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SINGAPORE - The families of pre-schoolers with developmental needs can look forward to more professional and targeted support within the schools in the coming years. Inclusion coordinators will be appointed at the more than 1,900 pre-schools here and there will be a roll-out of more inclusive education training opportunities for teachers. Existing support programmes will also be offered at more pre-schools or integrated with pre-schools to reduce shuttling between centres. These moves by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) are in response to seven recommendations announced by the in...

All pre-schools to have inclusion coordinator to identify and support children with developmental needs Toggle share menu Advertisement All pre-schools to have inclusion coordinator to identify and support children with developmental needs Starting from the second half of 2023, every pre-school will appoint an inclusion coordinator (ICOs) to identify and support children with developmental needs, announced Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling on Friday (Mar 5). Nisha Rahim with more. 2 related media...

Commentary: Children from low-income families and the power of ‘significant adults’ Toggle share menu Advertisement Commentary: Children from low-income families and the power of ‘significant adults’ Budget 2021 unveiled greater support for lower-income households and families with children with special needs but to get vulnerable children to level up, we need to look closer to home, says June Yong. File photo of children in pre-school. 28 Feb 2021 06:00AM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: In his speech on Tuesday (...

The New Paper TNP ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONG The main points in Singapore's recovery plan from the Covid-19 crisis 1 BOOSTING COVID-19 DEFENCES An $11 billion Covid-19 Resilience Package will focus on immediate and ongoing recovery efforts to tackle the pandemic. Of this sum, $4.8 billion goes towards public health and safe reopening measures, including testing, clinical management and contact tracing, and vaccination for everyone living in Singapore. Another $700 million goes to extending the Jobs Support Scheme to help firms retain workers, but support will gradually taper off. The hard...

Published: 17 February 2021 A S$700mn extension to the Jobs Support Scheme, deeper investments in businesses, and more - these are some of the things HR, employers and employees can look forward to in the next few years, as part of Singapore's Budget 2021 initiatives. Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat delivered his #SGBudget2021 speech in Parliament on Tuesday (16 February), putting forth a slew of measures to be undertaken to help Singapore build resilience and "emerge stronger" post-pandemic. Measures announc...