1
2
3
21 st CC – Confident Person, Concerned Citizen, Seld-Directed Learner, Acitve Contributor
M otto kept though there was talk in the previous leadership to change to the Best is Y et to Be. The existing motto is kept as the school believes that for everything that a staff/ pupil does it has to be performed to the best of his or her ability. Excellence - anchor on values and purpose and give our best in all that we do and take pride in whatever we do. Success - seek to improve and learn from mistakes so that the next attempt is a better one, persevere.
The word SPRING, means bounce or leap, to encourage both staff and pupils to bounce back from setbacks and be able to leap forward to another peak of excellence. The school believes that in all things we do, we need to be grounded on values and purpose. These values are also in line with the school's mission of nurturing caring citizens, innovative individual and independent learners. The word SPRING means bounce or leap. The school will like to see the staff and pupils being able to bounce back from setbacks and be able to leap forward to another peak of excellence. Hence the acronym "SPRING" is used not just for the school core values but alos a reference term used by the school e.g. SPRING Hub, SPRING Trail to constantly remind everyone in the school to be resilient and persevere and go towards the desired success.
7
We have heard some of your concerns and would be addressing them here. 8
9
10
As we reduce the assessment load, the aim is not to erode the pursuit of excellence. We are starting from a high point of rigour. With these changes, students will: • Have more time and space to deepen their learning, especially in the transition years of schooling (i.e. P3, P5, S1 and S3). These are years where they will take on new subjects or have to adjust to a new stage of learning for example moving from lower to middle or middle to upper primary levels, entering secondary school from primary school at secondary 1, as well as moving from lower to upper secondary levels. • Better enjoy the process of learning and develop dispositions for lifelong learning. 11
For Primary 4, we have all of the above types of assessment throughout the year. 12
13
14
15
16
• So how does SBB work in schools? • At the end of P4, your child will sit for the SA2 exam, which is school- based. Then, based on his/her results, the school will recommend the subject combination that best suits your child’s strengths and abilities. Then, based on the recommendation, you will select the preferred combination. • So at Primary 5, your child will take the subject combination chosen by you. 17
• So how does SBB work in schools? • At the end of P4, your child will sit for the SA2 exam, which is school- based. Then, based on his/her results, the school will recommend the subject combination that best suits your child’s strengths and abilities. Then, based on the recommendation, you will select the preferred combination. • So at Primary 5, your child will take the subject combination chosen by you. 18
19
Now, what does SBB mean in ESPS? • In East Spring, we recommend students to take up the right subject combination based on their performance. • We provide them with the breadth in the learning of the four subjects. 20
21
• The school will recommend the subject combination based on student’s performance at P4 as well as taking into consideration teachers’ recommendation. • After which, the option form will be given to the parents. • Parents will have to exercise their preferred choice of subject combination and the option form will have to be returned to the school within the stipulated time. 22
• The recommended subject combination together with the report book will be provided to parents during the year end Parent-Teacher Conference. 23
• The school will decide to emplace a pupil to a more or less demanding course at the end of P5 if it is noted that the pupil is facing difficulty in coping with Standard subjects at P5. • The school will base this after a whole year of monitoring on the pupil’s performance at P5. The teachers will make professional judgments to ascertain the suitability of the pupil to continue with the same subject combination or to switch to a different course. • As all these are based on the pupil’s results, parents can no longer exercise their option at this level. 24
1. Over the years, M OE has been moving away from an over-emphasis on academic results towards a broad-based, well-rounded education. • Recently, we removed school-based assessments for P1-2 students, and reduced the assessment load for other levels, to free up time for holistic development, self discovery and learning. • At the secondary level, we introduced the Applied Learning and Learning for Life Programmes. Schools have their own distinctive programmes which provide opportunities for students to apply the skills and knowledge that they learnt in the classroom in other contexts. • At COS 2019, M OE also announced the implementation of Full Subject- Based Banding by 2024, which will allows students to customise their secondary education by taking subjects at different levels according to their aptitude and strengths. Students will not be defined by the course that they enter based on their PSLE Score. 2. The PSLE changes from 2021 are a step in the same direction. Our changes aim to: • Reduce fine differentiation at a young age based on exam scores; and 25
• Recognise a student’s level of achievement regardless of how his/ her peers have done. 1. This will allow students to focus on their own learning and develop their potential, rather than comparing themselves to their peers. 25
1. At the same time, we recognise that the PSLE remains a useful checkpoint at the end of primary school a. Primary school is a time when students develop foundational skills in literacy and numeracy, and acquire habits and skills that will help them learn in the future b. The PSLE helps to gauge the student ’s understanding of key concepts and where their academic strengths lie. i. It allows parents and teachers to guide students in choosing appropriate academic programmes in secondary school which best suit their learning needs 26
The above 2 video clips are both about 3.5 minutes each and they explain about the 2021 PSLE scoring system. 27
Slide 27 CEG35 NOTE: SLs may choose to play the video on “Changes to the PSLE Scoring and S1 Posting” instead of going through slides 3 – 8. SLs may choose to play the video “What you need to know about the PSLE scoring system” to further explain the differences between T-score and AL-scores, if needed. CEG, 7/11/2019
1. Under the new PSLE Scoring system, students will no longer be finely differentiated from each other. Instead, students with similar scores will be grouped into the same Achievement Level (AL). There will be 8 ALs, with AL 1 being the best. • Each AL will span a range of raw marks, and students with similar raw scores in each subject will be grouped into the same AL. The student ’s AL will reflect his own level of achievement. This means that once he meets the learning objectives of the curriculum, he will receive the AL, regardless of how his peers have performed. • Why 8 ALs? • It offers a good balance - Reduces fine differentiation of students, and provides some differentiation to give parents and educators a gauge of a student ’s progress at the end of primary school, and match students to suitable academic programmes in secondary schools. • Reference Raw M ark Range for each AL - Set based on the learning objectives of the curriculum, and reflect educationally meaningful differences that enable schools to better guide students' secondary school journeys. 28
2. Unlike the current T-score, the students’ AL for each subject will reflect their level of achievement , rather than how they have performed relative to their peers. 28
1. To summarise, what remains are: • First, the same four subjects will be tested and scores will still be awarded to students to guide their choices in secondary school. • Second, the curriculum will continued to be updated, independently of the PSLE changes. 2. What has changed are: • First, the T-score Aggregate will be replaced by the PSLE Score. • Second, students will be assessed based on their own level of achievement, instead of comparing them to their peers. 29
DSA is an admission exercise introduced by M OE in 2004 to promote holistic education and provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to a secondary school. Interested P6 students should visit the DSA-Sec School’s website to learn more about DSA niche areas, selection criteria and programmes. Parents should consider the child’s strengths and apply to the school(s) that best caters to their child’s needs. 30
Recommend
More recommend
