S2 Cluster Support Team Review (2024-2025) by Huishan Goh

S2 Cluster Support Team Milestones (2024-2025)

goh_huishan — 2025-09-16 01:13:10 UTC

1. Support for Revised PSLE Syllabus: Professional Development Courses & Resource Exchange (Visual Text Analysis and Oral)

2.Professional Development sharing with a focus on ePed & e21cc

-Sharing on Microsoft Classroom (FMSP)

-Sharing on BRPS EL EdTech Framework (BRPS)

- Measuring the Efficacy of E-ped lessons (BRPS)

- STELLAR 2.0 E&I Pilot with GEB (ALPS)

- e21CC in the EL Curriculum (FMSP)

- School Library of the Future Pilot (NTPS)

- ALPS AI Oral Coach (ALPS)

3.Professional Development for our Teachers

- VTC Workshop for cluster teachers

- Masterclasses at CETL@NTPS

4. Public Speaking Workshops for HAL students (PESA Preparation)

What priorities should we set for next year?

goh_huishan — 2025-09-16 01:21:08 UTC

Should we continue with our Student Workshop (HAL Public Speaking Enrichment)?
Within EdTech and e21cc, is there a specific area of interest for further professional development?
Any other areas for suggestion

What went well / not so well for our HAL Public Speaking Enrichment? Any proposals for next year?

goh_huishan — 2025-09-16 01:22:01 UTC

What went well / not so well for our teacher workshops? (2024- VTC; 2025- Masterclasses at NTPS)?

goh_huishan — 2025-09-16 01:28:16 UTC

What went well / not so well for our team sharing sessions?

goh_huishan — 2025-09-16 01:30:52 UTC

To guide your thoughts...

1. Which sharing sessions felt most engaging or useful this year?

2. What specific formats (presentations, discussions etc.) worked best?

3. How did the sessions help us learn from one another?

4. Did the timing and frequency of sessions fit well into our schedules?

5. How did we ensure everyone had a chance to contribute?

6. Were follow-ups or takeaways from the sessions clear and useful, or did they get lost?

What were our biggest achievements as a team in the past 2 years and what do you look forward to in the next 2 years?

goh_huishan — 2025-09-16 01:31:59 UTC

Cluster-based FEL Papers (for Prelims and P5EYE

2025-09-17 03:13:20 UTC

I’m not sure if this is something we can explore, but I was wondering if the schools in our cluster could take turns setting the Prelim and P5 EYE FEL papers. For example, FMSP could set them in 2026, and the papers could then be administered across all FEL students in the cluster schools. I understand that some MT clusters already practise a similar approach, so perhaps we could take a leaf from their book.

Joy

2025-09-17 03:22:01 UTC

I really enjoyed all the sharing sessions this year and gained many valuable insights into how other schools conduct E&I lessons and oral examinations. Moving forward, I hope to incorporate some of these good practices in our school to further enhance our programmes.

Joy

2025-09-17 03:24:52 UTC

I look forward to further discussions on the learning spaces in our school, such as the library and the literacy rooms for LSP, SDR and RRP. As we prepare our students to be future-ready in an ever-evolving world, these learning spaces need to be redesigned to provide rich contexts for learning and to promote the development of 21st Century Competencies in our students.

April

goh_huishan — 2025-09-18 03:33:43 UTC

I really enjoyed the sharing sessions particularly the ones on e21cc and E&I because those were also what my department was focused on. For our Team PD, I thought it would also be nice to invite MTTs to add value to the work that we're doing.

April

goh_huishan — 2025-09-18 03:36:47 UTC

I think it is worthwhile to run this HAL enrichment workshop again next year and perhaps we can try out the trainers from Julia Gabriels.
Given low chances of entering PESA round 2, perhaps we can think about how we can use this platform to affirm our strong speakers at cluster level.
Would we consider 3 sessions over 2 sessions? The location at NTPS also seems to work well.
I think we can also discuss whether the format should be more PESA-oriented or oriented more generaly.
Perhaps for the last workshop we can have a showcase and have clusterheads / team judge our students.
In terms of timing of workshops, this year seems to work i.e. 3-4 weeks before PESA submission.

April

goh_huishan — 2025-09-18 03:39:29 UTC

I think our biggest achievements would be that each school brought to the table what they were already trying out in their own schools and focused on their department workplans. In the IP area, I do believe that the focus-- e21cc and edtech have been fruitful. Perhaps the next step might also be AI-related.

