New programme to develop a pipeline of leaders in special education: Chan Chun Sing

The Straits Times10-03

SINGAPORE - Educators in special education (Sped) schools who show potential will be given more avenues to progress and become leaders with a new programme that aims to broaden their exposure and grow...

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They could also be mentored by experienced leaders and be involved in sector-wide projects and MOE leadership milestone programmes. \n\nThe programme will help SSAs and Sped schools identify and develop educators with leadership potential, to meet the growing demands of the Sped sector, said the Education Ministry in a statement. \nTo deepen expertise and share good practices, “communities of practice”, or groups specialising in the needs of different disability profiles across the sector, will also be set up. The first one will start by end-2024 focusing on multiple disabilities. \n“I have always said that we cannot work individually. We need to bring our capabilities together so that we learn from each other and we can progress much faster,” said Mr Chan. \n\n\n\n“Sped is not monolithic. 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It’s a high workload, and energy drain and fatigue are high.”\nHe said having a formalised training programme will allow Sped schools, which have less manpower compared to mainstream schools, to better plan for such staff training, so that ground staff and key personnel can cover each other. \nMrs Veronica Ho, principal of St. Andrew’s Autism School, said developing teachers into leaders takes years, and the Sped sector needs to better train its leaders in macro skills such as running a school.  \n“Currently, the SSAs that are running the schools operate very differently, and so the teachers are only familiar with a certain way of operation. 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