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* Staff Bonding activities:
- self-interest groups, Eat Together (durian diplomacy)
-Keep one Wed per month free for level teachers/Dept/groups of teachers to bond/chillax

*Create a platform (other than TTT, AAR,...etc) where constructive feedback can be shared

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1) Staff Bonding / Teambuilding Activities (whole school / department / committee)

2) Secret Friend: Support this initiative. Pay attention who our secret friends are, do not forget them or only remember them in Oct or Nov.

3) Rendering help to one another. Even small gestures in helping one another when the other party is busy, it is still appreciated by the receiver. "Kindness, pass it on"

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Creating an environment where people feel valued.

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1) Avoid texting about work matters beyond office hours, have respect for personal or protected time.
2) Have a buddy system for all teachers, so they can care and look out for each other on a regular basis, not just work matters.

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- Staff bonding activities
- Mentoring programme (new to subject/ level/ school/ committee)

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Team 5 - Buddy system for newly posted/ beginning teachers

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Team 5 - Buddy system for newly posted/ beginning teachers

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Team 3 - Replace "Secret Friend" with "Tagged Buddy"

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Team 3 - Replace "Secret Friend" with "Tagged Buddy"

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- Provide listening ear to colleagues
- Willingness to share and help one another
- Makan sessions
- Teachers are caring especially towards students with needs

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Looking into the staff well-being, for example when staff need to take UPA or urgent leaves, SLs are understanding and approve such leave

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Continue with staff VIA. Enhance staff bonding.
To create more interest group activities eg cycling, zumba, dancing, cooking, yoga. Should continue Staff Appreciation section during Contact Time.
Termly food sale is good as it brings staff together. Colors of Concord (color-coordinated outfit during CT) should continue - raise awareness for certain issues

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1) Provide more storage spaces for teachers and students.
2) Can improve the seating arrangement of the teachers such that it encourages interaction among the teachers. One year sit by level, one year sit by dept.
3) Provide an online affirmation wall for teachers to pen down affirmations for one another any time.

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Secret Friends /
Appreciation for teachers who relief a particular class by the teacher who were not around / respecting personal space, e.g. moving to another place when doing zoom, reducing speaking volume

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Creating more opportunities for nurturing & inclusive environment.
Staff pantry is a welcome place for staff - ie Makan Makan area where teachers go to for perk-me-ups.
Notice Boards in the Staff Lounge is also a nice go-to place for it adds color and vibrancy to the whole area.
Monthly birthday segment during CT is also a refreshing one as teachers look forward to find out about each other's birthday. Staff seating arrangement is conducive for staff to have professional conversation with one another. It also enhances teamwork, mutual support and bonding between staff.

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1)Continue with the sharing culture (including informal sharing) in terms of strategies/resources

2)Assign buddy teacher for new teacher within level

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Staff activities, e.g. Secret Friend game, colleagues get to know each other better, e.g. their likes and dislikes

To respect personal time and space, avoid from calling or texting after office hours

Open communication and create opportunities/platform for colleagues to interact and voice out their concerns in a formal/professional manner

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- staff suggestion scheme to encourage staff who have ideas to share freely and increase bottom-up initiatives. The platform will be open to all to view and comment.

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1) Regular staff bonding sessions. (non-work related) Get to know each other better.
2) Show compassion to staff who is in need.
3) Recognition of GO staff for contribution in events (eg. GRACE Day, P1 Orientation and Graduation Day, etc)

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Adopt a selfless attitude towards each other, be first to greet each other in a friendly manner, addressing colleagues by name in the absence of students

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1) Build a trusting and respectful environment, for example:
- MMs trust the staff when they have assigned tasks to staff (empowerment)
- Open communication: explain the rationale / reason for rejection of proposals and suggestions from staff
- Respect off work hours (e.g. no messaging after office hours when possible)
- Respect group chat etiquette (e.g. "reply not required" for announcement made in Group chat)

2) Show appreciation to each other via Accolade by MMs through email.

3) When official email is sent, there should be reply from the receiver, for example the receiver can reply the sender with message like "Noted with thanks"; "Received with thanks". Another example, when Lesson Reflection or EPMS documents are submitted, will be good that ROs acknowledged with feedback as JHs put in a lot of effort for the work done.

