All About GEP

[PlatypusAsia]

Hi there,


I have a small collection of GEP ERP books for sale. About 21 books in total, spanning p4-p6. To sell as a set at a very reasonable price.

Please pm me if you are interested.

Thank you.

[PlatypusAsia]

Thank you for your interest. The books have been sold.

[CheLee]

Does the book list get refreshed each year? Or generally the books are the same?

[westbb]

generally the same, may add/remove a few books

[CMF]

winnieng78:

Does the book list get refreshed each year? Or generally the books are the same?

ERP recommended books are generally the same, with updates as necessary. The list is a guide for age appropriate good reads. Depending on the GE centre, generally the students are tasked with choosing from the list book(s) to do book reviews on.

[CheLee]

Really thanks a lot for the prompt reply.


There seems to be so many unknown unknowns out there. Really appreciate parents who have had experience to guide us along.

[CheLee]

May I know if anyone can share the reading list suitable for p4 please?

[hquek]

winnieng78:

May I know if anyone can share the reading list suitable for p4 please?

Go for those newbery award winners/mentions. those are mostly the ones on the list. There is no need to read ALL the books on the list, it's just so kids can choose what they like to read. I think max they need maybe 3 books in a year to do book reports?

[cutepandabear]

Does anyone else get the sense that GEP is reducing their intake each year? Each GEP Centre seems to have downsized. Some centres only have one class. Is it really cos of falling birth rates or do you think GEP is being phased out?

[zac's mum]

cutepandabear:

Does anyone else get the sense that GEP is reducing their intake each year? Each GEP Centre seems to have downsized. Some centres only have one class. Is it really cos of falling birth rates or do you think GEP is being phased out?

Yes I also sense sthg going on...the bigger GEP centres are reducing the number of classes over the years. I saw in the Rosyth thread that the 2018 GEP classes are not going to be labelled GEP anymore. Sthg about the form class being half GEP students and half mainstream, then only during GEP subjects they will move out to different classroom.

I don't know about the true take up rate for GEP, but I seem to be seeing more parents (bloggers, friends posting on FB) coming out and saying that their child is not taking up the offer after evaluation & consideration. After the DSA rules changed to offer no further advantage to GEPpers, I believe the pull factor is losing its attractiveness.

That's why I get the feeling that there is some slow phasing out going on...just my feeling.