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Survival Driven Education
During the 1950s and 1960s, when Singapore started to develop its own economy, Singapore adapted a "survival-driven education" system to provide a skilled workforce for Singapore's industrialization programme as well to as to lower unemployment.Apart from being an economic necessity, education also helped to integrate the new nation together. -
Starting Bilingualism
The bilingualism policy in schools was officially introduced in 1960, making English the official language for both national integration and utilitarian purposes.Universal education for children of all races and background started to take shape, and more children started to attend schools.However, the quality of schools set up during this time varied considerably. -
The Goh Report: From Quantity to Quality
From 1979, Singapore's economy started to prosper, and the focus of Singapore's education system shifted from quantity to quality. More differentiation for pupils with different academic abilities were implemented, such as revamping vocational education under the new Institute of Technology and splitting of the Normal stream in secondary schools into Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) streams.The Gifted Education Programme was also set up to cater to more academically inclined students -
Thinking Schools, Learning Nation
In 1997, the Singapore education system started to change into an ability-driven one after then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong outlined his "Thinking Schools, Learning Nations" vision. Under this policy, more emphasis was given to national education, creative thinking, collaborative learning as well as ICT literacy. Schools became more diverse and were given greater autonomy in deciding their own curriculum and developing their own niche areas. -
Innovation and Enterprise
Nurturing a spirit of Innovation and Enterprise (I&E) will build up a core set of life skills and attitudes that we want in our students. It promotes the mindsets that we want to see in our students, teacher, school leaders and beyond. -
Teach Less Learn More
MOE TLLM website Teach Less, Learn More is about teaching better, to engage our learners and prepare them for life, rather than teaching more, for tests and examinations. TLLM aims to touch the hearts and engage the minds of our learners, to prepare them for life. It reaches into the core of education - why we teach, what we teach and how we teach.
