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Commentary: Shift to home-based learning welcomed but has its shortcomings Toggle share menu
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Commentary: Shift to home-based learning welcomed but has its shortcomings Steps have been taken to ready students and teachers but HBL remains an imperfect tool in fulfilling the role of education, says NIE’s Jason Tan.
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SINGAPORE: The news that all primary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges, Millennia Institute and special education schools will shift to full home-based learning (HBL) from May 19 to May 28, though distressing to many, is probably not unexpected.
Worrying signs had already emerged in the first two weeks of May, with the announcements of full home-based learning (HBL) in Edgefield Secondary School, Victoria Junior College and a few others after each of these schools reported that small numbers of their s
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P1 pupil from Yio Chu Kang school tests positive for Covid
MOE said it is in contact with Yio Chu Kang Primary School to provide support for teachers and students in conducting online learning. School premises were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected on Wednesday, said a note from the school to parents. TNP PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Close contacts of boy quarantined till May 24 and school moves to full-time home-based learning
A Primary 1 pupil at Yio Chu Kang Primary School tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) said last night that it was not a school-based infection but stemmed from a household member.
May 14, 2021
The school said the pupil was a close contact of an infected household member.
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SINGAPORE - A Primary 1 pupil at Yio Chu Kang Primary School has tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday (May 12).
On Thursday night, the Ministry of Education (MOE) confirmed the case and said it was determined to not be “a school-based infection” by the Ministry of Health as the student was infected from a household member.
In a note to parents that was seen by The Straits Times, the school said he was a close contact of an infected household member.
The pupil was last in school on Monday and was well. But the next day, he did not attend school as he felt unwell and consulted a doctor.
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Several students who tested positive for COVID-19 linked to private tutor at tuition centre: MOH
Teachers will no longer be allowed to wear face shields in place of surgical masks in the classroom, as authorities announced tighter COVID-19 measures amid a rise in community cases. Deborah Wong reports. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
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SINGAPORE: Several students who have tested positive for COVID-19 are linked to a private tutor at a tuition centre, said the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) director of medical services Kenneth Mak on Friday (May 14).