CNA938 Rewind - Long hours, less teaching: New survey highlights Singapore teachers’ burden

Teachers in Singapore report working an average of 47.3 hours per week, significantly more than their international peers. Despite these long hours, they are spending less time on core tasks like teaching and marking. Meanwhile, many are increasingly relying on AI tools to support lesson planning, administrative tasks and efficiency. Hairianto Diman and Syahida Othman look at the growing tension between total workload and hands-on instructional time in the teaching profession with Assoc. Prof Lee Ngan Hoe, Assoc. Dean, Professional Practice, Office of Teacher Education & Undergraduate Programmes