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- Teachers to feel protected from unreasonable parents' feedback and request
- Non-judgmental and non-threatening

- Current informal lesson observations is less threatening

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Keeping the common places tidy / be mindful when we consume stuff from the pantry / only take what we need from the pantry

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*Staff must be mindful of the noise level they make in the staffroom
*Staff must be realistic with number of whatsapp groups (ad hoc) created and sharing of unnecessary screenshots/photos (which may not be meant for everyone) in the chat

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MMs have managed to cut down activities in the afternoons. Information on certain events should be given in advance and not last minute. MMs do check in with teachers; and show care. MMs show empathy towards teachers and try to look into their needs.

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- Positive inputs which exist -
1) SLs do approve time-off, etc when teachers need it
2) trusting the teachers

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1. More supportive of initiatives like Secret Friend.
2. "Pantry talk" as a constructive / positive outlet.
3. Clarify from source; Don't believe in all hear-say and refrain from spreading them.
4. Respect private time.

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The suggestion scheme can be a platform -
for innovation, OR
improve existing issue

The staff can have a choice to remain anonymous when they share their feedback on this platform (eg Mentimeter).

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KPs have been approachable, receptive to ideas given and provide listening ears to the teachers.

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Team 3 - Protect staff's family time at night and over the weekends

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Team 3 - Protect staff's family time at night and over the weekends

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Have a portal or helpline that is manned by a duty personnel at night and over the weekend to answer burning and urgent questions by parents regarding COVID-19 matters. The duty personnel (perhaps office staff) will get time-off.

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On the whole SLs are compassionate and approve leave based on family needs. Teachers who are in family way or live quite a distance are given provision to report in later. SLs encourage staff to share their concerns through an open door policy.
SLs are transparent over certain decisions made and share with staff from time to time how decisions are arrived at.
SLs & MMs do help manage difficult parents and settle issues to lessen teachers' burden.

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1) HODs to ensure proper handover of duties and role of staff in charge of programmes, events and activities.

2) Avoid last minute requests for assistance (eg. refreshment, stationery, etc.)

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- MMs trust the staff when they have assigned tasks to staff (empowerment)
- Open communication: MMs can explain the rationale / reason for rejection of proposals and suggestions from staff
- Respect off work hours, for urgent matters it is still alright to send messages. However MM can remind all members in the chatgroup that "reply not required" if it is just making an announcement
- MM should not practice favoritism

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Consider switching from Whatsapp to Telegram - e.g. easier to disseminate information and can conduct polls and allows team messages (more conducive for work)

Consider upgrading teachers' chairs (current batch is already 8 yrs old) and some teachers are getting backache due to seating posture

Consider bringing back the tables and benches located next to the classrooms. This allows teachers to do marking. Less movement from office to classroom.

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1) Provide more guidance to job holders, and ROs to establish a more intimate connection with them. Be more aware of JH's strengths and weaknesses so that the RO knows how to best develop an officer professionally.
2) Avoid last minute changes to plans, and avoid giving short notices.
3) Take into consideration a JH's background and workload before giving them any pieces of work.
4) Have all issues ironed out before pushing out or implementing any plans, events, etc.
5) Put in more time and effort into vetting plans, to avoid or prevent last minute changes.
6) Provide affirmation, recognition and appreciation for teachers who have done their tasks well any time, and not only during work reviews.
7) Be more generous with praises and compliments to JHs. This will encourage and motivate staff to continue to give their best at work.
8) Celebrate the small successes.

