So here are the 12 essay questions for this year’s A-levels GP Paper 1: ‘There is no such thing as bad publicity.’ To what extent is this true? How far is it possible for one country to forgive another for its past actions? How effectively is public health promoted and managed in your country? ‘No cause is ever worth dying for’. Discuss. Consider the argument that the main purpose of...Read More

I received a surprising phone call this morning. It was from one of my ex-students, and since I’ve been helping some of my ex-students from last year work through their personal statements for their university applications, I half-expected it to be one of them. But she wasn’t; she was my ex-student from 6 years ago! Here’s the conversation: My ex-student, J: “Hi Mr Irwin, this is J, I was from...Read More

In 2014, our Managing Director was invited by the CEO of Singapore Cancer Society to chair the Advisory Committee for ‘Help the Chair and Youth Programme’. Here’s a short write-up of what the programme is about and how you can spread the word to those who could benefit from knowledge of what SCS does. The Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) Help the Children and Youth Programme aims to help children and...Read More