Ministry lauded for abolishing UPSR
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers’ Union (KGBS) has commended the Ministry of Education (MOE) for its decision to abolish the Ujian Perperiksan Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination. KGBS president Ahmad Malie disclosed that the association had previously voiced out its opinion on the matter to the ministry. He described the abolishment of the examination as one […]
Teachers using own money to make PdPR work
KUCHING: Most teachers use their own money to conduct home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR), says Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah. He added that teachers were spending more recently because they had to provide special data for PdPR. “They also need to buy devices while some buy special software to provide interesting and […]
Don’t treat closure as a holiday
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS)has reminded students not to treat the 14-day school closure as a holiday. KGBS president Ahmad Malie said despite the school closure, there was a possibility that online learning session might be implemented. “This reminder is necessary because the Union is worried that the students will start to perceive […]
Close schools only if situation requires
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) is concerned about the spike in Covid-19 cases statewide. KGBS president Ahmad Malie is urging the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to make the right call regarding the operations of schools. “The Sarawak Headmasters Council (MGBS) recommends that if schools need to be closed, it should be done […]
Schools in red zones should adopt rotation system
KUCHING: Schools located in red zones throughout the state are told to adopt the rotation system similar to that implemented in Sibu division. In suggesting this, Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie said it is the best option to avoid overcrowding and curb the spread of Covid-19. “Such measure could be taken if […]
Prioritise teachers in vaccination
KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) has urged the federal government to give priority for the teachers to receive vaccines under the recently announced government’s People and Economic Strategic Empowerment Programme (Pemerkasa). KGBS president Ahmad Malie noted that one of the initiatives laid out in Pemerkasa is to increase the allocation for the immunisation programme […]
Proposal to abolish school term holidays rejected
KUCHING: School term holidays are important and relevant for the students to relax their minds from the pressure of learning. Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie said if learning is continued without a holiday, this may weaken the students’ spirit and interest in education. He was responding to Malaysian Parents’ Consensus (Mimbar)’s recent […]
Critical shortage of teachers in Sarawak
BY IVY MARIA CHRISTOPHER KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) is urging the Ministry of Education (MoE) to respond urgently to the need to fill the position of teachers across Sarawak. The union believes that the shortage of teachers in Sarawak has reached a critical level. Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie […]
Teachers union welcomes RM300 subsidy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) welcomesthe RM300 subsidy provided for Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) households with school-going children to purchase devices, under the Pemerkasa initiative announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Its president Ahmad Malie said this subsidy would ease the burden of the parents concerned in purchasing suitable devices to […]
Don’t scrap school holidays
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) strongly opposed the proposal to temporarily abolish the school term holidays. KGBS president Ahmad Malie pointed out that students needed the holidays for their mental rest and psychological welfare. “The students may seem relaxed during the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) but they are actually stressed. “Meanwhile, the […]
