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MOE considering changes to PSLE to slow down education ‘arms race’

The Education Ministry will soon start a series of conversations with Singaporeans to hear their views before making any changes.

PSLE parents want answers on dealing with stress

Father and son using laptop

Mum-of-3 June Yong shares how she tailored PSLE plans for her kids

June Yong, a counselling associate and family life specialist from Focus on the Family Singapore, used three different strategies to help her three children cope with their PSLE preparations.

We would rather our boys go to school with unfinished homework than forgo their sleep

One way to think about sleep in early childhood is that it helps to build up neural capacity and interconnections that are the foundation of a young brain.

Why I’m not taking leave to coach my daughter for her PSLE

Educational reforms have made exams less stressful, but it's still hard for parents to let go.

Minor Issues

What we learnt from my son’s unfair e-commerce job contract

If our kids are resilient, they will have nothing to fear from unfair contracts, unscrupulous employers or anything else that new technologies could throw at them in the future.

Fun With Kids

Chinese New Year: Hotpot-themed playground, Mofusand AR filters, fantasy graphic novel

Get free Mofusand-themed AR filters, bounce on a hotpot-themed inflatable and read The Dragon's Eyes graphic novel.

Pre-enlistment medical checks and tests to determine NS training and vocation

A pre-enlistee (left) seeing a Medical Officer for consultation inside the Medical Classification Centre in Central Manpower Base.

The MCC offers a seamless omni-channel customer experience for PEs which includes mobile-friendly registration and queue system with personalised itinerary, enabled by the Integrated Queue and Registration system, and dedicated staff on standby to assist. The medical equipment is new and updated, thereby improving staff productivity and benefiting patient care.

Part of the BMT feature to look at Mindef's medical classification process and how they sort the recruits into the different PES.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Sneaking fun into PSLE English preparation

Tarek Amara, 35, English teacher at British Council, at Museum of Ice Cream Singapore.

Minor Issues

Four wishes for my daughters for the next decade of their lives

The writer's prayer is that as her children become young women, they will have the confidence and self-worth to be their true selves.

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