Career as Teacher

#years EXCLUDE NIE phase / contract teaching phase:

18 yrs, female,NIE grad, SEO1 (HOD), 9.8k
15 yrs, male, PGDE, SEO1 (HOD), 9.4k
16 yrs, female, Dip Ed, emplacement to degree during 8th year, GEO 4, 6k
13 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO5A, 8.5k (increment 5 to 5A was only $200)
12 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO5, 7.4k
11 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO5 (SH), 7.6k
9 yrs, female, HOD, NUS grad, GEO5, about 7k plus (she said it's below 8k)
8 yrs, male, GEO5, SH, 7.5K
8 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO 4, 6.1k
8 yrs, male, PGDE local FCH, GEO 3, 6.2k
8 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO3, 5.9k
6 yrs, male, PGDE Overseas degree, GEO5 6.6k
6 yrs, male, PGDE local degree (HQ officer), GEO5 6.7k
6 yrs, male, PGDE local degree (HQ officer), GEO4 6.3k
6 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO4 (SH new), 6k
6 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 6.2k
5 yrs male, NIE grad, GEO4, 5.5k (int SH)
5 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO3, 5.1k
5 yrs, female, PGDE, GEO3, 5.1k
4 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO3, 5.4k
4 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO3, 6.1k
4 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 5.6k
4 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 5.3k
3 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO3, 5.4k
3 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO3, 5.7k
1 yr, female, mid-career, GEO3, 5.9k

Originally Posted by Unregistered

As I understand it, progression for PSC/Education is 2 years in schools, 2 years in HQ, and then a decision on whether to return to schools (sectoral) or rotate to another ministry (WOG). The officer should enter HQ as a GEO3 and return to schools on enhanced posting as GEO4. Not sure whether it's possible to jump one sub-grade every year thereafter.

As for salary point, it's possible that this officer is drawing a higher salary than peers because PSC scholars are automatically emplaced on PSLP/FLP which has its own allowance. (Not the same as the RA that KPs draw.)

The list is supposed to show only gross salary without bonus or allowances. Bonus, RA, FLP payment, PSLP payment etc should not be factored into that list or it will just confuse people.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes, possible to jump one sub-grade every year. My current HOD return from HQ as GEO4. The following year got promoted to GEO5. And again the following year, got promoted to SEO1. Scholar.

Yup. Some rumours float around that there is a hard minimum time-in-grade of 2 years, but this is not true at all. The system allows for an officer to be evaluated for promotion every year, but of course it is very rare. A 2 year gap is more common for high performing officers who are not top-tier scholars.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yup. Some rumours float around that there is a hard minimum time-in-grade of 2 years, but this is not true at all. The system allows for an officer to be evaluated for promotion every year, but of course it is very rare. A 2 year gap is more common for high performing officers who are not top-tier scholars.

Yup not true. There's a colleague in my school that was promoted to geo 5 one year, and then promoted to seo1 in the next year.

Do you all foresee that in 10 to 15 years time, the high positions in schools (SLs) and HQs, are going to be only PSCs? with maybe 1 or 2% left for the very capable and also 'lucky' non-scholars who may have contributed much more and are much more capable, but only missing out on the Public Service Scholarship.

With the amount of continual PSCs given out, the balance will be upset

Oh pls. If you have worked in HQ, you will realise scholars are everywhere, even if it is a so called farmer, they will at least have a masters.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Do you all foresee that in 10 to 15 years time, the high positions in schools (SLs) and HQs, are going to be only PSCs? with maybe 1 or 2% left for the very capable and also 'lucky' non-scholars who may have contributed much more and are much more capable, but only missing out on the Public Service Scholarship.

With the amount of continual PSCs given out, the balance will be upset

Isn't that already the case?
Applies for whole of civil service

Anyone have any idea how work in HQ is like? Is it more stressful than work in school? Will posting to HQ meant better prospect in the future?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Will an officer's CEP be affected or downgraded if he/she applied and is accepted for OPE elsewhere?

see your luck during ranking i guess?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone have any idea how work in HQ is like? Is it more stressful than work in school? Will posting to HQ meant better prospect in the future?

Personally, as someone who has been to hq, it depends on whether you prefer to deal with students or adults , and whether you prefer office life or teaching. I did a 3 year hq stint and hated it - some branches can be very toxic, long hours, little work life balance and although I got Bs every year in HQ, don't think my career prospects improved much at all after. There is enhanced posting for hq officers so I guess there's a higher chance you can get posted out as a KP or ST (which I did, posted out as KP)
In retrospect, I should have just gone to another school and gotten internally groomed and promoted to a KP. It's more about plant yourself where you will bloom, honestly. Look for a high needs school where you can showcase your capability.