1. At this year’s Schools Work Plan Seminar on 20 September 2023, Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing announced the following measures that will equip students with the values and competencies needed to thrive in a fast-changing world:
- Enhance 21st Century Competencies (21CC) to strengthen students’ competencies and dispositions to thrive in school and in the future;
- Harness technology as a capability multiplier to enhance and customise students’ learning experiences; and
- Enrich learning experiences through refreshed school environments and partnerships.
Enhanced Framework for 21CC
2. To keep pace with an era marked by rapid technological advancements and global developments, MOE will enhance the 21CC Framework (see diagram below). It will now place a greater emphasis on adaptive and inventive thinking, communication, and civic literacy. First…