Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by JustAnotherPrimaryTeacher

I have to clarify this. Your nephew is probably already good and is deemed by the ministry to have better CEP, that's why the promotion is fast.

Mid-Career or not has nothing to do with faster promotion or higher salary. When you compare it directly to that 'friend'. It can be quite misleading. The 'friend' is probably average or below average in this case.

Mid-career when they come in, are usually equally pegged with current teachers based on highest qualifications and honours. Meaning, MOE looks at the median salary of similar teachers with similar YOE and peg the salary for that mid-career teacher. For example, someone with 6 YOE, and at median salary, will be used as data for MOE to look at someone who is from private sector (6 years) and entering teaching. So let's say at the 10th year, The teacher with 10 YOE, and mid career (4 YOE + 6 priv years), may differ because of the performance etc. But the starting salary that was at 6YOE, would have been similar.

I would say the advantage of mid-career aside from the private sector experience, is that if you have carved something out for yourself in the private sector within that few years, then it will be recognised duly.

But it's also the same for a teacher who goes into teaching directly. Albeit 'harder' to carve something out, it is still possible.

In the end, it will still boil down to performance once entering schools.

Those that are lamenting that they are not progressing fast enough, may also not do well in the private sector. Because it's not because they are limited by their chances. I would say more often than not, it's because of the person themselves just not able to reach the next level (so highly likely they won't do well outside either).

Mid career here also.. Agree with this fully cos am in a similar situation described above..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You say it like going in directly is so easy.

Acceptance rate is still really low through all possible paths.

Ya.. My friend tried PGDE but cannot also. NUS maths degree FCH summore.

For me im mid career.. But progress slow.. So it's not true mid career confirm faster than the others.

How do you know if you were not successful at OPE? Will it be reflected on workpal as unsuccessful (current status: processing)?
Been two working days since interview but no news to date.

Easiest route to enter teaching is to get a teaching scholarship.

There seems to be a hiring freeze for STEM subjects, and they are still cutting headcounts. If you teach subjects like English, Mother Tongue, they are always short of teachers, got higher chance to as pgde or mid career.

For those subjects with hiring freeze, the newbies who come in are ALL scholars.
It seems like the number of scholarships cannot be cut (bad PR for parents/voters)
Got more spots for scholars than farmers

Originally Posted by Unregistered

13 yrs, female, PGDE, GEO5 HOD, 7.6k
Don’t get it why I seem to be getting lesser than some… Been getting quite consistent A/Bs (except for default C for year of promotion and C+s during my 2 years in HQ).

perhaps your starting pay is lower.
me - male 13 year in service, GEO5 7.9k
good deal i think because not KP at all

Hi, i am thinking of teaching at Ministry of Education Language Centre.

How is this path? Thanks!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I believe because I'm the exact same. very sian ah.
NUS FCH GEO3 male 8 years 6.2k

hallo if u really FCH NUS go HQ. they will take you unless u hv very deep issues . minimally CPDD will want you, esp with resources now being done by CPDD. too many half past six teachers can’t do accurate content

Hi all, any idea if SL can reject their posting if they are posted out? And any rule that they have to rotate if they have served for 6 years? Thanks!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi all, any idea if SL can reject their posting if they are posted out? And any rule that they have to rotate if they have served for 6 years? Thanks!

Principal posting is decided by the powers above. Sometimes a Principal can be asked to remain beyond 6 years if there is a certain need. But if HR says you post out, then you post out. Leadership renewal policy.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

My parents are teachers, probably i will be joining them to be one too.
Which path would be better? I.e. advancement.

Path 1: local uni science degree + nie post grad diploma
Path 2: direct NIE science degree

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