Teachers union asks for designated smoking rooms in schools
SECONDARY teachers’ union Oelmek is asking the education ministry to recall its announcement on the total ban of smoking in schools and called for the
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Kadis: Brussels affair was badly handled but teacher posting was justified
Mistakes were made in the handling of the secondment by the education ministry of Despo Sergiou, a teacher – and elected member of ruling Disy’s
Protest over facilities for disabled children in schools
Education Minister Costas Kadis on Monday said that much has already been done to meet the needs of disabled children in schools but announced a
Over 50,000 primary pupils go back to school (PHOTOS)
Primary schools are fully staffed and equipped for the academic year ahead, an education ministry official said on Monday as more than 50,600 pupils returned
Parents of children with disabilities to demonstrate on Monday
Parents of children with disabilities announced on Saturday they are to stage a protest outside the education ministry on Monday to request the application in
Budget approved for 103 new teachers as schools open
The House plenary on Friday unanimously but reluctantly approved the amendment of the 2016 finance law to allow the recruitment of 103 teachers. This will
Seven per cent of children at risk of illiteracy
Over 7 per cent of children about to enter secondary education are at risk of leaving school linguistically illiterate and 6.9 per cent mathematically illiterate,
Parents threaten to keep kids out of school
With the start of the school year only a couple of days away parents are threatening to keep their kids home from school over disagreements
Nicosia Uni’s med school department joins international grouping
The University of Nicosia’s Medical School’s Department for Primary Care and Population Health has been approved by the World Organisation of Family Doctors (Wonca) to
State scholarships for Vassilikos residents in energy studies
THE energy ministry announced on Friday it would grant a number of scholarships to residents of the Vassilikos area for graduate study programmes in sectors
Kadis tells primary teachers to stop whining as new strike threat emerges
Education Minister Costas Kadis on Friday urged primary teachers’ union POED to stop whining and cooperate with his ministry so that the new academic year
Progress in schools’ construction work
EDUCATION minister Costas Kadis expressed satisfaction on Thursday by the progress of major construction projects in several primary schools in the Larnaca district. Kadis visited
Teachers call off planned strike after minister caves
In a gesture of good will, secondary public school teachers’ union Oelmek on Wednesday called off the strike it announced earlier this month, which it
Questions over teacher’s lucrative EU posting
Further details have emerged concerning a well-connected primary school teacher who was seconded to the education minister’s office only for her to end up
Agreement close in school literacy programme dispute
THREATENED strike action by secondary school teachers appears to have been averted after Education Minister Costas Kadis compromised on his earlier decision to overhaul
UCy to study and chart Avakas gorge
The University of Cyprus announced on Friday that it had signed a €30,000 agreement for the implementation of a project aiming to study and charting
Cabinet approves hiring of new teachers
The cabinet has approved the hiring of additional teachers so that schools are fully staffed for the new academic year which starts in September, Education
Teachers’ spat over who got the ‘lion’s share’ of posts
Education Minister Costas Kadis announced on Monday he would present to cabinet on Wednesday his ministry’s proposal to hire an extra 200 teachers for primary
Call for school supplies donations for needy children
The Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) launched on Monday a campaign to collect stationary and other school items for needy children. For this purpose, special
Teacher union warns of turmoil ahead of new school year
STATE teachers in secondary education will go on strike if the education minister does not back down from his anticipated proposal to create a handful