MPs slam education minister for not ordering probe into physics debacle
By Andria Kades The minister of education was wrong not to order a disciplinary probe after a question on the physics school leaving exam was...
Education
TLC announces expansion plans
TLC Private School in Paphos has acquired the Baccarat Estate on the Ayios Georgios road which includes a stately mansion and its four adjacent properties set...
Physics question continues to create furore
The education ministry has announced it will add points to the results of those who took the physics school leaving exam because one question was...
UNIC unveils new student housing
UNic residences will be the largest student hub in Cyprus and one of the most functional and complete hubs in Europe, with innovative architecture and...
Not all classrooms have four walls
By Elena Kotsovos Head of Primary School, The International School of Paphos Moving lessons outside opens up a new world for pupils and teachers. Learning...
American Academy holds Run for the Community 2018
In May, for the fifth consecutive year, The American Academy Nicosia organised the charity race Run for the Community which took place along the length...
Committee set up to resolve problems in education system
Teaching unions agreed on Tuesday during a meeting with Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris to set up a committee to go through all issues concerning health...
Cyprus honours UK Cypriot who won best teacher in the world award
By Annette Chrysostomou UK Cypriot teacher Andria Zafirakou who was voted the most outstanding teacher in the world this year was honoured at a special...
President has another dig at unions
The mistake of doctors’ and teachers’ unions was that instead of first demanding a probe into the circumstances of the death of the 10-year-old schoolboy,...
Cooperation between Cypriot universities and Sorbonne University
Minister of Education Costas Hampiaouris and Rector of the University of Sorbonne, Gilles Pecout, have exchanged views on cooperation between the University of Sorbonne and...
Primary school teachers blame minister for spat
Primary education teachers blamed the minister on Saturday for a bitter public spat that broke out between them and him after the death of a...
MP says sexual harassment in schools not just isolated cases
A primary school teacher in Limassol has been reported for allegedly sexually harassing a student but the state has been unable to do anything but...
Teachers union takes a step back from spat, want to ‘turn the page’
By George Psyllides Following an intense public spat with the education minister after the death of a 10-year-old boy who had been injured at school,...
Anastasiades says he’s losing patience with unions
“I will not allow the state to turn into a feud between unions,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday night saying his patience was running...
No teacher evaluations before safety issue resolved – unions
A plan to introduce a modern system evaluating teachers has been in the works for the past 35 years and does not seem to be...
Summer schools to run across the island
Twenty-five primary schools and six nursery schools will host summer classes across the island, the Education Ministry said in an announcement. After getting the Council...
Student hits teacher during exam
A student is alleged to have hit a teacher during exams, the spokesman of the teacher’s union Oelmek Yiannos Socratous said on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking...
Mother says teacher told student he was ‘short and homosexual’
As accusations about the competence of school teachers continue to be voiced, a mother from Limassol on Tuesday said a teacher had called a student...
Pascal students achieve top IELTS grades
Pascal schools have once again demonstrated their academic prowess, with students exceeding predictions in their IELTS results and achieving top grade 9! This year’s results...
Summer internships at the Cyprus Institute
The Cyprus Institute graduate school is pleased to announce its summer internship programme for summer 2018. The purpose of the programme is to expose young...
