offered: 2014

Thanks for the info!

I think it's expected that will be a salary cut compared to your previous job. You are going in as an untrained teacher anyway.

But I believe once you complete the training and start teaching, MOE will try to get your pay to catch up to your peers. If you want to go into teaching and expecting better pay immediately, it's probably not the career you should be looking at.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

It's much lower than expected. I would thought that mid career can get minimum of $5k. To take 35% seems to much. Are you going to accept the offer?

The figure is probably close to the max of GEO 1.1 salary scale (untrained teacher grade), so maybe they can't offer more unless they give a higher grade at the entry level, which they will not do.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

First Degree: 2nd Lower
Years of Working Experience: 11
Gross Salary of last Job: $6700
Salary offered by MOE:$4340
Year offered: 2014

How old are you (2014)? Did you do NS?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How old are you (2014)? Did you do NS?

36 and yes.

Hi, anyone knows what's the starting pay for PGDE trained teachers? I'm in my final semester in one of the local universities, expected to graduate with first class. I've taught before and I like teaching, so I'm seriously considering to become a teacher. I would like to know about the starting pay, but MOE website gives a range instead and the teachers whom I know are not quite sure. So I thought of this forum as a try! Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

36 and yes.

What industry/job function were u in before you received the moe offer?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What industry/job function were u in before you received the moe offer?

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