New guidelines to support teachers' well-being were announced at MOE's work plan seminar on Sept 18.
SINGAPORE – Teachers are not required to share their personal phone numbers, and do not need to respond to work-related messages after school hours, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.
The new boundaries set for teachers are part of refreshed Guidelines for School-Home Partnership, to guide schools and parents on how they can “work together positively, constructively and respectfully”, Mr Chan said. An MOE spokeswoman said that while teachers are not expected to provide their personal mobile numbers to parents, some may have done so for ease of communication, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He added that the ministry will take firm action against individuals who threaten, insult, or abuse its staff. This is to help schools free up manpower for other priorities like training for teachers, Mr Chan said, which will, in turn, give teachers time to focus more on student development and imparting values beyond content knowledge.
A website will also be launched in January 2025 to provide parents with relevant content based on their responses to questionnaires. “By helping to filter these questions, the five minutes that we have helped teachers to buy is five extra minutes that the teacher can enjoy,” she said. The conversation card deck, designed to facilitate conversations between parents and their children about common scenarios encountered at home, at the MOE Schools Work Plan Seminar. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
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