TRANSITION TO SECONDARY EDUCATION SEMINAR

12 NOVEMBER 2016

Changing school landscape

Nurture well-rounded individuals

Developing strengths and interests

Multiple pathways to success

Choosing a school

Admission into Secondary One

Useful resources for parents

Helping your child through adolescence and the secondary school education

OUTLINE

YOUR CHILDS EDUCATION JOURNEY

OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN EVOLVING FOR THE FUTURE

Survival Driven 1959 1978

Ability-Based, Aspiration Driven 1997 2011

Skills/Capital-Intensive

Knowledge-BasedInnovation-Driven

IndustrialisationStudent-Centric, Values Driven 2012 onwardsEfficiency Driven

1979 1996

Changes in tandem with our nations economic development

Nurture well-rounded individuals

Opportunities to discover and

develop strengths and interests

Learning experiences in both

curricular and co-curricular

areas

Distinctive programmes and

multiple pathways

CHANGING SCHOOL LANDSCAPE

NURTURING WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS

Nurturing the whole child

Holistic development

Values inculcation

Socio-emotional competencies

Preparing for citizenship and work

Character & Citizenship

Education (CCE)

Ready for various post-

secondary pathways

SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

Broad-based academic

curriculum

Customised school

programmes

Teaching and learning

approaches are different

How school value-adds

to your child

LEARNING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

STRONG FUNDAMENTALS, FUTURE LEARNING21st Century Competencies Balancing Knowledge with Skills and Values

HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENTDesired Outcomes of Education

Confident Person, Self-directed Learner, Concerned Citizen, Active Contributor

21st Century Competencies

Math Sciences HumanitiesPE, Art &

Music CCE CCAsSchool-based ProgrammesLanguages

EDUCATIONAL GOALS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL

To prepare your child for

tertiary education

To develop your child

holistically as awell-rounded

person

To prepare your child for

the future (21st Century)

DEVELOPING STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS

Applied Learning Programme (ALP)

e.g. STEM, Business, Languages,

Humanities

Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

e.g. Arts, Sports and Outdoor

Education, Community and Youth

Leadership

DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMMES

Higher Mother Tongue Languages (HMTL)

Elective Programme in Malay Language

for Secondary Schools (EMAS)

Third Language Programme

Bicultural Studies Programme (Chinese)

National Elective Tamil

Language Programme (NETP)

Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES

For more information, please visit http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/language-programmes/

Art Elective Programme (AEP)

Music Elective Programme (MEP)

Enhanced Art/Music Programme

(EAP/EMP)

ART/MUSIC ELECTIVE PROGRAMMES

MANY PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS,MANY CHOICES TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR CHILD

GREATER CHOICE AND FLEXIBILITY

4-year programme

Broad-based curriculum

A-Level curriculum in

JC/CI

Diploma in polytechnic

EXPRESS COURSE

4 to 6-year programme,

depending on school offering IP

Academically strong students

More independent, less

structured learning style

INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

PATHWAYS FOR N(A) & N(T) STUDENTS

4 to 5-year programme

Students who are eligible

based on N-Level exam

results can choose between:

Through-train pathways

A 5th year leading to the

GCE O-Level examination

NORMAL (ACADEMIC) COURSE

NORMAL (ACADEMIC) COURSE Through-train pathways to polytechnics:

Polytechnic Foundation

Programme (PFP)

Direct-Entry-Scheme to

Polytechnic Programme (DPP)

Key objectives

More pathways to cater different

learning paces and styles

Help strengthen progression into post-

secondary education

4 year programme

More practice-orientated

curriculum

Technical-vocational

education at ITE

NORMAL (TECHNICAL) COURSE

Crest Secondary School and Spectra Secondary School

4 year programme

Post-secondary skills training

ITE and employment

Practice-oriented and skills-based learning

Industry-focused modules

Interactive, ICT-enabled teaching methods

SPECIALISED SCHOOLS FOR N(T) STUDENTS

Practice-oriented and skills-based learning

GCE N-Level subjects

ITE Skills Certificate (ISC) at Upper Secondary

Direct applications for SSNTs

Day of PSLE results

Separate from S1 Posting Exercise

Criteria for student admission

SPECIALISED SCHOOLS FOR N(T) STUDENTS

Know your childs needs and

interests

Schools learning environment

Schools unique characteristics and

programmes

School culture and ethos

Distance between school and home

GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO CHOOSING A SCHOOL

ADMISSION INTO SECONDARY ONE

ADMISSION INTO SECONDARY 1 Two ways of seeking admission

into Sec 1:

S1 Posting

Direct School Admission

(DSA)-Sec

SECONDARY ONE POSTING EXERCISE

TimelineOctober Distribution of:

S1 Information Booklet Secondary School Education

Booklet3rd/4th week of November

Release of PSLE results Submission of Sec 1 Option Form

3rd/4th week of December

Release of School Posting Results

Refer to https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/national-exams-timetable

SECONDARY ONE POSTING EXERCISE

For PSLE candidates after results released (late Nov)

S1 Option Form

Submit choices via S1 Internet System

(S1-IS)

Submit completed S1Option Form at childs primary school during

Option Phase

2 ways of submitting

Recognition of more diverse

range of student achievements

and talents beyond PSLE results

Admission based on:

School-based criteria

Both academic and non-

academic qualities

DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION (DSA)-SECONDARY

BE INVOLVED! Attend seminars

and workshops

Ensure communication

with teachers

Participate in a

Parent-Teacher

Conference

Volunteer in

school programmes

Join the Parent Support

Group

STAY IN TOUCH MOE website

www.moe.gov.sg

School Information Service

www.sis.gov.sg

Schoolbag

www.schoolbag.sg

MOE on Facebook

www.face.book.com/moesingapore

MOE on Twitter

www.twitter.com/#!MOEsg

MOE on YouTube

www.youtube.com/moespore

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SCHOOL INFORMATION SERVICES

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HELPING YOUR CHILD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE AND THE SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

WHO IS THE TEENAGER?

Who am I? Who will I become?

Why is my sister better at

everything? Whats wrong with playing

computer games everyday?

Ill never finish my homework!

Am I smart enough?

My friends smoke, what

should I do? Whyis she not my friend today?

My body is changing! Am I

good looking enough?

WHO IS THE TEENAGER? Physical puberty, concerns with body image

Cognitive enhanced ability to reason & think

abstractly

Emotional establishing a new sense of who they

are & who they want to become, coping with stress

Social relating in new ways to peers and adults,

experimenting with new behaviours

WHATS DIFFERENT ABOUT SECONDARY SCHOOL? Longer school hours

More commitment & time required for CCAs

More subjects

4 in primary school

8-9 in secondary school

Greater independence

Greater peer influence

Teachers

One teacher teaching all different subjects in primary school

One teacher per subject in secondary school

COPING SKILLS FOR THE TEENAGER

Social & Emotional Competencies

Resilience

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we

can build our youth for the future

Franklin D. Roosevelt

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIESRefers to skills to

manage self,

relate to others

positively &

make responsible

decisions.

RESILIENCE The ability to thrive despite challenges

arises from the skills of resilience.

Resilience skills can be acquired and

nurtured.

Factors that contribute to resilience

Family Individual School & Community

SCHOOLS ROLE

People

Activities

Lessons

LESSONS Taught in Char