Shanghai Scrabblers visit for battle of words Hong Kong's top junior wordsmiths faced off against six primary pupils from Shanghai last weekend in the first Scrabble match between students from the two cities.
39pc of primary NETs 'not qualified' The Native English-speaking Teachers' Association is calling for tougher entry requirements for the primary NET scheme after it emerged that nearly 39 per cent of new recruits are not ...
Place your bets please, maths is a real winner Many students may see higher maths as little more than an intense migraine inflicted through logarithms, fractions and a handful of Greek letters. But for Baptist University ...
Laptop learning Schools in America move towards a future without textbooks, writes Jason Szep.
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UK charities urge sex education for pupils at age 4 Two leading sexual health charities in Britain are calling for children as young as four to be given compulsory sex education. Brook and the Family Planning Association argue that teaching children ...
Mainland academics urged to cut loose Mainland academics must stop toeing the official line if they want their research to be world class, an award-winning Hong Kong mathematician told a seminar this week. Yau Shing-tung, a member of the ...
Villagers' fears of disabled delays special school lans for a special school in Tung Chung have been delayed after meeting "prejudice" from residents. The proposed school is expected to cater for 228 students, including 60 boarders, with ...
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