How to become a secondary school teacher
Official title: Secondary school teacher
Also called: Integrated programme year 1-4 teacher, Technical education teacher (secondary school), Integrated programme year 1-4 teacher, Technical education teacher (secondary school)
Secondary school teacher teaches one or more subjects at secondary school level.
Main tasks
- Designing and modifying curricula and preparing educational courses of study in accordance with curriculum guidelines
- Establishing and enforcing rules for behaviour and procedures for maintaining order among students
- Preparing and giving lessons, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects
- Establishing clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicating those objectives to students
- Preparing materials and classrooms for class activities
- Adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests
- Observing and evaluating students’ performance and behaviour
- Preparing, administering and marking tests, assignments and examinations to evaluate pupils’ progress
Ways in
- University: Education & Teaching degrees, Offered by 3 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a secondary school teacher?
Ways in include: Education & Teaching degrees.
Will AI change the work of a secondary school teacher?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026