By Ramesh Subbaraman
STU has lined up several events to celebrate its 70th anniversary which began in March this year. Kicking off the series was a two day symposium on Philosophy for Children (P4C) held on 6th and 7th June.
The symposium was opened by Acting Minister for Education (Schools) Ng Chee Meng.
Changing Mindsets
The P4C programme began 10 years ago with the aim of encouraging discourse in the classroom.
“We realise that we are very exam focused, and we wanted to change the classroom learning environment to have more discussions and conversations. After all, learning is a social activity. The target groups are both primary and secondary school teachers,” said Mr Thiruman.
STU’s Achievements
One of the major achievements for STU in the last 70 years has been the streamlining of the terms of service for the teaching profession.
“There were many schemes of service in place, now they are all aligned. Even the graduate and non-graduate schemes of service have been merged,” added Mr Thiruman.
Acting Minister Ng said that STU has an important role in the education landscape where teachers and principals are important ingredients.
“STU’s work to promote the welfare and well-being of the learning journeys of teachers will remain fundamental to drive teachers forward.
“When we have good teachers, we have good students and when we have good students, we have a bright future,” said Acting Minister Ng.
