How we work
How we write for Science teachers and HODs
A short, honest note on who writes these articles, how we check them, and the lines we won't cross — so you can decide how much to trust what you read here.
If you have landed here from a search like PSLE science common mistakes or how to plan remedial after a weighted assessment, you have probably already scrolled past three or four pages that felt like they were written by a machine that had never marked a stack of scripts at 9pm. We know the feeling. So before you read anything else on this site, here is an honest account of how these articles are made and what you can expect from them.
Who we write for
Most Singapore Science content online is written for parents and students — revision tips, model answers, which tuition centre to pick. That is a crowded shelf, and it is not ours.
We write for the person standing in front of the class and the person leading the department: the teacher working out what the cohort actually got wrong after a weighted assessment, and the HOD trying to see the pattern across four classes without burying everyone in another report. That is a different reader with a different problem, and almost nobody writes for them well. So that is the gap we try to fill.
What we try to get right
A good article on this site should do a few simple things. It should name a real problem you recognise. It should explain the thinking clearly, in the words you actually use — remedial, common mistakes, item analysis, moderation — rather than dressing them up. And it should leave you with something you can do on Monday, even if you never sign up for anything.
We also try to be honest about the edges of what we know.
The lines we will not cross
This matters more than the writing style, so we will be blunt about it.
- We do not claim MyScienceHOD marks scripts for you, reads handwriting on its own, or replaces your professional judgement. It drafts; you decide.
- We do not promise better grades, guaranteed improvement, or any particular outcome. No tool can honestly promise that.
- We do not imply endorsement, approval, or affiliation we do not have — including from MOE.
- We do not borrow alarming or hype-driven language from advertising. If an article ever reads like a sales page, treat that as a mistake on our part.
These are not marketing lines. They are the boundaries we hold ourselves to, and they are the same boundaries the product holds.
How this connects to the rest of the site
If an article is useful, it should point you somewhere equally useful — a related guide, or a free resource you can actually use in your department. You will see those links inside the articles themselves. The Resources index is the simplest way to browse everything in one place.
And if you want to see how the "marking to common mistakes to remedial" workflow looks when it is not on paper, the free Beta is open to Singapore Science teachers and departments. It is real, private usage with your own materials — not a demo with fake data — and you stay in control of every output.
A standing invitation
We would genuinely rather be corrected than be wrong. If something here does not match the syllabus you teach, the marking you do, or the realities of your department, tell us. The whole point of writing for teachers instead of about them is that you know things we need to get right.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Who actually writes these articles?
- Right now they are written by the MyScienceHOD editorial team, working from the MOE Science syllabus and classroom practice. When a named teacher or former Head of Department joins as our lead author, their name and real background will appear on the article and on an author page — we will not invent a person or a qualification to look more credible.
- Are these articles checked by a real teacher?
- Every article is written to be accurate against the current syllabus and is reviewed before it goes live. Where an article has been checked by a named reviewer, you will see that on the page. If you ever spot something that does not match what you see in your own classroom, please tell us and we will fix it.
- Will you tell me your tool is the answer to everything?
- No. Each article is meant to be useful on its own, whether or not you ever use MyScienceHOD. We mention the tool only where it genuinely fits, and we keep the teacher in charge of every decision.