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PSLE

PSLE: Should parents take leave to help their child prepare for the exams?

Dr Jade Kua encourages her sons Mark Xavier Teo (right) and Marcel Ian Teo to exercise during exam seasons.
Dr Jade Kua encourages her sons Mark Xavier Teo (right) and Marcel Ian Teo to exercise during exam seasons.

Setting realistic expectations can help manage PSLE-related stress: Counsellor

Ms June Yong, a counselling associate and family life specialist from Focus on the Family, speaking at The Straits Times’ PSLE Stress Management Workshop on Jan 17.
Ms June Yong, a counselling associate and family life specialist from Focus on the Family, speaking at The Straits Times’ PSLE Stress Management Workshop on Jan 17.

PSLE bootcamps: How to decide if your child should sign up for one

Participants at a PSLE bootcamp for science, run by tuition provider BlueTree Education, learn about light and shadows through a shadow puppet show.
Participants at a PSLE bootcamp for science, run by tuition provider BlueTree Education, learn about light and shadows through a shadow puppet show.

PSLE bootcamps: What are they, and are they necessary?

PSLE bootcamps have become a fixture in Singapore's tuition landscape. These intensive revision crash courses typically claim to help students hone exam techniques for the PSLE and plug gaps in their academic learning.
PSLE bootcamps have become a fixture in Singapore's tuition landscape. These intensive revision crash courses typically claim to help students hone exam techniques for the PSLE and plug gaps in their academic learning.

Pick up strategies to manage PSLE stress

Children are better able to approach their studies with confidence when stress levels are kept in check.
Children are better able to approach their studies with confidence when stress levels are kept in check.

Don’t treat the PSLE as a life-altering exam – it isn’t

Society needs to learn that the PSLE is only one small drop in the ocean of assessments and performances.
Society needs to learn that the PSLE is only one small drop in the ocean of assessments and performances.

To keep or not to keep - the PSLE question we’re still grappling with

Proponents of removing the PSLE often cite it as the solution to reducing student stress and unnecessary competition.
Proponents of removing the PSLE often cite it as the solution to reducing student stress and unnecessary competition.

Sec 1 posting trends stable after start of new PSLE scoring system: MOE

Under the new system, each pupil is given AL scores from one to eight for each subject, in place of grades like A* to E.
Under the new system, each pupil is given AL scores from one to eight for each subject, in place of grades like A* to E.

Students should not worry about answering every PSLE question correctly, says MOE

Ask Sandra: What is the best way to start preparing for the PSLE?

ST's senior education correspondent Sandra Davie said that experts also encourage parents to think about other goals for their children.
ST's senior education correspondent Sandra Davie said that experts also encourage parents to think about other goals for their children.

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