Amelia Teng

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng

SINGAPORE – For the longest time, The Straits Times has covered the release of every national examination’s results. Like clockwork, the season of results coverage would kick in from November, starting with the Primary School Leaving Examination, followed by the N, O and A levels from December to February, and the International Baccalaureate somewhere in between.

Sep 30, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng

SINGAPORE - The annual population figures are out and they show that Singapore’s population has crossed the six million mark, for the first time. Driven mainly by an increase in the number of foreign workers and migrant domestic workers, the nation’s total population size inched up to 6.04 million as at June 2024.

Apr 27, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng

Teachers need to have more diverse experiences and porosity in their career paths. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PIXABAY Updated Apr 28, 2024, 10:00 AM Published Apr 28, 2024, 10:00 AM SINGAPORE – Everyone wants more flexibility at work, but for teachers, it may not be as simple, given their daily school schedules. Still, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is mulling over such requests, especially from younger teachers, and rethinking flexi-work possibilities.

Apr 25, 2024 | asianews.network | Amelia Teng

April 26, 2024 SINGAPORE – As schools around the world grapple with generative artificial intelligence (AI), Singapore and Estonia can work together to exchange insights on such tools, said Ms Kristina Kallas, Estonia’s Minister of Education and Research. “I think both of our countries are open to AI and want to know the opportunities that are there,” she said on the sidelines of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession that Singapore hosted for the first time.

Mar 7, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng

Amid increasing challenges in family and youth matters, the range of tasks and responsibilities schools are entrusted with has grown. PHOTO: ST FILE Updated Mar 08, 2024, 05:00 AM Published Mar 08, 2024, 05:00 AM Not many outside education circles knew what the abbreviation CCE stood for until the latest furore erupted over the teaching of the Israel-Hamas conflict.