By Theresa Tan, Community Correspondent

TEACHERS teaching disabled children in special education schools here will get more opportunities to upgrade themselves.

The Education Ministry (MOE) will offer up to 10 scholarships yearly to non-graduate principals and key personnel to pursue a degree in special education, and up to two scholarships yearly for graduate staff to attend a Masters programme.

Senior Minister of State for Education Grace Fu announced this on Friday at the MOE-National Council of Social Service Special Education Teacher Award ceremony.

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