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Meet the people behind the grades.
Our founders each have close to 20 years of teaching experience, and every tutor is trained in the Ideas Ink Methodology.
How we teach, from the people who teach it (5 minutes).
Their marks speak louder
than we can.
Real papers from our students’ school tests. TapClick any paper to zoom in.
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These messages.
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Your child isn’t lazy.
They’re stuck.
Most students who seem “lazy” are caught in this loop. Here’s how we fix each stage.
The downward spiral of the “lazy” student
Break the cycle!- Lessons irrelevant and boring
- Cannot absorb all that is taught
- Cannot keep up in class
- Overload from homework & CCAs
Concepts are taught through analogies from everyday life, so they make sense and stick.
- Cannot recall what was taught
- Cannot understand content
- Unable to apply in homework
- Lagging too far behind, don’t know where to start
Clear, exam-focused objectives and memory techniques, so they can recall and apply what they learn.
- Repeat of school-style lessons
- Goes too fast without first strengthening foundation
- Even more homework
The syllabus and pacing are built around your child, strengthening the foundation first.
- Lack of relevant knowledge
- Unable to apply knowledge
- Unable to recall
- Too slow at answering questions
- Many careless mistakes
- Result = Bad grades
Knowledge, Speed and Accuracy. Our FDR method and clean working cut careless mistakes.
- Scolded by parents & teachers for being lazy
- Even more homework
- Even more tuition
- Increasingly frustrated and discouraged
Our trained tutors build confidence, so students start looking forward to class.
How we get them unstuck.
Three steps we follow with every student, from the first lesson to the final exam.
Find the real gap.
It starts with a free consultation that looks at your child’s subject knowledge and exam habits, so we know why marks are slipping and can build a plan.
Teach the way exams test.
Every lesson is built from exam marking schemes.
See the 3 pillars of exam successKeep them going.
Lessons fit around school and CCAs, so progress never stalls.
Your child’s route to an A1, in 12 seconds. TapClick the phone to watch it with sound.
The 3 pillars of
exam success.
Tap each pillar to learn more
In developing our system, we identified three interdependent pillars that directly determine a student’s exam results: Knowledge, Speed and Accuracy.
By developing our students in these three core areas, we see their marks climb with less wasted effort. Better still, seeing that improvement motivates them greatly and changes how they feel about studying.
Knowledge
As the education landscape becomes increasingly competitive, more and more information is being taught to students with the belief that more knowledge results in a smarter student.
Unfortunately, many students end up overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and struggle to process it all. Some sacrifice quality of understanding for quantity of information when preparing for an exam, and others simply cannot memorise the volume of content taught to them.
On top of this, only a fraction of the entire curriculum is actually tested in an exam, and the frustration of it all often causes students to lose interest in studying altogether.
At Ideas Ink, we address these issues through a comprehensive teaching structure built on two things: organising, prioritising and applying knowledge, and retaining and recalling it.
Organisation, Prioritisation and Application
More important than trying to learn everything is learning the right things and, crucially, how to apply that knowledge correctly in the context of the exam question.
At Ideas Ink, we do this by continuously researching and reverse-engineering past exam papers. This lets us identify topical trends and patterns, prioritise the order and depth of topics, and teach every topic in an exam-relevant way.
This gives students the most efficient way to study, always geared towards exam relevance and readiness. No time is wasted on unnecessary studying, which frees up more time for their other interests.
Retention and Recall
Knowing what to study and organising it is useless if a student cannot remember and use that knowledge in an exam.
At Ideas Ink, instead of rote learning, where students mindlessly memorise as much information as they can, we teach using highly visual concepts that relate learning to their everyday lives.
This way, concepts aren’t blindly accepted but genuinely understood. Details aren’t held briefly through mechanical repetition; they’re embedded using simple yet highly effective memory techniques and triggers.
Just as a song can play in our heads all day without us trying to memorise it, Ideas Ink students remember what’s required of them and recall it naturally in an exam.
Speed
Most students worry about the limited time they have in an exam, so they rush to start each question as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, rushing often leads them to misjudge the scope of a question, either getting stuck halfway or writing more than necessary. Ironically, either way they end up spending more time on each question and often struggle to finish the paper on time.
At Ideas Ink, we believe speed isn’t how fast a student starts a question, but how quickly and smoothly they finish it. Instead of rushing in, we train our students to slow down and properly evaluate a question before they begin.
From there, a mix of critical decision-making methods and stress-management techniques keeps them working smoothly, in real time, through each question.
