2025 March HRMFP Q&A by ST Tan

shu_ting_tan — 2025-02-20 06:19:28 UTC

How do we take a school's perspective when planning deployment?

shu_ting_tan — 2025-02-20 06:20:42 UTC

When do we charge manpower to the HQ Central Vote?

shu_ting_tan — 2025-02-20 06:21:09 UTC

How can we facilitate change management & conversations on Core Competencies & Competency-Driven Growth for EOs?

shu_ting_tan — 2025-02-20 06:23:00 UTC

How can we develop officers for their growth?

shu_ting_tan — 2025-02-20 06:34:03 UTC

How is TQ calculated?

Reduced OSOs from 6 to 4

2025-03-04 01:37:58 UTC

Has there been a detailed study conducted on the optimal number of Operations Support Officers (OSOs) required for daily school operations?

Currently, with only 4 OSOs, we are experiencing challenges in ensuring personal safety as the buddy system is essential for many tasks. Would appreciate insights on:

Whether any assessment has been done on minimum OSO staffing needs
How other schools are managing with similar OSO numbers
Safety considerations in determining OSO deployment

THRA — 2025-03-04 01:38:17 UTC

For a teacher who is only teaching his SP2, can we tag his headcount to his SP2 subject without needing to switch his SP?

2025-03-04 01:41:24 UTC

For teachers who are suffering from long-term illnesses or medical conditions that affect their ability to teach (Lost voice due to throat condition), what can schools do? Can MOE redeploy them to a holding pool or a non-teaching role?

Student Management Officer

esssadmiin — 2025-03-04 01:50:37 UTC

Student Welfare Officers assist in managing students with attendance issue. Similarly, are we able to create a role for every school to be supported by a Student Management Officer who can help in day to day upstream and preventive disciplinary work as our HOD/Student Management and team have teaching duties and meetings to attend too?

KP Rotation

2025-03-04 02:34:15 UTC

For the Senior KP Rotation, what if the KP attended a milestone programme on their 8th year? (i.e. MLS or TLP2) Are they still due for rotation?

Kp rotation

2025-03-04 02:36:23 UTC

If a KP who is a HOD switch to a LT track, would he/she be allow to stay in same school

KP Rotation

2025-03-04 02:38:04 UTC

For senior KPs who will 52 to 54 years old in 2027, can the school exercise flexibility to defer their rotation by 1 to 3 years and hence keep them in the school, if the school wants to? Just to clarify. Thanks.

OPE

2025-03-04 02:38:30 UTC

Does the concession for schs to advertise senior KP posts on OPE when the officer is concurrently participating in also apply to non-senior KPs? Otherwise schs have to go without KPs for the entire year.

Cross Level Deployment

tan_keng_cheong — 2025-03-04 02:41:25 UTC

It seems that we are removing support for Cross Level Deployment (CLD). Are we moving away from CLD?

KP Rotation

2025-03-04 02:41:49 UTC

For Senior KP rotation, if the KP is 55 year old at 2027 and has spent more than 8 years in the same school, would he be considered for rotation?

Senior KP Rotation

2025-03-04 02:42:11 UTC

If a HOD wishes to change track to LT, and stay in the same school, but he/she did not pass the LT selection and a new HOD is already brought in via OPE, does it mean the school has busted its SEO quota and what can/should be done?

AED (Admin Support)

2025-03-04 02:46:02 UTC

Do AED (Admin Support) have access to June and Dec breaks in ways that other EAS or OSO do not have despite having similar work scopes moving forward (in addition to possible pay contrasts)? Any intent/plans for more parity? Thank you.

Recruiting nos of teachers per year

2025-03-04 02:47:25 UTC

As shared, the policy has reduced manpower manning to 3%. I am interested in understanding the relationship between retirement and recruitment rates, as this is fundamentally a supply and demand issue.

I've observed that there isn't a clear retirement policy for teachers, which means the supply of teaching positions remains relatively unchanged. In contrast, School Leaders have specific retirement policies in place, which helps create opportunities for younger educators to move into leadership positions.

Senior KP rotation

cinderbelletng — 2025-03-04 02:48:46 UTC

many of the senior KPs could be SEO 2. Is it true that HQ postings are not open to senior KPs at SEO 2 and above ? Are there exceptions ?

KP Rotation

2025-03-04 02:50:37 UTC

Are there plans to extend rotation to Subject Heads and AYHs in time to come?

Senior KP rotation

2025-03-04 02:52:00 UTC

There are EOs who prefer HQ and would like to extend their HQ / go for secondment. What is HR policy for HQ - EOs in view of the KP rotation and decrease of TQ in 2027?

esssadmiin — 2025-03-04 02:52:33 UTC

There is an buffer year for the incoming and outgoing Senior KP to be in the same school. How do we count the TQ then?

