ST Breaking news
Dec 4, 2008
New DG of Education
MS HO Peng, 54, the current Director of Curriculum Planning and Development, will become the Director-General of Education on April 1.
She will take over from Ms Seah Jiak Choo, 57, who will be retiring from the Education Service on at end March after 32 years, said the Ministry of Education on Thursday.
Ms Seah will continue to contribute to MOE as an advisor from April, advising the ministry on the professional and leadership development of the teaching profession and in other education matters.
Ms Seah, who joined the education service as a teacher in 1977, has had a distinguished career, said MOE in a statement.
She taught in Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College, and was Principal of Tanjong Katong Secondary School from 1990-1993. She also held various appointments in MOE, in curriculum planning, testing and assessment, and school supervision. She rose to become the Director of Schools in 2002 and was appointed as Director-General of Education in Apirl 2004.
'Ms Seah has contributed significantly to the advancement of education in Singapore. Today, there are more options and greater flexibility in our school system, accompanied by a more innovative mindset among teachers,' said MOE.
'As the Director-General of Education, she has engendered greater school and teacher ownership and fostered a higher sense of professionalism among the 29,000-strong teaching force.'
'She put in place many innovations that have had lasting impact on education in Singapore.'
Ms Ho Peng joined the Education Service in 1979 as a teacher. She taught in National Junior College, and was Principal of Gan Eng Seng School from 1994 to 1997.
She also contributed in various capacities in MOE, having been a curriculum planning officer, and as Deputy Director (Schools West), Director of Education Programmes and in her current appointment.
She played a pivotal role in the planning and implementation of many major reviews, said MOE.
Ms Ho serves on a number of institutions such as the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (which she chairs), the National Institute of Education Council, and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board.
Dec 4, 2008
New DG of Education
MS HO Peng, 54, the current Director of Curriculum Planning and Development, will become the Director-General of Education on April 1.
She will take over from Ms Seah Jiak Choo, 57, who will be retiring from the Education Service on at end March after 32 years, said the Ministry of Education on Thursday.
Ms Seah will continue to contribute to MOE as an advisor from April, advising the ministry on the professional and leadership development of the teaching profession and in other education matters.
Ms Seah, who joined the education service as a teacher in 1977, has had a distinguished career, said MOE in a statement.
She taught in Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College, and was Principal of Tanjong Katong Secondary School from 1990-1993. She also held various appointments in MOE, in curriculum planning, testing and assessment, and school supervision. She rose to become the Director of Schools in 2002 and was appointed as Director-General of Education in Apirl 2004.
'Ms Seah has contributed significantly to the advancement of education in Singapore. Today, there are more options and greater flexibility in our school system, accompanied by a more innovative mindset among teachers,' said MOE.
'As the Director-General of Education, she has engendered greater school and teacher ownership and fostered a higher sense of professionalism among the 29,000-strong teaching force.'
'She put in place many innovations that have had lasting impact on education in Singapore.'
Ms Ho Peng joined the Education Service in 1979 as a teacher. She taught in National Junior College, and was Principal of Gan Eng Seng School from 1994 to 1997.
She also contributed in various capacities in MOE, having been a curriculum planning officer, and as Deputy Director (Schools West), Director of Education Programmes and in her current appointment.
She played a pivotal role in the planning and implementation of many major reviews, said MOE.
Ms Ho serves on a number of institutions such as the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (which she chairs), the National Institute of Education Council, and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board.
