Education minister said he was forced to transfer headmaster in headscarf row
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris on Wednesday said he was forced to transfer a Nicosia high school headmaster who cautioned a Muslim pupil last week because...
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris
€10 million to be spent on Paphos schools in next three years
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said €10m would be allocated in the next three years for schools in Paphos, as he toured the district on Saturday...
Teaching unions to sue government over wage cuts after strike
TEACHING unions will sue the Education Ministry over pay cuts from a two-day strike held in September, the general-secretary of the teachers’ union Poed Charis...
Six-pillar strategy to combat school violence unveiled
By Lizzy Ioannidou A six-pillar national strategy with a view to preventing and managing violence in schools was announced by Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris on...
Union calls on teachers to abstain from extracurricular activities
By Evie Andreou Primary teachers’ union, Poed has called on its members to abstain from extracurricular activities outside school, including escorting pupils to parades, citing...
Three school safety measures approved by cabinet
Three new safety measures for public schools were approved on Tuesday by the cabinet, including the installation of fences and intercoms, according to Education Minister...
Minister calls on striking teachers to return to dialogue
By Evie Andreou All state schools remained closed on Tuesday as teachers went on a 48-hour strike over their disagreement with the government on measures...
Vandalism, teachers’ dispute mark new school year (Update 2)
By Doris Christodoulou and Annette Chrysostomou Extensive vandalism, gangs throwing flares, upsets over the state of buildings and the ongoing dispute with teachers’ unions marked...
Minister calls for co-operation in back to school message
The success of our efforts to modernise the education system rely to a large extent to the close co-operation between all sides involved in schooling,...
School libraries to adapt to the digital age
A Memorandum of Understanding for the organisation and upgrading of school libraries was signed by the education ministry and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)...
