Amelia Teng

Singapore

Education Correspondent at The Straits Times

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What’s our attitude towards foreigners as population crosses 6m mark?

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.
Flexi-work, porosity in careers: MOE looking into how to meet teachers’ evolving needs

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.
Singapore and Estonia can share insights on the use of AI in schools: Estonian minister

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.
Was it worth discussing the Israel-Hamas conflict with students?

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.
MOE clears the air over Israel-Hamas lesson material after some parents express unhappiness

Feb 23, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng |Ang Qing

SINGAPORE - Teachers do not impose their personal views on students or advocate for the interests of any particular parties, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in response to concerns about recent character and citizenship education (CCE) lessons on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Why some women are shunning marriage and giving motherhood a miss

Feb 7, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng

Someone asked recently how I was managing work and family, ever since I took on a new job role. My short answer was: “With some difficulty, but it’s doable.”I’m still trying to find that elusive balance between holding a full-time job and being mother to two children turning eight and three this year.
Give children space to grow and be independent: Education Minister Chan Chun Sing

Jan 1, 2024 | asiaone.com | Amelia Teng

SINGAPORE – Many Singapore parents today are highly educated and more involved in their children’s lives than ever, and this is natural, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing. But they need to find a delicate balance between being overly controlling and being completely hands-off, he said in a sit-down interview with The Straits Times on Dec 27, ahead of the new school year.
Getting that dreaded phone call from my son’s P1 form teacher

Dec 31, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng

SINGAPORE - Getting a call from your child’s form teacher during a work lunch appointment is not what any parent looks forward to. Caught off guard by the call some months ago, I felt my heart sink as I listened to what my son’s teacher had to say.
Students from lower-income homes in Singapore outperform peers overseas

Dec 4, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Amelia Teng |Sandra Davie

Singapore students from poor families performed better than the OECD average for all three domains of reading, mathematics and science. PHOTO: ST FILE Updated 20 sec ago Published 8 min ago SINGAPORE - Students from lower-income homes here not only do better than their overseas peers from poor families but also outperform the average international student. This was among the findings of the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) study.
Less than half of S’pore students say parents ask about problems in school, lower than OECD average

Dec 4, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Sandra Davie |Amelia Teng

SINGAPORE – Students here appreciate the support from their teachers and have good relationships with them. But in a survey that followed the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) 2022 test, the students saw their families as being less supportive.