Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Leong Mun Wai, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
Question
To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether teachers who are not Singapore citizens or permanent residents teach Character and Citizenship Education classes; (b) if so, in which year are they allowed to do so; and (c) what measures are in place to ensure that they understand and impart Singaporean values.
Response
1. All teachers are responsible for imparting values and developing social-emotional competencies in their students, and may be deployed to teach Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) lessons. Having said that, less than 1% of our teachers are neither Singapore citizens nor permanent residents.
2. In deploying teachers to teach the CCE curriculum, which also covers Cyberwellness, Mental Health and Education & Career Guidance, schools will identify those with the requisite skills and dispositions, and provide them with the necessary professional development and guidance.