Desmond Lee

Teachers could focus on fewer duties beyond classroom teaching to address workload: Desmond Lee

Many teachers contribute across three areas - form teacher duties, co-curricular activities (CCAs) and committee work.

MOE to explore smaller classes where needed for more students in pilot with six schools

Education Minister Desmond Lee said smaller classes could allow teachers to give students closer attention and more timely feedback.

P1 registration: More Phase 2C places from 2027; 12 schools to keep spots for kids living farther away

Twelve schools will split the 60 reserved places in Phase 2C into two tracks.

Confusing ‘mum’ for ‘horse’: New book helps Chinese-language teachers tackle common errors by pupils

The book was launched on Sept 8 at the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language’s eighth international conference on teaching and learning Chinese.

Housing, jobs, rebuilding family ties: 17 projects to be piloted to help rough sleepers in S’pore

Eleven of the projects supported by PATH will pilot new approaches to supporting rough sleepers.

More students can take mother tongue Language Elective Programme from 2027

Education Minister Desmond Lee announced these changes at the Mother Tongue Languages Symposium 2026, held at the Singapore EXPO on Aug 1.

‘This was close’: Shanmugam says Sec 2 student’s attack was foiled after someone alerted authorities

Senior Minister K. Shanmugam and Education Minister Desmond Lee said it was fortunate that someone at the school had picked up on the telltale signs.

Three self-radicalised S’pore teens detained, including 14-year-old who plotted school stabbing

The 14-year-old student drafted a 21-page manifesto setting out his attack plan, including his choice of weapons and a list of his attack targets.

Primary school pupils learn to challenge racial stereotypes during Racial Harmony Day celebrations

Students from St Anthony’s Canossian Primary School play traditional Malay hand held drums, or kompang, as part of their Racial Harmony Day celebrations on July 21.

No by-election will be called after Faishal’s resignation, says Desmond Lee

PAP chairman Desmond Lee said there were similar situations in the past, in the former Jurong GRC and Sengkang GRC, and a by-election was not held.

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