Forum Letter Replies
MOE’s Masterplan of Awards
We refer to the The Straits Times’ coverage of the schools that were recognised under MOE’s Masterplan of Awards on 11 Sep 09.
Clementi Town Secondary School received the inaugural Lee Hsien Loong Award for Innovations in the Normal Course because it had positively transformed the learning experience for their N(A) and N(T) students over the past years. As reported in The Straits Times article, teachers there adopt innovative ways to make the core curriculum come alive and design interesting electives to enhance the quality of education for these students.
The school did not win the award because it had done away with mid-year exams. We would like to highlight that examinations remain an important and integral part of teaching and learning in all our schools. Regular assessment, including school and national examinations, provide useful feedback to learners and teachers, while providing useful information for benchmarking. Schools need to adopt a good mix of assessment modes.
Director of Schools