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“Teach Less, Learn More (TLLM) is not a call for a “teacher to do less”. It is a call for educators to teach better, to engage our students and prepare them for life, rather than to teach for test and examinations. This is why TLLM really goes to the core of quality in education. It is about a richer interaction between teacher and student – about touching hearts and engaging minds.”~ Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Former Minister for Education~ Against the backdrop of Ministry of Education’s ‘Teach Less, Learn More’ (TLLM) movement, Tampines Primary aims to achieve effective teaching and engaged learning for every child by every teacher in every classroom, Our journey is anchored by a school-based curriculum innovation, Practices of Effective Teaching and Engaged Learning (PoETEL) which advocates effective teacher behaviours in 5 domains, namely Learning Outcomes, Content, Process, Intellectual Climate and Social-Emotional Climate. PoETEL is used by every teacher as a guide for lesson planning. This ensures quality of daily lessons that are both effective and engaging.