Real-Time Evaluation
Solving an exam question is rarely a perfectly linear process. Each step can split into several possible paths, and students have to decide which one to take.
In an exam, however, fear, uncertainty and mental fatigue can make this very difficult, often leading students to blank out and skip to the next question.
At Ideas Ink, we train students to weigh up every path they could take while solving a question. Mastering this weighted decision-making process lets them decide quickly, even under exam pressure.
The FDR Analysis Method
The Framework, Detail and Reenactment (FDR) technique is a time-tested evaluation process that helps students find the most efficient way to solve a question before they start working on it.
Framework
Students analyse the framework of a question through key factors to work out the time and effort it needs.
Detail
Students spot the subtleties of a question by evaluating its details thoroughly.
Reenactment
Students take the framework and detail, then reenact the most efficient method they were trained in at Ideas Ink to solve it.
Accuracy
Exam questions are often multi-layered, and a single mistake can set off a chain reaction of errors.
Carelessness usually comes from an inefficient approach to solving questions. The longer, messier and more complicated the route to an answer, the more likely a careless mistake becomes.
Preventing Careless Mistakes
At Ideas Ink, we train students to take the most efficient route possible to solve each question.
We’ve designed short, clean and simple processes for every type of Maths and Science question. Their simplicity removes the unnecessary steps and details that often lead to carelessness, so students work with far greater accuracy.
And if a careless mistake does slip in, it isn’t buried in messy working; it stands out clearly when students check through their paper.
Better tuition,
at an honest price.
Same price for one-to-one or a small group · Billed monthly · GST included.
A one-time registration fee and an annual materials fee (for the notes, tutorials and exam papers we provide in class) also apply. We’ll confirm this year’s amounts at your free consultation.
- One-to-one or a small group
Small groups are classmates from the same school, so every lesson follows your child’s own syllabus, pace and tests.
- Classes every day, weekends included
Tell us your child’s timetable and we’ll find a slot that fits around school and CCAs.
- A free consultation with real answers
We go through your child’s past exam papers to pinpoint exactly where marks are slipping, then map out a clear path to meaningful improvement.
Questions?
We’ve got answers.
What parents usually ask us before the first lesson.
Classes
Levels, subjects and class sizes.
Which levels and subjects do you teach?
- Lower Secondary Mathematics, Sciences
- Upper Sec, IP & IGCSE Physics, Chemistry, Biology, A Math, E Math, C Math
- JC Physics, Chemistry, Math
- IB Physics, Chemistry, Math
We don’t teach Primary levels.
One-to-one or a group class?
Your child learns one-to-one or in a small group of classmates from the same school, so every lesson follows their own syllabus, pace and tests.
When are classes held?
Every day, weekends included. Tell us your child’s timetable and we’ll find a slot that fits around school and CCAs.
Fees
What you pay, and what’s free.
How much are lessons?
- Secondary $90 per 1.5-hour lesson
- JC & IB $95 per 1.5-hour lesson
The same price applies to one-to-one and small-group lessons. Fees are billed monthly, and GST is included.
There’s also a one-time registration fee and an annual materials fee, which covers the notes, tutorials and exam papers we provide in class. Both are reviewed each year, and we’ll go through the exact amounts with you at the free consultation, before you decide anything.
Is the consultation really free?
Yes, and there’s no obligation. We go through your child’s past exam papers to pinpoint where marks are slipping, then map out a clear path to improvement. It takes 15–30 minutes at our one-north centre, with one of our founders or a senior tutor. It’s best to bring your child along, with their recent test papers.
What if my child misses a lesson?
Life happens. We arrange make-up lessons so progress never stalls.
Getting started
Who teaches, where, and next steps.
Who will teach my child?
Our founders, Pek Kim Yew and Pek Kim Beng, each have close to 20 years of teaching experience. Every tutor is trained in the Ideas Ink Methodology, so every lesson is built from exam marking schemes and explained with everyday analogies.
Are you MOE-registered?
Yes. Ideas Ink School is a tuition centre registered with Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE), and we’ve been teaching since 2009.
Where are you located?
#01-13 One-North Residences (ground floor), 7 One-North Gateway, a short walk from one-north MRT (CC23, Circle Line). Find us on the map.
How do we get started?
WhatsApp us from the booking section, or give us a call. We usually reply within one working day to set up your free consultation.
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Ideas Ink School
Located at the ground floor of One-North Residences
#01-13, 7 One-North Gateway, Singapore 138642
CC23 A short walk from one-north MRT (Circle Line)