Ex-MOE Teachers

Any fajt here can share how long did it take you to secure a post in school? Are fajts in demand now?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any fajt here can share how long did it take you to secure a post in school? Are fajts in demand now?

Earlier on, we shared about the amount of time it took for us to get our application approved. A few of us got it approved within 4 to 6 weeks. Some took longer.

After my application, I emailed 8 schools about to express interest in being their FAJT. Within half an hour, the first school contacted me. Subsequently, I had a few other schools that contacted me for interviews. I started work the week after the first school contacted me. That happened 3 weeks before the Dec school holiday started last year.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So long as you do not teach them English.

Cos using phone to type,
can't see what's on the screen
Hence has typo error

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Earlier on, we shared about the amount of time it took for us to get our application approved. A few of us got it approved within 4 to 6 weeks. Some took longer.

After my application, I emailed 8 schools about to express interest in being their FAJT. Within half an hour, the first school contacted me. Subsequently, I had a few other schools that contacted me for interviews. I started work the week after the first school contacted me. That happened 3 weeks before the Dec school holiday started last year.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for sharing! Seems like not hard to find a school.
Could u share more about the interview?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Thanks for sharing! Seems like not hard to find a school.
Could u share more about the interview?

I was mostly interviewed by a VP and a hod who had previously spoken to me. I think most FAJTs are recruited by one of the hods. Some may have more than 2 interviewers. For my school, I was only interviewed by the VP.

They mainly asked me to intro myself, years of experience, what I used to teach, which level I am comfortable with.

Usually when they have contacted you, the interview was just to see your face and to tell you what they need. Not like those formal interviews where they are comparing you with other potential candidates.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I was mostly interviewed by a VP and a hod who had previously spoken to me. I think most FAJTs are recruited by one of the hods. Some may have more than 2 interviewers. For my school, I was only interviewed by the VP.

They mainly asked me to intro myself, years of experience, what I used to teach, which level I am comfortable with.

Usually when they have contacted you, the interview was just to see your face and to tell you what they need. Not like those formal interviews where they are comparing you with other potential candidates.

Thank you again for sharing! It’s very useful info for me.

Is it difficult to manage secondary school kids as a fajt?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it difficult to manage secondary school kids as a fajt?

Mine is a primary school and I would say yes. When I enter P5 and P6 classes, clearly they know I am not a permanent teacher so they tend to be quite disrespectful. They go against what you want them to do right in your face and give you a ‘what can you do to me?’ attitude. If you as much as touch them, like when the kid is sitting on the floor and you use your shoe to touch his sole, they scream,”Child abuse!” and threaten to report you to the school.

As a permanent teacher, I didn’t have so many children who were so disrespectful.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Mine is a primary school and I would say yes. When I enter P5 and P6 classes, clearly they know I am not a permanent teacher so they tend to be quite disrespectful. They go against what you want them to do right in your face and give you a ‘what can you do to me?’ attitude. If you as much as touch them, like when the kid is sitting on the floor and you use your shoe to touch his sole, they scream,”Child abuse!” and threaten to report you to the school.

As a permanent teacher, I didn’t have so many children who were so disrespectful.

No time to build rapport n enforce rules :/ good ting is u wont see them for long also lol

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Out of fajt, cajt, ptes, which gives the best deal in terms of compensation and amount of work?

Ptes need to be ranked so it can be stressful. Cajt seems like the sweet spot, higher pay and workload is manageable and don’t have to be ranked.