Two Sabah teachers among keynote speakers at Britain’s Global Teachers' Festival


Sirhajwan and Sydney are the first Malaysians selected as keynote speakers at Britain’s Global Teachers’ Festival. Photos: Dr Sirhajwan Idek

Two Sabah teachers have landed a spot as keynote speakers at Britain’s Global Teachers’ Festival (GTF).

Dr Sirhajwan Idek, 35, and Sydney Engelbert, 28, both English teachers at Keningau Vocational College, are the only South-East Asians invited to speak at the virtual event, organised by London-based Macmillan Education.

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