Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Burnt out teacher

Hi everyone, needed to rant and kinda at the lowest point of my career now. I'm aged 33 this year and has been teaching for 9 years now and I'm still stuck at GEO 3 with a performance grade of almost C every year. The most recent PB I only got a quantum of 1.1 for C grade, it's really demoralizing. I think I am almost hitting the GEO 3 cap for my $5.4k monthly salary...

I really can't see any growth and feel very stagnant. I felt as if the school has already "marked" me and not really providing me any opportunities. I've been a subject coordinator for about 4 years or so but it's still not enough for the school. My school has a huge number of teachers of more than 100 and it's really hard to "stand out" and it involves a lot of politics which I am unwilling to be a part of.

I am considering leaving the service but am afraid that if things turn out not so well after that, I am unable to return to a safety net. But I am also suffering under the leadership and politics of my school that I feel depressed and drag myself to work everyday.

I have 2 young kids aged 9 and 6 so still require high levels of commitment from me to provide a stable income. I can't just quit without a plan... But Dec 2023 I'll get my 10 year Connect Plan so I probably should try to tahan and wait till then....? Sigh.

Anybody has any kind advice for me? Considering a few options:

1) Change to flexi-adjunct + private tuition to supplement?
2) full private tuition like 1-1 or enrichment centres?
3) Try a totally new industry like property agent?

Thank you in advance...

The best advice is go to another school. Hard truth is that after so many years, these people ie KPs are not gg to change their opinion of you. No matter how much you do they will still give you same grade since they obviously already don’t see you highly.
Fresh start elsewhere and you may really fly. A change of environment is definitely a better solution then quitting. If change environment and still the same…then MAYBE can consider quitting for good. I made the same mistake as you due to sentimental reasons and basically my career is already over in terms of progression. Ageism is real.

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The best advice is go to another school. Hard truth is that after so many years, these people ie KPs are not gg to change their opinion of you. No matter how much you do they will still give you same grade since they obviously already don’t see you highly.
Fresh start elsewhere and you may really fly. A change of environment is definitely a better solution then quitting. If change environment and still the same…then MAYBE can consider quitting for good. I made the same mistake as you due to sentimental reasons and basically my career is already over in terms of progression. Ageism is real.

Thank you for your reply. My colleagues actually told me to "wait it out" for those KPs and SLs to leave but not sure how long I can wait...

You are right in your advice to start afresh somewhere new. The only thing that's holding me back is that my own kids are in the same school as me so I thought logistics wise it's easier and it's nearer to my place of residence. But I guess the benefits of starting somewhere new outweighs that...

Oh dear, you mean you left the service? So what are you currently doing now? I'm sure you are happier though than before.....

Originally Posted by Burnt out teacher

Hi everyone, needed to rant and kinda at the lowest point of my career now. I'm aged 33 this year and has been teaching for 9 years now and I'm still stuck at GEO 3 with a performance grade of almost C every year. The most recent PB I only got a quantum of 1.1 for C grade, it's really demoralizing. I think I am almost hitting the GEO 3 cap for my $5.4k monthly salary...

I really can't see any growth and feel very stagnant. I felt as if the school has already "marked" me and not really providing me any opportunities. I've been a subject coordinator for about 4 years or so but it's still not enough for the school. My school has a huge number of teachers of more than 100 and it's really hard to "stand out" and it involves a lot of politics which I am unwilling to be a part of.

I am considering leaving the service but am afraid that if things turn out not so well after that, I am unable to return to a safety net. But I am also suffering under the leadership and politics of my school that I feel depressed and drag myself to work everyday.

I have 2 young kids aged 9 and 6 so still require high levels of commitment from me to provide a stable income. I can't just quit without a plan... But Dec 2023 I'll get my 10 year Connect Plan so I probably should try to tahan and wait till then....? Sigh.

Anybody has any kind advice for me? Considering a few options:

1) Change to flexi-adjunct + private tuition to supplement?
2) full private tuition like 1-1 or enrichment centres?
3) Try a totally new industry like property agent?

Thank you in advance...

How about applying for open posting/close posting?

When does P typically release promotion list?

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Originally Posted by Burnt out teacher

Thank you for your reply. My colleagues actually told me to "wait it out" for those KPs and SLs to leave but not sure how long I can wait...

You are right in your advice to start afresh somewhere new. The only thing that's holding me back is that my own kids are in the same school as me so I thought logistics wise it's easier and it's nearer to my place of residence. But I guess the benefits of starting somewhere new outweighs that...

Oh dear, you mean you left the service? So what are you currently doing now? I'm sure you are happier though than before.....

Oh I’m still very much in service. Lol
Just changed school and much happier. There is the possibility of you transferring your kids to your new school too that you can explore. Mental health is impt. Your own kids I’m sure can pretty much sense if you’re unhappy also going to work which is where they study too!

Originally Posted by Burnt out teacher

Hi everyone, needed to rant and kinda at the lowest point of my career now. I'm aged 33 this year and has been teaching for 9 years now and I'm still stuck at GEO 3 with a performance grade of almost C every year. The most recent PB I only got a quantum of 1.1 for C grade, it's really demoralizing. I think I am almost hitting the GEO 3 cap for my $5.4k monthly salary...

I really can't see any growth and feel very stagnant. I felt as if the school has already "marked" me and not really providing me any opportunities. I've been a subject coordinator for about 4 years or so but it's still not enough for the school. My school has a huge number of teachers of more than 100 and it's really hard to "stand out" and it involves a lot of politics which I am unwilling to be a part of.

I am considering leaving the service but am afraid that if things turn out not so well after that, I am unable to return to a safety net. But I am also suffering under the leadership and politics of my school that I feel depressed and drag myself to work everyday.

I have 2 young kids aged 9 and 6 so still require high levels of commitment from me to provide a stable income. I can't just quit without a plan... But Dec 2023 I'll get my 10 year Connect Plan so I probably should try to tahan and wait till then....? Sigh.

Anybody has any kind advice for me? Considering a few options:

1) Change to flexi-adjunct + private tuition to supplement?
2) full private tuition like 1-1 or enrichment centres?
3) Try a totally new industry like property agent?

Thank you in advance...

Am pretty much in the same situation as u.
Will leave end of this year after my connect plan and do 1)

Is it possible for GEO 2 officers to get an A? Normally only heard C or C+ for GEO 2 officers.

QUOTE=Unregistered;209831]After all the deductions, you only get 8k+ for the first payout. If you ask me if it’s worth it to wait 1 year for ard 9k, I will say no. You can gain more experience out there in that 1 year.[/QUOTE]

Can you explain why its 9k? Even after 20% cpf deduction (which is still your money anyway), take home should be around 12k right? What other deductions are there? Those who have taken 4th year CONNECT plan before (which I'm sure is most seniors here), can advise how much you got?

Also, how long is the notice period usually? Let's say if I plan to quit 31 March after PB, when should i throw letter? and who to throw to? P or HQ?