Career as Teacher

The situation with FSBB is really bad. There are insufficiencies in the resources - but the most crucial is the lack of teachers. A lot are on NPL and I know like 10 who quit the service. I think I am going to tender soon as the workload has been really bad. Anxieties are not only acting up on Sundays but everyday.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How is the FSBB situation like in schools? Is it better for students?

Teachers are going to be stretched to their limits with longer timetables, more classes and more preps. Headcount is still falling.

Better for students.. if things go according to plan, definitely. But if teachers don't survive this transition, then the benefits are hard to translate to the students.

Hello, hope someone can help share if you have info - out of curiosity I went to check my remuneration and reimbursement statement for 2023, I saw "Moe outstanding contribution" under the allowance section. It's $100, but I don't remember receiving anything like that last year... What could this mean?
I just transferred to another school this year so also tough to find out from previous school.

Thanks in advance!

It may be in your recent payslips. Check each one in detail

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello, hope someone can help share if you have info - out of curiosity I went to check my remuneration and reimbursement statement for 2023, I saw "Moe outstanding contribution" under the allowance section. It's $100, but I don't remember receiving anything like that last year... What could this mean?
I just transferred to another school this year so also tough to find out from previous school.

Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The situation with FSBB is really bad. There are insufficiencies in the resources - but the most crucial is the lack of teachers. A lot are on NPL and I know like 10 who quit the service. I think I am going to tender soon as the workload has been really bad. Anxieties are not only acting up on Sundays but everyday.

wah if really is as such, how to make FSBB work tbh?

secondary sch coming on board more or less in 2024

primary sch wise i can only relate to my kid who is in p3 this year

some hybrid of class shuffling already in place like some form of SBB until i am like Huh

Originally Posted by Unregistered

wah if really is as such, how to make FSBB work tbh?

secondary sch coming on board more or less in 2024

primary sch wise i can only relate to my kid who is in p3 this year

some hybrid of class shuffling already in place like some form of SBB until i am like Huh

How to make it work?

By simply ensuring that the necessary resources and staffing are provided?

The worst has yet to come. Can expect to become even busier when the secondary school system transit to the new exam system from the current O/NA/NT system.

Yea we need more trs but they keep cuttin headcount. Freaking geniuses.

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Yea we need more trs but they keep cuttin headcount. Freaking geniuses.

Because of school mergers and shrinking populations..... observed at the macrolevel. Some of these policy makers really need to come back to the ground to teach if not they are not going to lead anybody... a lot will be jaded to join the private industry...

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Unfortunately, Singapore has become so reactive
, especially in the education sector.

I refer us here to the case where the student died while at outdoor camps. Now, all the outdoor camps are run by MOE staff. We will never know when this change occurred but it sure seems reactive.

Can’t be that no one saw how slack the external vendors were? But ya, some of us noticed the trend that once a death occurs, something WILL change.

s://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/in-the-heartlands/25-year-old-teacher-from-chung-cheng-high-dies-after-collapsing-at

It has actually happened to teachers before. The grey area here is that reasons for death are often not as straightforward or clear, hence it becomes very hard to pinpoint it immediately and attribute it to "overwork", something which organisations would become very defensive about since this concerns their reputation.

This could also be the reason why it's so hard to find news about teacher feedback or responses? In fact, incidents concerning teachers are so hard to find in the news after a while. The above link used to be published on other news sites before, but cannot be found anymore (removed?) except on Stomp.

hi all, i would like to check whether anyone is shortlisted for this year’s or the last couple of years’ pgs/pga interview. if so, may i know the course/field of study that you applied for?