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05 March 2019

This year’s Straits Times teachers’ session, entitled Get Current: Using News In Your Classroom, was organised by The Straits Times Schools department (ST Schools) at the library@harbourfront in VivoCity.

The session, helmed by Straits Times Schools editor Ms Serene Luo and teaching specialist Debra Ann Francisco, provided tips on how teachers could incorporate current affairs across different subjects.

ST Schools also gave the participants a new guidebook, Using the News In Your Classroom, which gave teachers sample activities, ideas and tips, and demonstrated its digital educational tools Digital IN and NewsEd.

Teachers also learnt about the line-up of ST resources, engagement and outreach activities that would be progressively rolled out.

02 March 2019

The Nanyang Technological University has entered into a partnership with the University of California to explore activities to further the exchange of faculty and students.

The two institutions will also embark on joint research efforts in the areas of climate change, health, technology and innovation.

Professor Subra Suresh, president of NTU, said both universities are globally recognised for research, education, innovation and commitment to societal impact.

University of California president Janet Napolitano and her delegation were recently in Singapore on a two-day visit, during which she gave a lecture and participated in a dialogue attended by about 300 students, faculty and members of the public.

NTU said the memorandum of understanding builds on the university’s existing academic and research collaborations with University of California campuses. About 180 of its students participate in academic exchanges in the United States annually.

28 February 2019

A study launched in 2018 by the Singapore Institute of Management to track the job prospects of their alumni has revealed that almost all of its graduate were able to secure employment with decent salaries.

In contrast, the last graduate employment survey released by the Committee for Private Education and SkillsFuture Singapore showed that only six in 10 private-school graduates found full-time jobs within six months of completing their studies.

Most recruitment experts attribute this to employers discriminating against private-school graduates. But once on the job, the university name matters less than whether the person is productive and can add value to the company.

The vast majority of SIM graduates were found to be working for private firms, with about one in 10 working for the public sector. The SIM survey also reveal that one in four holds a manager or senior manager position, and 61 per cent reported that they are senior executives or executives.

28 February 2019

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung has said that streaming in schools has successfully lowered student attrition and has led to better educational outcomes.

However, while studies by the National Institute of Education have shown that Normal (Academic) students, after spending some years in secondary school, had similar or higher levels of confidence in their studies compared to their Express stream peers, there is also feedback from teachers that students in Normal streams may over time also lose confidence and lose the mindset of growth and development.

To combat this trend, the Ministry of Education has put in place measures such as subject-based banding, where students from the Normal streams can take subjects at a higher academic level, and the Polytechnic Foundation Programme, for students to join polytechnics without having to take the O levels.

Mr Ong said that Secondary 4 N(T) students who perform well in the N(T)-level examination can first transfer to the Secondary 4 N(A) stream and take the N(A)-level examination. Thereafter, they can progress to Secondary 5 N(A) and take the O levels.

26 February 2019

The Singapore University of Social Sciences has embarked on a programme to help its students better understand the needs of the elderly and their caregivers.

SUSS recently signed signed memorandums of understanding with the People’s Association (Ang Mo Kio Community Centre), Sport Singapore (SportSG), Changi General Hospital (CGH) and SingHealth Community Hospitals to promote active ageing.

SUSS gerontology faculty and students will work together with the ActiveSG gym at Ang Mo Kio Community Centre to do research on sports, wellness and education.

SUSS will also cooperate with hospitals in the areas of healthcare innovation, research and education to help elderly patients.

Changi General Hospital will also provide guidance and internship opportunities to SUSS PhD students, particularly those reading gerontology.

26 February 2019

The GCE A-level examination held in 2018 saw the best passing rate thus far for Singapore students.

93.3 per cent of the 13,042 students who took the examinations as school candidates last year achieved at least three H2 passes and a pass in General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry.

The GCE A-level syllabus was revised in 2006, with further revisions in 2017 in mathematics and science subjects to allow for further breadth and applications to real-life examples.

A-level graduates who qualify for polytechnic course exemptions, and who are not enlisting in national service, can enter the polytechnics in the same year that they receive their A-level results. Those who have secured a place may start their diploma studies in the second semester, in October.