Louis Ng

The average number of teachers seeking support through MOE's counselling service has almost doubled from before Covid-19, Ng said.

At the same time, we need to identify teachers who require more support so that we can build and sustain an excellent workforce. Ng asked if MOE would consider setting limits for teachers' working hours and workload. Those who have excelled and those who have set the pace for the fraternity. Chan said schools are also committed to ensuring that the workload remains manageable and that MOH will continue to take care of teachers' "mental well being and workload". Ng revealed that a 2019 study found that the working hours of Singapore teachers are higher than the average of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). "It seems contradictory that teachers are the ones telling students that students are no longer ranked and compared with their peers when they themselves are ranked and compared with other teachers."