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*To be mindful of the timing of whatsapp messages unless Urgent & Important  i.e. weekends
*Dissemination of info - To be more reasonable for teachers to act upon e.g. Exam timetable to be emailed earlier to allow staff to have "reaction" time
*To give a reasonable time(line) to complete work e.g. If task is given on Friday, it is not reasonable to expect the deadline to be on Monday unless Urgent & Important

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1. School leaders to mingle more often with staff and students e.g. more personalised birthday greetings to staff, writing little notes and leave them on the teachers' table to encourage them
2. P and VP to talk to the students more often in the canteen
3. Whatever that is sent to the parents via PG, esp during the weekends, do include a screenshot of the letter in the email sent to teachers

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Positive Feedback
- Most KPs listen to the teachers' feedback

Establish trust
- Reduce termly reflections to once a semester
- refrain from giving last minute assignments/instructions (non-covid situation)

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Upgrade the infrastructure in the staff room as staff spend much time in the room (eg the broken hinges of the cupboard)

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Minimise the overloading of information during peak teaching hours / to be there when the teachers need you / try to plan activities ahead of time so that roles are very clear / try to give timely reminders to teachers / giving small tokens to the teachers

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Staff to value every subject with equal importance.

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1) Acknowledge and address concerns raised by staff in the Staff Engagement Survey/Focus Group discussions. A follow up is needed as a form of closure.

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Team 3 - Do not send email over the weekend especially for things that need to be done on Monday or Tuesday

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Team 3 - Do not send email over the weekend especially for things that need to be done on Monday or Tuesday

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Not everyone will read email over the weekend. If there is anything that is urgent and need to be done at the beginning of the week, please text or call the staff directly.

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SLs are understanding and fast to respond when it comes to urgent matters. Appreciate the support given.

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Staff must be considerate and use indoor voice (and not to laugh loudly) when they are discussing work related matters in the staffroom. If it is non-work related conversation, they should have it in the pantry.

Yes. Dusty and dirty Staffroom from team 5. Cleanliness of staff room to be looked into.

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At the end of the message to staff, please add in the statement "for your info only, reply not required" - for announcements

As much as possible, avoid last min dissemination of information. Among the middle managers, there should be clear communication to avoid this scenario.

There should be no "wrong door policy", MMs should be aware of the schools programmes and activities and be able to provide some information to those who require it

MMs are generally understanding, they are able to provide a listening ear and will try their best to help

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1) Avoid last minute notification of meetings
2) Be open to suggestions from teachers. Don't shoot down suggestions right away. Understand the teachers' perspectives.

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1) School leaders to be more generous in giving affirmations to staff.
2) Be visible or make their presence felt for all programmes.
3) Know your teachers' strengths.
4) Continue to be understanding and show empathy towards your staff (childcare/parental leave).

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Open door policy / Mediation when there are disagreements / Open to suggestions concerning the well being of teachers

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1. Communication in department and level Whatsapp chats overlapped. For example, same message can be sent via both department and level chats. This leads to Whatsapp fatigue, causing more confusion. A lot of work-related whatsapp groups, more than 10 groups.

Suggestion to resolve this:
- Do not need to acknowledge message ("Noted") unless required and stated by sender.
- Information disseminated either via level or department chat.

2. Provide place to relax (e.g. booths in the pantry - see picture)

3. Makan Makan initiative is good - food satisfies everybody and allows for destress.

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- To be more open to constructive feedback given by staff.
- To listen without judgement during conversations (avoid interjections with but)

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1. Provide timely updates to google calendar e.g. tentative meetings no information provided
2. Avoid changing plans last minute eg Vetting day for exam papers
3. More open to feedback esp students' welfare
4. Whatever that is sent to the parents via PG, esp during the weekends, do include a screenshot of the letter in the email sent to teachers

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Thank you for the "Open Door Policy" and the snacks/fruits nourishing us.

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1. Respecting after-school hours, no Whatsapp messages unless urgent.

2. Discourage hear-say.

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*VPs can be more visible to students e.g. during morning assembly, recess, etc...

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Team 3 - Do away with Holiday Work Week and do everything during the last two weeks of the term so that staff have more time to rest and spend time with their family. (Re-adopt)

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Team 3 - Do away with Holiday Work Week and do everything during the last two weeks of the term so that staff have more time to rest and spend time with their family. (Re-adopt)

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Re-adopt the practice of dismissing the students earlier during the last week so that staff can do all the reviews and meetings during the last week of the term.

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1. Sending well-wishes to staff on birthdays.

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SLs to have more interactions with students around the school. For example, in the canteen or during FTGP.