Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Remain anonymous

Hi all

Will need some advice here. Given the slowed rate of promotion in recent years, anyone can provide indication of how long after appointment can one get promoted?

2011 geo3
2014 geo4
2017 geo5 (HQ from 2015-2018)
2019 started at current school without appt
2022 appointment as ST

Was offered cross level deployment HOD position in another school but did not take up in 2019

You missed your opportunity when you rejected the HOD appointment. You were just promoted to ST. Will take a few years to hit SEO1...

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You missed your opportunity when you rejected the HOD appointment. You were just promoted to ST. Will take a few years to hit SEO1...

could I also add on and seek advice for my please.

2015 Promoted to GEO 3
2016 " "
2017 " "
2018 Promoted GEO 4 (Posted to another sch via OP)
2019 GEO 4
2020 " "
2021 " " (Posted to HQ via OP)
2022 " "

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I think some colleagues are concern that you will be left on the shelf since it’s difficult to find another half in our line given our workload and lack of time?

Haha, simple, just date another teacher (in a different school). Only a teacher will fully empathise with another teacher's schedule to be honest. Otherwise it can be hard to avoid undercurrents of bitterness when you have work-related stuff after hours, marking on weekends, and quite possibly the biggest inconvenience for young teachers wanting to spend time with their other half - only being able to travel in June and December.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

could I also add on and seek advice for my please.

2015 Promoted to GEO 3
2016 " "
2017 " "
2018 Promoted GEO 4 (Posted to another sch via OP)
2019 GEO 4
2020 " "
2021 " " (Posted to HQ via OP)
2022 " "

Advice about what? Crystal ball for when your next promotion will be? There isn't much information, and honestly even if there was more information, we don't know what HR's projected career trajectory for you is like. You won't get real insider information from HR on this forum.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Advice about what? Crystal ball for when your next promotion will be? There isn't much information, and honestly even if there was more information, we don't know what HR's projected career trajectory for you is like. You won't get real insider information from HR on this forum.

need to go back to school to get geo 5

Originally Posted by Unregistered

need to go back to school to get geo 5

Agree. Don't hang out as an Officer/Senior Officer in HQ for too long. Make good use of Enhanced Posting Support to get a HOD position in a school. That'll really accelerate the journey to GEO5 and SEO1. (As for SEO2, it can be a bit slow.)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes it's missing. Actually ever since the migration to HRP it's been nothing but problems. If you have colleagues or JHs who received CONNECT payouts in Dec 2021, the information was submitted wrongly to IRAS and everyone is overtaxed. Check with them, especially your JHs, and reassure them that HR is aware and looking into it.

Wtf, seriously.

Hello, I have to file income tax and I think that there are errors in my total employment income in IRAS. There is an amt reflected under 'other employment income' that is more than half my gross salary.... the expected tax i need to pay this year is so much higher???

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello, I have to file income tax and I think that there are errors in my total employment income in IRAS. There is an amt reflected under 'other employment income' that is more than half my gross salary.... the expected tax i need to pay this year is so much higher???

Go and complain to MOE HR. Nobody here can fix it for you.....

Hello I want to teach IB aka to course the the filthy rich.
Anyone knows about the recruitment in SJIS, ACSI type of school? How's the culture there? I know they pay more than most JCs

Originally Posted by Unregistered

need to go back to school to get geo 5

Not enough advice was given for the trajectory. But it is not true that you have to go back to school to get Geo5. Work experience, mid career, performance at HQ count as well. I was the one who turned down the HOD appointment. Earned my promotion at HQ.