26 August 2024
Morning Shot: A major reset for Singapore's Gifted Education Programme after 40 years
Singapore’s Gifted Education Programme (GEP) in primary schools is set to be overhauled to become more inclusive. This was announced during Lawrence Wong’s maiden National Day Rally speech.
The school-based programmes for higher-ability learners, which now cater to 7 per cent of each cohort, will expand to take in 10 per cent, or 3,000 students a year.
There’ll also be after-school supplementary modules aimed at further developing students in their areas of strength and interest, that are not intended to replace regular curriculum.
These are part of a series of changes to the 40-year-old GEP.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Associate Professor Jason Tan from the National Institute of Education’s Policy, Curriculum and Leadership Department shares his insights on the latest developments.
Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: ST File

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13 December 2023
Morning Shot: Do students in Singapore have critical skills to tackle global challenges?
If you haven’t already heard, Singapore recently ranked top for mathematics, science and reading in the Programme for International Student Assessment, or Pisa study done by the OECD in 2022.
But, there was a slight decline in reading, similar to that of their peers in many other countries, and other problem spots include perception of a lack of support from their parents, and a lack of physical activity.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Jason Tan, Associate Professor for Policy, Curriculum and Leadership at the National Institute of Education shares his insights on whether our Singapore students have the critical skills for global challenges.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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4 April 2023
Do University rankings really matter?
Every year we hear about them. University rankings have formed the crux of any one student’s decision-making process.
However, a number of prominent Universities have spoken out against such rankings, which cannot measure the multifaceted goals of higher education. So, do university rankings still matter for students in Singapore?
Jason Tan, Associate Professor, Policy, Curriculum and Leadership at The National Institute of Education shares his expertise on whether we should really pay much attention to these rankings.

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