Relief Teaching
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What is the difference between Relief Teaching Scheme and Scheme for Relief Educator?
Both Relief Teaching Scheme and Scheme for Relief Educator allows for engagement of relief staff for relief teaching job assignments. The Relief Teaching Scheme caters to trained candidates (i.e. with a teaching qualification), including former MOE teachers with a teaching qualification while the Scheme for Relief Educators (SRE) caters to untrained candidates, generally graduates and selected non-graduates without a teaching qualification
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What are the duties of a relief teacher/ relief educator?
A relief teacher/ relief educator is expected to cover teaching duties. Schools will decide on the deployment of their relief teachers/relief educators.
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How do I apply to be a relief teacher/ relief educator?
You may submit your application for registration on the relevant relief employment scheme(s) via the Relief Employment Management System (REMS) portal.
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If I have forgotten my password for REMS portal, how do I request for a new one?
You may request for a password reset at the Login page of REMS portal. The new password will be sent to your registered email account.
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How would I know the outcome of my application?
Once your application is approved, you will receive a letter of registration and your name will be placed in the database of registered Relief Teachers or Relief Educators, depending on the scheme you have applied to. Schools will contact you directly if they require your services.
If you are not a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, you will need to apply for a work pass before you can work as a relief teacher or relief educator. MOE will issue a registration letter to you when your relief teaching application is approved. When applying for the work pass, you are required to produce the registration letter, together with a letter from a school that is keen to employ you, to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). You are allowed to start work only if MOM issues you with a work pass.
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How do I look for a vacancy in school?
After your application for registration has been approved by MOE, you can proceed to approach the schools near your residence directly for any relief teaching assignments.
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Can a relief teacher/ relief educator be employed by more than 1 school in any one day?
No. Relief staff is not allowed to take on more than one assignment in a day.
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What are the working hours like?
Schools are given the flexibility to arrange the working hours, which are normally based on their curriculum time. However, in order to qualify for a full daily wage, you would need to work for at least 5.5 hours per day. If you work between 2.75 hours to 5.5 hours, your wage for that day will only be half your daily wage. In the case of a trained relief teacher (i.e. with a teaching qualification), you will be paid on an hourly basis if you work less than 2.75 hours in a day. This is not applicable to relief educator.
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What is the frequency of wage payment
Relief teachers and relief educators are paid fortnightly.
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Are relief teachers/ relief educators paid on Public Holidays or Sundays?
No. Relief teachers/ relief educators are paid for actual work done.
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What is the period of notice a relief teacher/ relief educator has to give for terminating his/her employment, or for the school to terminate the employment of a relief teacher?
The relief teacher/ relief educator may at any time terminate his/her employment by giving at least 24 hours’ notice to the school that engaged him/her. This period of notice is also applicable to any school that intends to terminate the employment of a relief teacher/ relief educator.
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Do I need to renew my relief teaching registration?
No. Registration is no longer subject to yearly renewal from Yr 2012. Generally, registered relief teacher and relief educator will remain registered if they are actively engaged in assignment. If they have not been engaged in any relief assignment for more than one year, they will be de-registered. They may apply for re-registration by submitting a new application.
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If I am not a graduate or undergraduate but keen to take on relief teaching, how can I go about doing it?
Individuals who are not a graduate or undergraduate but meet the Relief Allied Educator (READ) eligibility criteria may consider registering as a READ and take on a role in teaching and learning support. If they are subsequently found suitable to teach a specialised subject or subject area of need (e.g. Art, Music, Humanities and etc) by a school, they can be engaged as a SRE for relief teaching in such subject.