New-normal challenges ― Teachers advised to be prepared for school
KUCHING: Teachers should be innovative and creative as they may need to go through another paradigm shift in their profession, said Adam Parkash Abdullah. The Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president said that the upcoming school session might bring some new challenges. The Ministry of Education (MoE) recently announced that the 2021 school year in government […]
Prioritise vaccination for teachers
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) has seconded the call for teachers to be prioritised for vaccination against Covid-19. Its president Adam Prakash Abdullah said such call was timely because the teachers are also facing a critical situation, especially in putting children’s education back on track. “We want to spend as much time with our students […]
Give vaccine priority to teachers to protect students
KUALA LUMPUR: Teachers should also be given priority as recipients of Covid-19 vaccine as they spend the most time with students when the school starts. Education expert Prof Dr Ismi Arif Ismail said the earlier announcement was that children and teenagers aged 18 and below would not be given the Covid-19 vaccine for the time […]
‘makan gaji buta’ is too heavy blame against teachers
KUALA LUMPUR: The allegation by netizens on the social media of teachers “makan gaji buta” (paid for doing nothing) following implementation of the movement control order (MCO) and the conditional movement control order (CMCO) as the schools are closed is indeed too much to swallow. Apart from being accused of getting paid for not doing […]
Mathematics teacher shares exam techniques by online workshop
SIBU: Methodist Pilley Institute (MPI) and ACCA Malaysia jointly organised a SPM Mathematics Online Exam Technique Workshop on Nov 28 from 8am to 11am. The workshop, approved by Ministry of Education (MoE) Malaysia and State Education Department (JPNS), was conducted by the former Excellent Mathematics Teacher of DG52 Tan Beng Puai. She was also the […]
2,000 teachers to be trained on STEM teaching soon
KUCHING: Next month, more than 2,000 teachers in Sarawak are expected to start their training in the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English. Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong pointed this out during a courtesy call by a delegation of coordinators of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programmes […]
Union hopes for better internet connectivity
KUCHING: Budget 2021 should take into account internet connectivity and online teaching and learning facilities for urban and rural areas throughout Sarawak. This was said by Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president Macky Joseph, who said this includes providing widespread internet coverage as well as high speed data for teachers and students to conduct online teaching […]
Generalist training recommended for teachers
KUCHING: Sarawak is lagging behind in the number of students entering science classes. Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong said schools in the state could only achieve 23 percent of the target set for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) performance of 60 percent of students entering science classes. “What […]
RM6 mln to train Science, Mathematics, English teachers
SERIAN: The Sarawak government has set aside RM6 million this year to train primary and secondary school teachers in the state who are involved in the teaching of Science, Mathematics and English even though they do not have expertise in these subjects. Sarawak Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong said […]
70 teachers from 29 schools complete TS25
KUCHING: A total of 70 teachers from 29 primary schools in Mukah completed the School Transformation Programme 2025 (TS25). It was held at the Mukah Polytechnic Main Lecture Hall in Mukah on Wednesday (Oct 6). According to a press release issued by Mukah Polytechnic, the programme was organised by Mukah district education office and SK […]
