Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Does your school practice common marking? This is not a norm, at least not that I know of. When setting deadlines, KPs will usually flag out such concerns and adjust the duration given to teachers to ensure that marking and keying in of results can be done accurately.

The KPs have no power. Our P is a bulldozer and gets things done their way or the highway. KPs are shut down when they try to argue against such things. We really need 360 appraisal systems..

Originally Posted by A random teacher

Just wondering, will the 2 yrs of NS count towards the years in the CONNECT plan?

LOL. No. Full years as a trained teacher only. So even if practicum was in Mar 2019, your first full year will be 2020. Meaning you get your payout in Dec 2023

2022 scale
[2015] GEO1 (Untrained): ? (non-graduates start here)
[2015] GEO1 (Trained): 1600-2730
[2022] GEO2 (Untrained): 2300-5000 (graduates start here)
[2022] GEO2 (Trained): 2950-5200 - [10%]
[2022] GEO3: 3900-6250 - [9%]
[2022] GEO4: 4800-7700 - [5%]
[2022] GEO5: 5150-8250 - [5%]
[2022] GEO5A: ? (max salary grade for standard teacher)
[2022] SEO1: 6400-10250 (min. LH/SH/ST) - [8%]
[2022] SEO2: 7850-11650 (min. HOD/LT)
[Pre-2015] SEO3: 8748-11232 (min. HOD/MT)

2015 scale
GEO1 (Untrained): ? (non-graduates start here)
GEO1 (Trained): 1600 - 2730
GEO2 (Untrained): 2000-4340 (graduates start here)
GEO2 (Trained): 2538-4500
GEO3: 3515 -5616
GEO4: 4545-7271
GEO5: 4903-7845 (max salary grade for standard teacher)
SEO1: 5651-9064 (min. LH/SH/ST)
SEO2: 7236-10766 (min. HOD/LT)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The KPs have no power. Our P is a bulldozer and gets things done their way or the highway. KPs are shut down when they try to argue against such things. We really need 360 appraisal systems..

Have some balls n leave

How much base and bonus do teachers with 5 years exp earn?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I feel you. I’ve gotten A for the last three years and the increment was peanuts. As an appointed HOD, I am still at geo 5, 4 years and counting. The 5% increment is another blow. While the non-appointment holders have geo 5A to cushion the cruel decision, KPs at geo 5 can only swallow it.

How many years have you been teaching. 4 years seems to be pretty long for you to be in GEO5

Originally Posted by Unregistered

1. Dont give number to students.
2. Dont reply unless really urgent

Just wondering how you pass information to your students if you don’t have a WA chatgroup with them

I don't think you are going to be in education for long.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just wondering how you pass information to your students if you don’t have a WA chatgroup with them

Mouth.
Whiteboard.
Email

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just wondering how you pass information to your students if you don’t have a WA chatgroup with them

there’s always google chat or google classroom
or telegram as the last resort
the google platforms are tied to the students icon email too.
there are also mobile app (unlike SLS)
and those info on google chat or google classroom can also quickly converted or forwarded as email to prove to students that info has been sent black and white
again, you can mute notifications outside of working hours
or just not reply during your own well bring/self care time

all the above does not involve mobile numbers