Eagle-Ladybird:That sounds dangerous . . . maybe you should feed back to the school. I'm sure the school will take it seriously cos if any accidents were to happen, the school will be not spared.What can I do ? It's not exactly in the school compound...just that the backgate is there and parents will alight their kids.

Hi fellow parents, just wanted to share something I found out recently while prepping my kid for PSLE. For those with kids taking PSLE in 2026 or later, MOE/SEAB has adjusted the Paper 1 weighting. It’s actually 50 marks now (used to be 55). The old “15/40” split for Situational/Continuous writing is now 14/36. The tricky part is Situational Writing (14m). It seems they are getting stricter on the “Inference” point—meaning kids can’t just lift the answer from the poster anymore; they have to come up with their own idea based on the visual. If they miss that, they lose content marks instantly. I’ve been testing a new AI tool that specifically marks based on this new 2026 rubric (checks for the inference point and tone). It’s quite useful to see if your kid is still writing the “old way.” The developer is letting parents try it for free right now to test the system. You can just upload a photo of an old essay to check. 1 Link here if anyone wants to stress-test their kid’s writing: https://t.me/PSLE_Marker_Pro_Bot 2 Tap “Start” and click the consent button. 3 The bot will generate a Parent ID for you (e.g., 12345678). 4 Simply email ml1978acc@gmail.com with that ID and try it once for free. Hope this helps anyone else confused by the new format!

lizawa:[quote]Heehee.. you are right, jedamum, im looking for a nanny not a tutor but in singapore there's no such thing as a nanny so gotta make do with a tutor insteadSo, do you think a \"nanny-care\" will be a good business opportunity ? I tend to agree that the kids attending school care should be in an environment more like a home, rather than a tuition center. So long as they finish their school homework, they should be given time to play, read books or even surf the internet for older children. With proper supervision, it will definitely be better than leaving them alone at home.[/quote]some childcare centre (like those detached houses type) do have student care. so does that classify as 'school care in a home setting?'