Recently, Adobe announced that it will be making Spark for Education with premium features available free of charge to primary, secondary, and higher education. Normally priced at SGD$182.91 per year, Adobe Spark for Education is a fun storytelling Creative Cloud application that enables students to easily express themselves via graphics, web stories and video to … Read more

Recently, I came across an opinion piece by Mr Willard Dix on Forbes, that discusses the need to be competent not competitive when it comes to university and tertiary education. Mr Dix stresses that we need to remember that “education and access to it are not zero-sum games”. Although access can be difficult and access … Read more

Schools in the UK are making a move to remove analogue clocks from examination halls and replacing them with digital versions after students sitting for their GCSE and A-level examinations complained that they were struggling to read the correct time on an analogue clock. The Deputy General Secretary at the Association of School and College … Read more

Today’s world is changing at a more rapid pace than ever before. Just five years ago, roles such as “big data scientist”, “social media marketing specialist” and “user experience manager” were not commonplace. Today however, they are among the most sought-after positions on employment-related portals such as LinkedIn. To develop the adroitness to take on … Read more

A study completed by Dr Imelda Caleon, a research scientist at the National Institute of Education, found that students who are initially weak in their studies but manage to improve have a few common traits: they are clear-headed enough to make plans, manage their emotions, and see failure as a challenge or a stepping stone. … Read more

A study presented at the International Suicide Prevention Conference in New Zealand, has analysed figures for student suicides between 2007 and 2016, and found that the suicide rate among UK have increased by 56%. The 2016 figures showed 146 student suicide, the highest in records since 2001. While the figures do not specify the type … Read more

At the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) annual conference in Liverpool, the president of ATL, Dr Mary Bousted, shared how there was a growing “sense of entitlement” among private school parents. Rising fees at independent schools mean that parents increasingly believed that they had effectively “bought” their children success, good grades, and a place … Read more

At the SPH Education Symposium, school leaders and educators will explore ways to teach using the news. The forum, which includes education and media industry experts, will look at various support systems in place that will allow teachers to use contemporary issues in their classrooms. This includes the types of specific skills that can be … Read more

In New York, and other cities in the USA, there is a rising trend of a new niche in the US$100 billion tutoring industry. This new niche is the homework therapists – an amalgam between a traditional tutor and straight-up therapist. Homework therapists administer academic help and emotional support as needed. Homework therapists often have … Read more

Last year, a study from Stanford University showed that over the last two decades, Chicago’s students have learned at a faster rate than 96 percent of all school districts in the country, including its wealthier and more well-resourced peers. Students’ average test scores also improved more than 20 percent and the city’s schools currently boast … Read more