schools

Teacher's F-word shock

January 13, 2012 - 11:38pm

By:

Bryna Sim

SHE made a remark about her male teacher in jest. But his crude response left her shocked and shaken.

Don't outsource PE

August 17, 2011 - 7:34pm

By:

Bryna Sim

TNP PHOTO: Bryna Sim

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Stiff fight for Primary 1 slot in prime schools

August 14, 2011 - 12:23am

By:

Joyce Lim

TNP PICTURE: Kelvin Chng

SOME have said that it is 'worse than lottery'.

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Schools lack manpower, expertise

July 24, 2011 - 11:21pm

By:

Bryna Sim

SCHOOLS are turning to hiring coaches from external service providers, and it's not just to teach enrichment programmes and co-curricular activities (CCA), but also for aesthetic subjects such as music, art and physical education (PE).

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Loan sharks go online to recruit teens

July 8, 2011 - 10:46pm

By:

Gan Ling Kai

Maureen Koh

TNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: Jonathan Choo

FACEBOOK, in online games, coffee shops and schools - these are the places loan sharks are striking at to get hold of teenagers to do the dirty work of distributing their name cards and fliers advertising their illegal services.

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Break is good, if we can get it

May 31, 2011 - 10:28pm

By:

Rae Tan

Many teachers were heartened after receiving a letter written personally by the new Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. But some expressed reservations.