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CREATING A SCIENCE PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
- Decide which examination system (Singapore-Cambridge, CIE etc.) you wish to train students for.
- Decide which level(s) (A or O) and which subjects (Biology, Chemistry etc.) for your practical programme.
- Read thoroughly the science practical syllabus for each level and subject. Take note of the Assessment Objectives, Exam Paper format and the list of apparatus and chemicals needed for each level and subject.
- Choose a suitable location, building and unit for your science lab. Please note that for Biology and Chemistry, your lab must have windows which can be opened for ventilation purposes.
- Install fire safety systems and devices in your lab, as well as subject-specific safety equipment such as chemical shower facility for chemistry.
- Create all the worksheets (at least 10), prep lists and suggested answers for subject and level.
- Purchase and store all the apparatus and chemicals you will need.
- Equip your lab with the right furniture and standard bench reagents and devices such as retort stands and portable burners.
- Hire Lab Assistants to help you manage the lab.
- Hire teachers or tutors who are comfortable with conducting lab sessions.
PREPARING A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
- About two weeks before the date of the expt, scrutinize its prep list and check for items which you may need to purchase immediately, as suppliers may take a week to send them.
- Lab Asst to prepare all the apparatus and chemicals according to specifications, such as quantity, mass or concentration of a substance, including spare apparatus and chemicals. Every bottle has to be labelled.
- Lab Asst to layout all the items and chemicals for each student.
- Lab Asst to ensure that all the bench reagents and consumables have been topped up.
- All the lab worksheets, notes and answers must be printed.
- At the end of the experiment, all the used test-tubes, bottles, beakers etc. have to be washed and dried, and other apparatus have to be stored.
SUSTAINING A SCIENCE PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
- Weekly schedules have to be updated to cater to various student groups, subjects and levels.
- Lab rooms have to be assigned to different groups or experiments for laying out of apparatus.
- Enough teachers and lab assistants have to be deployed throughout the week; while several experiments are being conducted, future experiments have to be prepared.
- Planning must include disposal of waste chemicals and broken glass, and repair or disposal of spoilt items.
- Consumables must be ordered before the current ones run out.
- Worksheets and notes may have to be updated if there is a change of syllabus, or a change in question trends.
- If you are a tuition centre, your practical training programme needs to be marketed via ads in social media or mass media.
To be continued …….
Singapore Learner has been a Comprehensive Science Practical Training provider since 2017.
As at 19 Apr 2026, we have trained about 1060 students for their science practical exams and we have conducted a total of about 4044 lab sessions.
Our laboratory apparatus are exam-grade and similar to those used in MOE schools and our chemicals are all NEA-approved.
If you are a private school, tuition centre or private study group with no science lab, or you are a tutor who needs a science lab, you can
(A) COLLABORATE with us to provide regular or ad hoc science practical sessions for your students;
(B) OUTSOURCE your whole science practical programme to us, including topical training (which we can plan together), practical tests, revision sessions, prelim exam, and mock exams.
(C) REFER your students (and get referral fees) to us individually or in groups to fulfill their need for science practical revision.
(D) RENT our lab, apparatus and materials for the conduct of your own mid-year, end-of-year, prelim or mock practical exams or even the actual CIE practical exams (if you are a Cambridge-registered school).
Needless to say, we are currently working with a number of private schools to provide them with practical training and practical exams, and we have started planning for practical programmes for 2027, some of which will commence in Nov 2026. Thus if you would like to discuss with us about science practical programmes for your school or tuition centre in 2027, kindly meet us as soon as possible. Thank you!
We can provide science practicals for ALL THREE SCIENCES for the following levels:
1) A-LEVEL (H2 or CIE or Pearson Edexcel) / JC1-JC2 / IP Y5-Y6 / Grades 11 to 12.
2) O-LEVEL / GCSE / IP Y4 / Grade 10.
3) Pri 5 to Sec 3, or Grade 5 to Grade 9, IP Y1 to Y3