In other areas, such as general learning spaces of even the library, I do believe there is potential for us to dive deeper into this! I'm heading the workgroup in my school looking into the refreshing of learning spaces (i.e. school canteen, library, classroom) and this definitely has an impact on the pedagogical design of English Lessons. I'm keen to explore this further if the team is interested too.

Sofia

2025-09-18 04:14:07 UTC

I found the sharing of how oral examinations are conducted as part of WA interesting as it is an alternate way of assessing oracy in a more authentic setting. It also reduces the manhours needed.

The platform we onboarded for oral (ALPS AI Oral Coach) was useful but we also experienced a lot of issues. Hopefully, we can provide feedback as to the specific problems faced and that this support can be continued next year with improvement.

Sofia

2025-09-18 04:19:27 UTC

The VTC workshop continues to bear fruit as those who attended have become adept at creating VTCs - opportunities have been created to master the skill after training.

Sofia

2025-09-18 04:22:27 UTC

I would not mind continuing with this. However, perhaps we can change the rationale. Since PESA is fleecing us ... haha ... perhaps we can turn this into a masterclass for our kids who are HP in oracy. This would be a cluster focus for HALs (oracy) as we look to the future when GEB is closed and development of HALs have to be in-house. Perhaps small intimate more personalised sessions to develop these handful of students?

Sofia

2025-09-18 04:23:27 UTC

My magic 8 ball says the future is uncertain ... hahaha! Am unsure what I would need in the next 2 years. Let you know when I do!

April

goh_huishan — 2025-09-18 05:39:29 UTC

Perhaps something focused on AI for 2026, since some of the conversations at WPS 2025 was focused on AI. Beyond Oral Coach and SLS AI-functions. Would like to understand how the various schools use AI in their teaching of EL. Perhaps its crucial for us to have some discussions on the impact/implications/consequences of using AI in language teaching.

Serene

NewTownPri — 2025-09-18 05:58:59 UTC

I like the sharing sessions on the E&I and how oral exams can be conducted differently. After the sessions, I was inspired to try out the E&I lessons in my class. It also gives me gd ideas on how I can run my oral assessment a little differently as I learn from others' experiences.

I think we can consider having more sharings in terms 1 and 2 where everyone is less busy.

Serene

NewTownPri — 2025-09-18 06:00:01 UTC

It is unfortunate that not many teachers from the cluster was able to attend the CTLE masterclasses.

Serene

NewTownPri — 2025-09-18 06:04:35 UTC

Agree that we can change our focus from preparing for PESA to oracy/ presentation skills.

Like the idea of having a showcase, perhaps not to judge them like a competition but a platform for them to see which one another 'perform'. Perhaps can get the audience (including teachers) to key their feedback online for the presenters. If so, not sure how many sessions would be good for this.

Geraldine

2025-09-18 06:41:15 UTC

I found these sharing sessions very informative:

1) e21CC: Sofia, thanks for sharing how your school is foregrounding CAIT in EL.

Suggestion: For subsequent sessions, it'll be good if we can also share on how we can foreground CCI in our EL lessons

2) E&I: Priscilla, thanks for sharing on how E&I is carried out in ALPS. My school has also embarked on it this year, albeit on a small scale with our P4 & P5 levels. We aim to scale it up next year.

Geraldine

2025-09-18 06:49:54 UTC

For next year, let's continue to focus on edTech & e21CC. For e21CC, we can look at how we can foreground CCI in our EL lessons.

Team Discussion

goh_huishan — 2025-09-18 07:14:08 UTC

If possible, we can continue with AI Oral Coach, that would be useful. Hopefully we can sort out the technical details. QTPS would like to come onboard in 2026.
If any PD sharing to be done in 2026, semester 1 might be more suitable.
e21CC features strongly (E&I as aspect of e21CC, and also catering for our HAL).

Team Discussion

goh_huishan — 2025-09-18 07:15:57 UTC

Team can rally teachers to leverage on NTPS' Masterclass offerings.

Team Discussion

goh_huishan — 2025-09-18 08:04:21 UTC

Learning Space: (QTPS)
-Breaking down of walls
-Station rotations, independent learners
- Breaking down of the four walls-- cross level systems (for P1 and P4)
-Learning environment office, cpo, ast what kind of arrangements would facilitate the lesson best
FMSP: Starting on the learning spaces journey; Purpose, process, pedagogy
Designed with Behavioral insights / nudges / that will move people to behave in a certain way.
Engaging in the library PD
Possible groups next year: e21cc, HAL focus
To continue networking among HOD/ELs