General Paper

Secondary English

IP English

An award-winning former MOE Subject Head of English, Timothy possesses extensive educational leadership experience, having spearheaded and innovated various curricula to be impactful, results-proven and engaging. Timothy has taught since his National Service days, having decades of experience in teaching English and General Paper, as well as leading and training educators and professionals. He has personally overseen the academic and holistic success of over thousands of students and educators under his direct guidance, and is at the forefront of illum.e's revolution of the education industry.

Secondary English

IP English

Former MOE English teacher with decades of experience since he began teaching in 2000. With a wide repertoire of teaching experiences in multiple primary and secondary schools across all streams, ‘Mr Roger’, as he is fondly called by his students, is illum.e's English Language Teaching Lead who guides illum.e’s team in ensuring high quality English language learning by developing and mentoring teachers to teach at the highest quality.

General Paper

IP English

Secondary English

One of Singapore's most sought-after GP tutors and author of the EPH GP TYS 2019-2025 answers, Mr. Liew is a teacher with a decade of teaching experience, having taught in MOE Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges. Mr. Liew graduated with a double major in Political Science and Southeast Asian Studies from NUS, holding a Higher Advanced Certification for Thai and an Advanced Certification for Bahasa Indonesia. In 2023, Mr Liew was awarded the prestigious RSIS Scholarship to pursue an MSc in International Political Economy at RSIS NTU. Mr Liew serves as illum.e’s resident curriculum expert for politics, economy, governance, and the broader Asian region.

General Paper

An NTU Linguistics and Multilingual Studies graduate with a second major in Public Policy and Global Affairs, Jia Qi is an experienced teacher who is the author of the EPH GP TYS 2019-2023 answers. He often draws on his extensive understanding of both language and the world to help students gain deeper insights into their English and General Paper. A Prime Minister’s Book Prize for Bilingualism winner, Jia Qi is effectively bilingual and can teach in both English and Mandarin, empowering students to express themselves and appreciate the various building blocks of language.

Social Studies

History

The most sought after History and Social Studies teacher in Singapore, Mr Ivan Ann has more than ten years of experience as an MOE-trained teacher in the Humanities. Mr Ann possesses an extensive experience, having taught in multiple schools from the east to west of Singapore. With a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), he was also a recipient of the MOE Service Excellence Award for rendering quality service to students and parents. He believes in making the classroom a place for education and fun to make learning more engaging for his students. This is further amplified in Mr Ann’s ability to develop strong positive teacher-student relationship with his students, who find his lessons interesting and enriching.

Secondary English

IP English

Primary English

As an impassioned educator, Ms Toong is dedicated to fostering a lifelong love for learning and empowering students to excel in their academic journey. Graduated with honors from NUS with a degree in English Language, she brings a deep understanding of language acquisition and pedagogy to her teaching practice. With experience teaching English Language and Humanities subjects such as Social Studies, she firmly believes that language learning should not be isolated but rather integrated authentically with real-life examples, paired with critical thinking.

General Paper

IP English

Ms Ze Qin’s educational philosophy transcends the conventional focus on grades, aiming instead to instil a lifelong awareness, joy, and curiosity about the world. She believes that by critically engaging the students to the world around us, she is able to deeply enrich students’ educational journeys while also preparing them to thrive in diverse environments. Her lessons thus integrate critical perspectives of the world that has shaped her through her breadth of educational and lived experiences.

Economics

Derrick Liew is an NUS Business Graduate with First Class Honours with extensive teaching experience in guiding students and using relevant, real-life case studies to make learning engaging and memorable. With experience and expertise in the industries of education, technology, and real estate in addition to the start-up scene, Derrick brings onboard a vast wealth of knowledge critical in delivering interesting and impactful economics content and case study explanations.

Secondary English

Social Studies

Primary English

As an NTU major in linguistics and multilingual studies, Ms Alya is captivated by the various aspects of language and communication, ranging from the characteristics of phonetic symbols to the structure of grammar and more. An experienced teacher,  Ms Alya has four years of teaching experience with primary and secondary school students, providing them inspirational support and encouragement in their studies.

Primary English

Secondary English

Ms Audrey is a passionate and dynamic educator who believes in the transformative power of language to shape perspectives and inspire critical thought. Armed with an honours degree in English Literature and years of enriching teaching experience, she combines her love for storytelling and education to help students unlock their fullest potential. As an avid Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast, she firmly believes that mastering the English language not only empowers individuals to craft compelling narratives but also equips them with the skills to engage meaningfully with the world around them.

Primary English

Secondary English

Having studied Psychology with a minor in Human Services at the National University of Singapore, Ms Qian Wen brings both strong academic grounding and meaningful experience working with children across teaching, enrichment, and student care settings. She believes that education extends far beyond content delivery. At its core, it is about building confidence, nurturing curiosity, and guiding each child to recognise and realise their potential. She sees teaching as more than delivering content; it involves fostering connections, demonstrating patience, and creating fun and engaging lessons, so that students feel excited to learn.

General Paper

IP English

Secondary English

A highly popular and NIE-trained English and GP teacher, KP has taught General Paper and English for more than a decade and is a decorated educator with a Masters of Education from NIE. Possessing also a CELTA Teaching Certificate by Cambridge, KP is deeply passionate about helping students unlock and reach their greatest potential as soon as possible.

Secondary English

IP English

Mr Mark is an MOE-trained educator with over a decade of experience in the classroom. As subject coordinator across multiple levels and streams, he has internalised and developed outstanding pedagogical strategies, which are personalised according to student profiles. An award winning and inspirational teacher, Mr Mark has received multiple Outstanding Contribution Awards, Caring Teacher awards and many more from MOE. These are testament to his personal philosophy of excellence and his passion in striving to nurture every student to his or her utmost potential.

Geography

Social Studies

An MOE-trained educator and Geography specialist by training, Mr Kor emphasises mastery-oriented learning augmented with technology. Graduating with a double-major Bachelor of Arts (Geography and Education) [Distinction], he has harnessed his passion for current affairs and understanding the world geographically since his university days. He organised the inaugural NIE Current Affairs Forum in 2019 to bring about a vision of cultivating global-minded teachers who understand multiple perspectives across space and place. 

General Paper

Secondary English

IP English

Mrs Lee is an experienced MOE-trained teacher who has over two decades of rich experience teaching and designing quality curriculum and assessment for English and General Paper. With teaching experiences in various secondary schools and junior colleges, Mrs Lee possesses the unique ability to stretch and help students of all backgrounds.