Can you share on “Professional Wing’s requirements for TQ allocation” please? Something about minimum number of TQ for art/music etc. thanks

2025-03-04 03:01:41 UTC

THRA — 2025-03-04 03:03:47 UTC

Is there a standardised number of hours that are tagged to FTship, CCAship and committee work for the calculation of teaching hours?

esssadmiin — 2025-03-04 03:04:08 UTC

If an AYH is also a TSN/TC, what would the recommended offloading?

Sp1

2025-03-04 03:07:19 UTC

Staff expressed interest in switching SP2 with SP1 as part of career aspiration. However, the current SP1 is a SAN subject. Will it affect the chance of the switch?

esssadmiin — 2025-03-04 03:08:47 UTC

Is there any study looking at YH/AYH offloading guide? Many of them are caught in between managing students and teaching. If we compare YH/AYH and IP HOD/SH load, YHs/AYHs usually have to meet students and parents whose involvement is not accounted/reflected in the timetable. We may want to prevent burnout in YH/AYHs.

Teaching subject hours

2025-03-04 03:15:29 UTC

I note that the national actual and planned hours for teaching periods different. Should schools max out the official planned hours when we plan our deployment?

Retirement beyond 70

2025-03-04 03:23:55 UTC

How can we sensitively and professionally inform staff members approaching age 70 about their employment status, while acknowledging their potential interest in continuing to serve and ensuring they feel valued for their years of contribution to the school?

2025-03-04 05:51:35 UTC

It is good that the front door (recruitment) is getting bigger but what are the numbers like in the back door (resignation)? i.e. is the back door bigger than the front door? In terms of demand and supply, will the revised FAJT policy reduce the FAJT supply? It seems like its getting harder to recruit FAJT these days.

Untrained counsellor application

2025-03-04 05:52:15 UTC

Are applicants required to have degrees to apply under the untrained counsellor track? There is no mention of this on the website, but anecdotally I heard that the relevant branch is not ready to accept individuals without the paper qualification even if they may have relevant work experience.

Are we dealing with the many applicants many vacancies issue in the best way?

2025-03-04 05:59:08 UTC

This is on the recruitment policy for SIS, I understand that the current policy is that they need to be PGDE or equivalent trained. For schools like NUSH, PGDE trained officers are typically not suitable for the job as we need "specialist" knowledge (Eg. IMO experience). Could HR consider giving indie schools more flexibility in recruitment due to their unique context?

teo_weihong1 — 2025-03-04 06:32:11 UTC

Could you explain how we can tap on central vote for officer who extend their HL from 2 weeks to a month subsequently? If I heard it correctly

VP Admin

2025-03-04 06:38:33 UTC

May I inquire if there will be a ramped up effort to recruit many more VP Admin? Many schs do not have VP Admin and VP EO has to take on such roles. Are there plans to up the salaries to attract suitable EOs e.g. suitable HODs? Or allow salaries to follow from EO to MXO? Or to boost quicker career progression from OMs and AMs? Thank you.

THRA — 2025-03-04 06:40:00 UTC

Is it possible to have a standardised HR policy on the breaking up of maternity leave for officers? Some officers would return to school for a single day just to maximise their school holidays, and it is difficult to reject such request as officers cite examples of such practice in other schools.

Personalised Training Funds

2025-03-04 06:47:23 UTC

Schools currently have annual Professional Development plans to engage and develop our Executive and Administrative Staff (EAS). Would it be possible to establish personalised training funds that cater to individual staff members' developmental needs instead?

Retiring KP

2025-03-04 06:52:06 UTC

For KP who are retiring and intend to be redeployed, are they able to keep their position until end of the year if their birthday is in early part of the year?

2025-03-04 07:11:35 UTC

Out of curiousity, what happens to all the EPMS forms submitted to HQ?

THRA — 2025-03-04 07:27:57 UTC

Want to check, do we need to wait for an officer to be in a subgrade for 3 years before we can recommend them for promotion? There is uneven understanding of this criteria among school leaders as some have interpreted it as needing 3 years from last promotion before officer should be recommended for the next promotion

2025-03-04 07:32:17 UTC

In today's context, where we are looking at multiple pathways, are qualifications of officers' e.g. graduated with Honours, etc., still a measure for promotion and assessment? (assuming all things being equal when comparing two officers)

Promotion

2025-03-04 07:33:41 UTC

Is there a minimum number of years in the current sub grade before they can be considered for promotion to the next sub grade?

2025-03-04 07:41:52 UTC

E-graders go on pre-PRP. What should we do with D-graders that (honestly) we want to exit too?

