Keechiu wants to work towards these collective goals as one sector.
10 September at 02:54 ·
I spoke in Parliament today on how we are working together with Social Service Agencies (SSAs) to support the well-being of our special education (SPED) teachers, in five areas:
Enhanced Professional Development: We will deepen the professional capabilities of our SPED teachers and leaders in both curriculum knowledge and practice, as well as specialisation in various disability profiles. This will be done collectively across the SSAs and SPED schools, more systematically. The various SPED schools, serving the same segment of special needs, will come together to lead these Communities of Practice and share their best practices.
Relief Teacher Pool: We will bring our SPED schools and SSAs together to jointly develop a pool of relief teachers. They will support SPED educators, when they take time off for training and professional development.
Strengthening manpower resourcing: Working with our SPED schools, we will improve recruitment and HR processes through sector-wide marketing and collaboration. Our SPED teachers and leaders must be confident that their careers are as respected and professionally enriching as those in mainstream education.
Cross-Sector Learning and Collaboration: We’re exploring more ways for mainstream and SPED educators to collaborate and learn from one another through attachments or rotations, enhancing their understanding of needs of students with diverse profiles.
Administrative Support in schools: We’ll work with SSAs to streamline administrative and infrastructure support, while maintaining flexibility to meet the unique needs of each SPED school.
It is not easy to be a SPED educator, to say the least. But they're an important, special group of people to us. These initiatives reflect our commitment in supporting them and enhancing their professional growth, ensuring they are valued and well-equipped to make a difference.
We will need the collective effort of the SSAs and SPED schools. Together, will work towards these collective goals as one sector.
