MANMEET KAUR

Manmeet Kaur joined DAS in 2013 as an Administration Officer in the Staff Professional Development (SPD) Division and was promoted to Executive in 2015. Throughout her tenure, she has provided comprehensive support for staff training initiatives and worked closely with Educational Advisors to ensure smooth administrative operations. She has also been instrumental in organising the DAS Teaching Teams event since 2014.

In 2015, Manmeet assumed additional portfolios as Administrator for the Register of Educational Therapists Asia (RETA) and Research Coordinator. She has been an active member of the UNITE Conference Committee since 2016, supporting the conference’s administrative functions. Deeply committed to staff development, she takes pride in assisting colleagues to identify meaningful professional development opportunities that enable the delivery of high-quality services to DAS clients.

Her role has since expanded to include administrative support for onsite projects under the English Language & Literacy Division. In addition, she has facilitated the DAS Therapist Award (formerly the MLP EdT of the Year) since 2015.

In recognition of her contributions, Manmeet has received the CEO Commendation Award in 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2023.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc (Hons) in Business and Management Studies from the University of Bradford

PUBLICATIONS

• DAS Newsletter February 2015 Issue – Reflection on GEMS Leadership Programme
• DAS Newsletter September 2015 Issue – Teams Teaching Teams 2015
• DAS Handbook 2016 – Staff Professional Development (SPD) What We Encompass
• RETA Article for Chronicles – May 2016
• RETA Article for IDA Website Jan 2017 Issue
• DAS Handbook 2018 – Evaluation of ELL Programmes (section on RETA)
• Article for BLOG: Why is Research encouraged at the DAS (T2, 2018) Link: https://DAS.org.sg/news-events/blogs/201-DAS-news/1103-why-is-research-encouraged-at-the-DAS.html)
• Article on Reports that Work for FACETS Link: https://DAS.org.sg/news-events/blogs/201-DAS-news/1107-reports-that-work-workshop-by-british-council.html
• DAS Handbook 2019 – info on SPD, Research & RETA • DAS Annual Report FY18/19 – Numbers for SAS & ELL, Research & RETA
• Help Children with SpLD Achieve for Supreme Parents Magazine 2020
• Growth vs Fixed Mindset (BLOG) Link: https://www.DAS.org.sg/news-events/blogs/201-DAS-news/1061-day-58-DAS-circuit-breaker-news-growth-vs-fixed-mindset.html
• DAS Handbook 2020 – info on SPD, Research & RETA
• DAS Annual Report FY19/20 – info on SPD, Research & RETA
• Parent – Teacher Communication (BLOG) Link: https://www.DAS.org.sg/news-events/blogs/35-parenting-tips/1262-parent-teacher-communication.html •
• DAS Annual Report FY20/21 – info on SPD, Research, RETA & DAS Therapist

Without rest, a man cannot work; without work, the rest does not give you any benefit.
Abkhasian Proverb