{"id":10633,"date":"2017-10-09T12:16:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T04:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stu.org.sg\/?post_type=article&p=10633"},"modified":"2018-07-11T10:54:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T02:54:26","slug":"collaborating-teacher-wellness","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/stu.org.sg\/index.php\/article\/collaborating-teacher-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborating on Teacher Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When the Ministry of Education\u00a0(MOE)<\/a>\u00a0announced the merger of some junior colleges (JCs) in April this year, the Singapore Teachers\u2019 Union\u00a0(STU)<\/a>\u00a0swung into action to look into the area of teacher wellness.<\/p>\n

In June, STU conducted a talk on \u201dManaging the Change, Preparing for Transition\u201d for the affected JC teachers to help them prepare for the changes ahead.<\/p>\n

STU General Secretary Mike Thiruman pointed out that all this was only possible due to the close ties the union has with MOE which run the public schools in Singapore.<\/p>\n

Teacher Wellness Outreach<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\u201cTeacher wellness is critical for the creation of a positive teaching and learning climate and culture in the classroom. We cannot overlook or underestimate the importance teacher well-being on student well-being. Teacher well-being is student well-being and essential for student success,\u201d emphasised Mr Thiruman.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Teacher wellness is a major focus for STU in the coming year and it will work with MOE and the schools to champion more initiatives in this area.<\/p>\n

Strengthening Labour-Management Relations<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Mr Thiruman said progress has been made in strengthening labour-management relations in recent years with MOE and the schools.<\/p>\n

From 2015, the Schools Division has been represented at the MOE Quarterly Dialogue with the various teachers\u2019 unions including STU and the Singapore Chinese Teachers\u2019 Union, Singapore Malay Teachers\u2019 Union and Singapore Tamil Teachers\u2019 Union. In the past, only the ministry\u2019s HR representatives were present at such meetings.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe presence of the Schools Division representatives allows STU to understand issues that school leaders face, and at the same time provides the Schools Division with the feedback from the union members\u2019 perspective\u201d, added Mr Thiruman.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

STU has also been inviting ministry officials to sit in its \u201cTeacher and the Law\u201d school talks for teachers where they are given advice on areas like social media policies and law issues.<\/p>\n

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This article first appeared\u00a0NTUC This Week\u00a0<\/a>, and has been edited and re-posted with permission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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