Had a talk with my HOD yesterday to discuss about target setting for work assignments and review. I'm glad I did my homework, and all the targets etc were agreed upon. I took the chance to find out from her about my future career path, and I asked her how I can work towards the MOE Specialist track at HQ.
Basically, there are literally only a handful of people who are on the specialists in each branch within HQ, and the rest of the teachers who don't embark on that track will be reposted back to school eventually. Selection for these positions is pretty much by networking - making your name known to the people that matters, such that if vacancies appear they will approach you with the interview offer.
The problem now is that my school has a principal who wants to take the most direct way to getting good results for the students, rather than look at things from a larger perspective and focus on staff development. We can only be allowed to go for a single course if it is a full day program that will cause us to miss classes.
Hence, most likely I'll have no chance to take up important courses related to the outdoors as they are all full day courses lasting several days. If I can't go for any courses organised by the branch, they can't get to start knowing me and the work I do.
5 years will be the longest I'll stay in this school, unless I start getting opportunities for greater things.
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Pls just make plans to leave your school asap. 5 years is a damn bloody long time imho...
K says the same thing too...Hm...3 years then haha.
Most likely around then I'll look out for posting notices...if there's something interesting to go for, or a position in the HQ, I'll be going for it!
No need 3 years lah. Start looking for it now, by the time the opportunity comes it may already be 3 years. Just keep on looking out like from NOW.
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