Luring the 'best and brightest': Singapore has much to teach on education

By Alexandra Smith
Updated November 5 2014 - 10:08am, first published October 25 2014 - 2:28am
"In Singapore, we trust teachers": Woon Chia Liu, dean teacher education at Singapore's National Institute of Education. Photo: Louie Douvis
"In Singapore, we trust teachers": Woon Chia Liu, dean teacher education at Singapore's National Institute of Education. Photo: Louie Douvis

Trainee teachers in Singapore are paid while they are studying, as few as 20 per cent of applicants get into the course and starting salaries are equal to an engineer or accountant, ensuring teaching is one of the most respected professions in the country, according to the head of Singapore's teacher training institute.

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