August 2016

Rising number of students with special needs in mainstream schools

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11 Aug 2016 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: Donning a white-collared shirt and light-green bermudas, 16-year-old Sherman Ho may seem like a typical student at the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science. But the fourth-year pupil is a little different. He has Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism, and this means that he can see […]

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11 Aug 2016 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: Donning a white-collared shirt and light-green bermudas, 16-year-old Sherman Ho may seem like a typical student at the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science. But the fourth-year pupil is a little different. He has Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism, and this means that he can see

New PSLE scoring system to have 8 grade bands

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The Straits Times JULY 14 2016 Sandra Davie In a move to dial down the competition over the Primary School Leaving Examination and encourage pupils to go beyond book smarts, the new PSLE grading will no longer be based on how they perform relative to their peers. Instead, the new scoring system, which will come into

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The Straits Times JULY 14 2016 Sandra Davie In a move to dial down the competition over the Primary School Leaving Examination and encourage pupils to go beyond book smarts, the new PSLE grading will no longer be based on how they perform relative to their peers. Instead, the new scoring system, which will come into