Benjamin Tan Su Jim

Benjamin Tan Su-Jim (Master Teacher/Schools)

Benjamin Tan Su-Jim joined the Physical Education and Sports Teacher Academy (PESTA) as a Physical Education (PE) Master Teacher in 2014. His teaching experiences include teaching PE in primary and secondary schools. He also served as the PE and Co-Curricular Activities Head of Department at Bedok Green Secondary School, as a Curriculum Planning Officer at the Curriculum Planning and Development Division (PE Unit), and as a Teaching Fellow at the National Institute of Education (NIE) Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group. His current role is a School-Based Master Teacher (SBMTT) at Punggol Secondary School.

Benjamin completed his Diploma in PE (Credit) at College of PE in 1992 and Bachelor of Science in PE and Sports Science (2nd Upper Honours) at Loughborough University, UK in 1996.  In 1999, he received the NIE’s Postgraduate Research Scholarship to pursue his Masters of Art (Research). His area of study was on PE teachers’ experiential and tacit knowledge in teaching PE.

As a Master Teacher (MTT), Benjamin’s main roles and responsibilities include provision of pedagogical leadership for PE Teachers in the form of MTT Teaching LABs, professional development courses and practitioner-based research. He conducts pedagogical based workshops like Teaching of Games & Sports (Primary), Teaching of Outdoor Education, Teaching Approaches in PE, Formative Assessment in PE (Secondary) and Teaching of Basketball and Volleyball (Secondary and Pre-U).

Benjamin’s current interests are in the areas of Educational Assessment, Mosston’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles, Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Nonlinear Pedagogy. He is a keen outdoor and sports enthusiast. Benjamin’s leisure pursuits include hiking, nature photography, fishing, functional fitness and playing basketball.