Summarized from Straits Times
30 December 2014
BY PEARL LEE
SINGAPORE – Education Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday urged school principals to focus not just on leading their own schools, but on the national level.
He urged principals to share ideas and resources with other schools, instead of competing with each other.
Mr Heng was addressing about 600 educators at the annual appointment and appreciation ceremony for principals at the Shangri-La Hotel.
He also called on principals to be leaders within the community. Citing an example, Mr Heng said the principals at Fairfield Methodist Secondary and Tampines Primary invite parents to their annual staff retreats and stakeholders’ planning sessions. As a result, parents better understand the school’s plans and policies better and can also suggest ways to improve them.
School leaders should also find out what working life is like in companies and understand the skill sets students need to thrive in the work environment.
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