New recommendations to improve well-being of pre-school educators

SINGAPORE – Pre-schools here have been encouraged to provide ergonomic furniture to improve the posture of their staff, adopt technology to ease their administrative workload, and consider vocal training courses for them to avoid strained voices in open concept classrooms. These are among new recommendations and initiatives that aim to improve the well-being, job satisfaction and... » read more

More men wanted as pre-school teachers in S’pore even as numbers rise

SINGAPORE – The number of male pre-school educators in Singapore has risen from 114 in 2016 to about 160 last year, with the recruitment of more teachers to fill a growing need as more parents seek full-day places for their children in pre-schools. The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), responding to queries from The Straits... » read more