Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses Singapore's latest news and announcements.

More than 35,000 teachers will get a pay hike of between 5 per cent and 10 per cent from Oct 1 as part of efforts to attract and retain talent.

The pay increase will also apply to about 1,600 allied educators and 800 pre-school teachers in Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergartens.

In a statement on Tuesday (Aug 16), MOE said: “This is to ensure that their overall salary packages remain competitive, and so that MOE can continue to attract and retain good educators.”

Education correspondent Amelia Teng weighs in on whether the pay increase for teachers is enough to attract and retain talent in the teaching sector.

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