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Teachers

Teacher who exposed himself, told student to undress during video call gets 5 months’ jail

On July 31, the 33-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual penetration of minor below 16 years old.
On July 31, the 33-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual penetration of minor below 16 years old.

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Lights out, laptops on: Early childhood teachers spend nap time learning about screen time

The session comes as Singapore ramps up guidance on digital use for the young.
The session comes as Singapore ramps up guidance on digital use for the young.

About 36,000 MOE teachers, allied educators to get pay rise of 2% to 9% from Oct 1

The salaries of education officers, allied educators and MOE kindergarten educators were last reviewed in 2022.
The salaries of education officers, allied educators and MOE kindergarten educators were last reviewed in 2022.

US teacher dies after teens’ toilet paper prank goes wrong

Jason Hughes taught math at North Hall High School in Gainesville, Georgia, where his wife was also a math teacher.
Jason Hughes taught math at North Hall High School in Gainesville, Georgia, where his wife was also a math teacher.

The wrong way to teach: A teacher overseeing 300 AI-tutored students

Teachers are not there merely to check AI outputs. They exercise judgment on when to introduce AI, when to withhold it, and when to deliberately slow things down so students wrestle with complexity rather than outsource it.
Teachers are not there merely to check AI outputs. They exercise judgment on when to introduce AI, when to withhold it, and when to deliberately slow things down so students wrestle with complexity rather than outsource it.

Mexico court orders army to hand in missing documents on students that disappeared

Students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College take part in a march to demand justice in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students of Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College, in Mexico City, Mexico, June 26, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College take part in a march to demand justice in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students of Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College, in Mexico City, Mexico, June 26, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero

French court slashes jail terms for trio over 2020 teacher beheading

Members of the public stand in front of a photograph depicting French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty as they attend a tribute ceremony in Eragny-sur-Oise, northwestern Paris, on October 16, 2021, held one year after Paty was beheaded by an extremist after showing his class cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. On February 27, 2026, the prosecution requested that the sentences of the two initiators of a hate campaign against Samuel Paty be increased to 20 years' imprisonment on appeal. The campaign was launched before his beheading by a Chechen jihadist for showing caricatures of the Prophet during a lesson on freedom of expression. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)
Members of the public stand in front of a photograph depicting French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty as they attend a tribute ceremony in Eragny-sur-Oise, northwestern Paris, on October 16, 2021, held one year after Paty was beheaded by an extremist after showing his class cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. On February 27, 2026, the prosecution requested that the sentences of the two initiators of a hate campaign against Samuel Paty be increased to 20 years' imprisonment on appeal. The campaign was launched before his beheading by a Chechen jihadist for showing caricatures of the Prophet during a lesson on freedom of expression. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Forum: Ensure that junior colleges continue to deliver meaningful, high-quality teaching

MOE reviewing how it selects, monitors student care providers after ending Little Professors’ service

MOE Kindergarten children at Jing Shan Primary School on Feb 20. The school is one of the eight that Little Professors had operated student care services in.
MOE Kindergarten children at Jing Shan Primary School on Feb 20. The school is one of the eight that Little Professors had operated student care services in.

Student care operator Little Professors under probe by authorities over unpaid salaries of 54 staff

A sign at Block 835 Jurong West Street 81 for the Little Professors Learning Centre pictured on Feb 14, 2025.
A sign at Block 835 Jurong West Street 81 for the Little Professors Learning Centre pictured on Feb 14, 2025.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.