Our Organisation

Find out how the Academy of Singapore Teachers leads teacher growth and builds a culture of professional excellence in education.

Last updated 25 June 2026

The Academy of Singapore Teachers (AST) was set up to spearhead the professional development of MOE staff. AST together with the other teacher academies aim to build communities of practice for like-minded professionals of subject disciplines, for teachers to come together and learn from one another, developing stronger camaraderie and esprit de corps.

Apart from these dedicated teacher academies and language institutes, Subject Chapters in AST are set up as networked learning communities for teacher development and professional sharing for the respective subject disciplines, focusing on subject mastery and pedagogical content knowledge.

The Academy of Singapore Teachers, subject chapters, teacher academies and language institutes will work in synergy to foster a stronger teacher-led culture of professional collaboration and professional excellence, to bring the teaching fraternity to a higher international standing.

Many Academies. One Mission

How we are connected

Org chart showing Deputy Director-General at center, with AST, other Academies, and Language Centres.

OneAcademy entities

Abbreviation	Branch / Academy / Language Centre name in full
CDB	Corporate Development Branch
PDB1	Professional Development Branch 1
PDB2	Professional Development Branch 2
PXB	Pedagogical Excellence Branch
PDPO	Professional Development Planning Office
ELIS	English Language Institute of Singapore
PESTA	Physical Education & Sports Teacher Academy
STAR	Singapore Teachers’ Academy for the aRts
MLCS	Malay Language Centre of Singapore
SCCL	Singapore Centre for Chinese Language
PDTL	Professional Development of Tamil Language Teachers

Our Mission and Vision

The mission, vision and values articulate the aspirations of the Academy to be an organisation that represents and champions professional excellence for the teaching fraternity. The Academy will be a dedicated organisation focusing on teacher professionalism and the professional development of teachers. Through its high quality work, the Academy will build the Singapore teaching fraternity to be a world-renowned model of professional excellence.

MISSION

Building a teacher-led culture of professional excellence centred on the holistic development of the child

VISION

The Leading Academy for professional excellence in education

CORE VALUES

Learning

We are committed to inspiring teachers to engage in continual learning.

Excellence

We are committed to delivering excellence in professional development.

People

We are committed to the professional growth of teachers for student and school success.

Our Logo

ABOUT THE LOGO

It takes ten years to grow a tree; a hundred years to cultivate a man.

Academy of Singapore Teachers text with a red leaves symbol above the T, and tagline lead. care. inspire.

The "T" in the centre symbolises the teacher who is at the heart of the Academy and of teaching.

The canopy represented by the three leaves embodies the Teachers' Vision - Lead.Care.Inspire.