School Leadership Move-In Programme (SLMP)

What is the programme about?

School Leadership Move-In Programme (SLMP) is a professional development programme for new and potential School Leaders (ADs and DDs) across five polytechnics to build important T&L leadership capabilities in 3 key aspects:

• Driving Educational Change
• Driving T&L Quality
• Shaping T&L Culture

SLMP Intake 3 Participants at The Greenhouse (Republic Polytechnic)

How is the programme conducted?

SLMP is conducted mainly through face-to-face sessions with hands-on activities and discussions.

Intake 3 Participants sharing on their leadership journeys with each other.

Intake 3 Participants reflecting on their leadership roles through LEGO Serious Play.

SLMP Intake 3 Participants sharing their learnings.

When is the programme conducted?

SLMP is a 160-hour programme that takes place over a period of 7-8 months. The inaugural Intake 1 started in Nov 2021. This programme typically runs once a year and the timing of the runs is dependent on the needs of the polytechnic sector.

What typically happens at the Joint Polytechnic School Leadership Move-In Programme?

SLMP typically starts with a five-day onboarding programme where emerging school leaders from the five polytechnics will delved into concepts of educational change, teaching and learning (T&L) quality and T&L culture. The onboarding sessions are designed to inspire, challenge, intrigue, and encourage them through the varied experiences such as

1. Fireside Chats with PCEOs;
2. Workshops on Educational Change, Quality & Culture;
3. Panel Discussions with external and internal guests; and
4. Learning Journeys

Intake 2’s Fireside Chat with Singapore Polytechnic’s PCEO Mr Soh Wai Wah

Intake 3’s Fireside Chat with Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s PCEO Mr Lim Kok Kiang

Intake 3 Participants with Temasek Polytechnic PCEO Mr Peter Lam

Intake 3’s Learning Journey to ITE Academy

Intake 3’s Learning Journey to Zoom

SLMP 2 participants with panel guests of School Directors and Educational Development Unit directors

After the 5 days onboarding programme, SLMP will continue with a series of Check in Meets held at the various polytechnics. During these Check in Meets, participants will visit various Polytechnics and get to see best practices of applied learning and integration of industry into T&L facilities and curriculum. They might get to have more Fireside chats with Polytechnic School Leaders such as PCEOs or DPs.

Intake 3 Participants with Republic Polytechnic PCEO Ms Jeanne Liew

Intake 2’s Learning Journey to Singapore Polytechnic’s Singapore Maritime Academy

Intake 3’s Learning journey to Nanyang Polytechnic’s Teaching Enterprise Programme

Intake 2’s Learning Journey to Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Synergy.Lab

Throughout SLMP, participants will work on their SLMP practicum projects relating to themes such as industry engagement, pedagogical innovation, lifelong learning as well as digitalisation. They will take part in a visioning exercise to analyse future trends that could affect the polytechnic sector (i.e. the SLMP Group Pitch).

The programme will culminate in a Leadership Forum, which is a celebration of the SLMP journey for participants, and an opportunity for their Project Sponsors to hear their Group Pitches and to hear about their practicum projects as well as their reflections on T&L leadership.

Intake 2’s Group Pitch presentation focusing on “Polytechnic Educators of the Future”

The Forum is also intended for networking and provides an opportunity for participants to consolidate their learning from the year-long programme. It also allows for deeper  conversations between participants, Project Sponsors and Directors of Educational Development Units before the participants graduate from the programme.

The SLMP 2 Community at the Leadership Forum finale

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Have a question related to SLMP?

Please contact Programme Leads: Ms Lim Bee Hwee , Ms. Lim Gaik Bee