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In his response, Mr Lee highlighted various measures that have been introduced to manage teachers\u2019 workload and support their well-being, including technology and artificial intelligence innovation, system-level adjustments and well-being support.<\/p>\n
Touching on staffing support, the minister noted that each school has about 85 teachers. Each school also has allied educators who counsel students or work with those with special education needs.<\/p>\n
All schools have a dedicated administrative team that oversees general administrative matters, procurement, financial operations and logistics support, he added.<\/p>\n
The number of allied educators across all schools has doubled from 800 to 1,600 and the number of administrative staff in each school has increased from six to about nine in the last 10 years, said Mr Lee.<\/p>\n
Noting that schools can also procure manpower services and vendors for other purposes, MOE will continue to review the number of non-teaching staff needed in schools to effectively support teachers and students.<\/p>\n
All schools also provide protected vacation time during the school holidays, said Mr Lee. Across the four blocks of school holidays, teachers get six to seven weeks of protected time and can take their vacation leave beyond these periods if they do not have any work in school.<\/p>\n