Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How do you get into the FLP? What do people on the FLP have access to?

You will be identified if you are eligible, and I believe the criteria has got to do with age and CEP. (e.g. reaching a certain CEP before 35 years old).

Not a programme you can volunteer to sign up for, or specifically aim towards.

You will be given additional projects to do and more opportunities to grow.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What kind of committee work / CCA is considered to be of high impact and good for portfolio?

Not so much about which committee but what you impact you have in that committee or CCA.

A "good" committee with a lot of members also meant the work is so distributed out, you may just be a member riding on the achievements.

You should consider a committee or CCA that requires manpower, and take the initiative to lead and value add. Don't join saturated committees or CCAs.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How serious is this matter? My suggestion is always to take it up with your school leaders first if that is an option that you have not explored.

Alternatively, search for your superintendent email and email sup. Usually Sup will route it back to SLs but if it’s an issue with SLs, sup will do the investigation.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I’m not a teacher, but I would say you should probably still try? Stay optimistic and just try? U still have at least 15 years to retirement which is pretty long! But of course, being a full time teacher means that you have to definitely spend much more time at work.

Just curious, why didn’t the private industry suits you? I thought being a teacher works very very very long hours. And hence anything other than being a teacher would be much better than a Teacher’s life.

Perhaps at this stage in my life,I am not scrambling for promotions and positions. Able to play a small part in education and nurturing my students gives me some level of satisfaction. Combination of flexi teaching and tutoring helps me to exceed my previous GEO 5 pay. But longer hours officially. No complaints cos it was a choice. Private sectior is good but doesn't suit me culturally and personality wise. Teachers here,I salute every single one of u. Promotion and progression is important but please do not neglect the students under your care and the key reason u chose teaching in the first place

Just curious about the ranking process… anyone wouldn’t mind sharing their experience ranking staff? Always wondered what it’s like? I imagine that there will be different KPs speaking up for the teacher and sometime there will be disagreements. Is it like that? Haha.

Does a C- means no promotion?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone knows of a whistle-blowing platform for MOE staff? Desperate and frustrated staff here

can try calling Singapore Teachers' Union

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Does a C- means no promotion?

Yes. Usually no promotion for 3 years
But there is a small PB and MI

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes. Usually no promotion for 3 years
But there is a small PB and MI

From 2021, C- also means no connect plan deposit for that year.

Hello, I am new to this forum.

Just out of curiosity, for those who have been under contract teaching, do you get any PB or increment before heading to NIE? TIA.