How are teachers for the primary GEP selected?
Teachers for the primary GEP are selected by the Gifted Education Branch. Shortlisted teachers are invited for an interview. At this interview, an assessment is made of the teacher’s attitude towards gifted education and his/her suitability to teach in the Programme. A teacher who indicates interest and willingness to join the Programme and who appears to have the prerequisite qualities for teaching gifted children is then observed teaching in his/her own class by 2 officers from the Gifted Education Branch. Selection of the teacher is based on his/her performance during the interview and the classroom observation. • Does Gifted Education Branch select teachers for School-Based Gifted Education (SBGE) in the Secondary levels? No. The 7 IP schools that offer SBGE, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Dunman High School, Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Girls’ High School, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) and Raffles Institution, identify and sel