2025-03-04 07:45:12 UTC

We have GEO3 officers who have not been promoted in 8-14 years. P8. When can they be expected to be promoted if there are no major derailers? Must they get above C grades to be considered for promotion (sch did recommend)? Any other reasons could affect?

Stepping Officers Down to Lower Sub Grade

2025-03-04 07:47:16 UTC

May I ask if this is a valid step or option for colleagues in Pre/PRP e.g. from GEO 5 to GEO 4? If yes, when do this step come in? Can be before the Pre/PRP stage to avoid this long phrase for officer?

2025-03-05 02:48:41 UTC

Is it all right for staff to go overseas during the holidays if they are not required to be in school, but before protected time commences?

WFH & “Local” Leave during vacation weeks

2025-03-05 03:45:22 UTC

For SLs, we have to have at least 1 SLs in Singapore during school vacation weeks. Is there a guideline/policy on provision of WFH during vacation leave, and do we have to take vacation leave to work from home? Or is this up to the discretion of the P?

Central Vote

2025-03-05 03:52:20 UTC

Sorry, what is central vote again? Please kindly share. Thanks.

2025-03-05 05:34:32 UTC

Can an officer who is interdicted on half pay resign when disciplinary outcome is pending? If so, how would the disciplinary outcome be applied, e.g. dismissal? Also, would school and involved parties (e.g. students and parents) be informed of the outcome?

Admin Lapses

2025-03-05 05:47:20 UTC

May I check - admin lapses like wrong exam scripts issued or incorrect exam duration allowed, are these BOTH a minor misconduct as well as a performance expectation issue? Or if it is investigated as former, then it should not factor in performance appraisal or vice versa? Please advise. Thank you.

Officer Vaping Out of School

2025-03-05 05:50:13 UTC

If this vaping is found out by school (e.g. seen on social media or via reported by student/ parent/fellow teacher/member of public), should the school take action e.g. investigate?

2025-03-05 05:52:46 UTC

What falls in the category of "reprimand"? Under the slides, its written as punitive but it seems to be below the financial penalty? Can elaborate this one?

2025-03-05 05:53:56 UTC

How do schs decide whether to use written advice / verbal or written warning?

How many of such notices need to be filed before punitive actions will be reasonable?

Do the procedures for pre-PRP apply to misconduct cases since performance is not the same thing as conducted-related?

2025-03-05 06:00:47 UTC

For social media comments, what if the post is clearly in the capacity of a parent. Eg. A teacher talking bad about her child's primary school?

Differences

2025-03-05 06:05:08 UTC

Is there any specific advice on when to use written warning, written advice or verbal warning? One is considered for more serious minor misconduct? Or all three are considered equivalent? Thanks.

THRA — 2025-03-05 06:06:25 UTC

We understand the need to surface early for cases involving inappropriate teacher-student relationships. However, not all student allegations are valid or can be validated. Do we still need to report cases which are inconclusive?

2025-03-05 06:10:16 UTC

How long is the debarment period?

DMIS and Unions

2025-03-05 06:26:07 UTC

Can teachers who are union members ask unions to help/represent them if they are undergoing DMIS? What do we do if unions email us for info or to ask for certain actions to be done?

Retirees and Unions

2025-03-05 06:49:30 UTC

Can retired or resigned teachers remain as union members and enjoy the benefits?

2025-03-05 06:53:34 UTC

Noticing that younger teachers are having differing expectations of the job. Practicum too stressful for e.g. And too much work. But reality is, the job is not easy and requires resilience.

How can we union work with us on better equipping this incoming generation of teachers with the reality of the job?

Team Strengths

2025-03-05 07:36:51 UTC

Could you please share more about the "shift from individual strengths to team strengths"? Would team strengths mean individuals can specialise and focus on contributing specific strengths? With the increased focus on teacher competencies in EPMS, how would this affect individual appraisal with the idea of team strengths? Thank you.

2025-03-05 08:03:09 UTC

From your sharing, it is not surprising that rapport with our teachers is one of the key success factors as a people-leader. As a HOD, it was easy because we have a longer time with a smaller staff pool. What is your advice for VPs who may be rotated quickly from school to school, and then having to manage human resource well?

2025-03-05 08:08:49 UTC

Focus on the principles, not dos and don'ts - as a cross-level deployed VP new to primary school, it's been quite surprising to see how much has to be spelled out on the workload front e.g. TORs for roles in committees, period loading for different levels of teachers. Can you share any insights on how you balance transparency in deployment with building trust and commitment as opposed to helping teachers be calculative? Thanks.

Meaningful years

cinderbelletng — 2025-03-05 08:11:48 UTC

Since being a VP is “not a good position”, what did you enjoy doing in your role as a VP?

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2025-05-20 08:34:47 UTC