As part of the exercise, MOE will be engaging stakeholders such as leaders in schools and institutes of higher learning, educators, parents and students from August to November.
The engagements will focus on five key areas: A strong foundation for every child, diverse learning models for diverse abilities, multiple pathways of success, caring for students with special educational needs, and lifelong growth for everyone, said the ministry in the press release.
The sessions will conclude with a large-group engagement in mid-November with various stakeholders to consolidate the findings.
Mr Chan, Mr Zaqy and Mr Tan, alongside Minister of State for Education and Manpower Gan Siow Huang, discussed with the students on Monday about what they hope to see in Singapore’s education and lifelong learning landscape.
The Equip pillar aims to build consensus and listen to the aspirations of young people in Singapore, said Mr Zaqy, speaking to journalists after the session.
“It’s wonderful today to hear from our polytechnic kids in terms of their aspirations for Singapore … what their perspectives are with regards to how the Government looks at policies that affect them. At the same time, what they would like to see changed in the future and how things could develop and evolve,” he added.
“At the same time it’s also wonderful to see many of them come forward with ideas, and many are prepared to look, to see how they can work with the Government to effect change.”