Career as Teacher

Is it true that after teaching for 10 years, one would be eligible to further studies and not have to pay for the fees at all? Can study any masters?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

From my understanding only certain CS teachers are reduced while the ministry is constantly hiring for CS like EL, music, MTL.

And like you say it’s a particular department. Why only that department?

And PE. My school got 2 new PGDE and 1 FAJT for PE.
While I'm the still the 'newest' SS teacher. I've been in this school for 5 years. LOL.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Know of 3 people leaving. 2 within short notice, 1 by end of this year. All within same department.

Amazed at how much shortage there already is, that things are about to get worse and what's worst is that there are still no new incoming replacements. No vacancies for more FAJT too.

Waiting to see a vicious cycle of resignations start.

Officially the numbers are in excess. Always in excess when you ask P. Sigh

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it true that after teaching for 10 years, one would be eligible to further studies and not have to pay for the fees at all? Can study any masters?

You become eligible for PD leave with pay. However, unless you successfully got yourself a postgrad scholarship, you got to pay for itself

If promoted, is annual increment and merit imcrement the same?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

If promoted, is annual increment and merit imcrement the same?

If promoted you will get a "big" increment. The "big" increment consists of two components added up together:
1) the merit increment, which is the default April increment that you get every year as long as you don't get a D grade or hit the ceiling;
2) the promotion increment

If not promoted, you only get a merit increment (component 1).

Does anyone know if an officer's CEP is raised in N year, promotion will not happen in N+1 year? Heard this from RO when at HQ, not sure whether it is true or BS.

Also, if CEP review and dicussion during ranking is supposed to be phased out wef from this year, whats supposed to be the new process & structure in determining promotion?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Does anyone know if an officer's CEP is raised in N year, promotion will not happen in N+1 year? Heard this from RO when at HQ, not sure whether it is true or BS.

Also, if CEP review and dicussion during ranking is supposed to be phased out wef from this year, whats supposed to be the new process & structure in determining promotion?

whom boss likes lor. u all asked for it

Originally Posted by Unregistered

whom boss likes lor. u all asked for it

in particular naive teachers who thinking working harder or implementing a small thing in school well means the same as running a dept in hq which determines systemic outcomes foe a whole system

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Know of 3 people leaving. 2 within short notice, 1 by end of this year. All within same department.

Amazed at how much shortage there already is, that things are about to get worse and what's worst is that there are still no new incoming replacements. No vacancies for more FAJT too.

Waiting to see a vicious cycle of resignations start.

hahahah. like teachers are very marketable. they are not. maybe those who just finished bond from nus, smu etc are. the BAs from NIE much less so. tuition doesn’t pay that much for the average, it’s an industry with obviously has superstar effect