School lesson puts the fear of the devil into student
A student is reportedly fasting and praying to ward off the devil, after a religious education lesson put the fear of God into her. The...
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Changes afoot for the four-monthly exams
Adjustments to the four-monthly exam model are progressing smoothly with some changes expected soon Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday. “The first four-monthly exam...
More educational programmes needed in prison says House committee
More educational programmes are needed in prison to help with inmates’ reintegration into society, the House Education committee said on Wednesday. MPs on the committee...
Church and state want more anti-drugs messages in schools
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou and Archbishop Chrystostomos on Monday discussed the possibility of including anti-drug messages in the school curricula including as part of religious...
New accolade for Cypriot teacher
Cypriot teacher Popi Nicolaou has once again won an international award for excellence in teaching. While she was presented with the Global Teacher Award in...
Students abstain from class over exam change (Updated)
High school students and students at technical schools did not attend lessons during the third and fourth period on Tuesday in a protest against recently...
Forum looks at education for young migrants
A group of young people presented their research on the social inclusion of migrant children and their right to education during the Transnational Youth Forum...
Cyprus has lowest number enrolled in vocational education
Cyprus has the second-lowest number of pupils enrolled in vocational education at the upper secondary level in the European Union and the least percentage of...
State moving to install CCTV in kindergartens and primary schools
The education ministry is moving to install CCTV cameras in kindergartens and primary schools after it proved unable to find security guards willing to take...
Larnaca launching educational programme for migrant kids
Larnaca Municipality is offering an educational programme for children with migratory backgrounds within the Open Society project, an integration programme for third-country nationals. The Open...
Teacher who allegedly used violence against boy, 9, is suspended
A Limassol primary school teacher who allegedly used violence against a student leading to a head injury was suspended on Tuesday pending the completion of...
Education reforms up to the government, not unions, says spokesman
EDUCATIONAL reforms can only be implemented by the government and such policies cannot be planned by others, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromos said on Thursday after...
Cypriot educator wins Global Teacher Award
CYPRIOT teacher Popi Nicolaou has been officially recognised as one of the world’s best as she has taken home this year’s Global Teacher Award. The...
School canteens still a rip-off, consumer body says
Students continue to be ripped off by their school canteens and to be sold substandard products that are not on the official menus, inspections carried...
Cyprus’ pupil-teacher ratio below EU average
The average number of pupils per teacher at primary school level in Cyprus is 12.6, less than the EU average of 14.7, according to Eurostat...
Students irked that headmaster in headscarf row was transferred, not punished
Student body Psem has accused the education ministry of forgiving racist behaviours after transferring a headmaster to another school instead of punishing him for cautioning...
Headscarf-ban girl will return to school after minister intervenes (Updated)
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said on Saturday the issue of a Muslim pupil who was kicked out of her high school on Friday by the...
AG’s office clears universities to take in private-school students
The Legal Service has cleared the decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the...
Secondary schools reopen, problems remain
Exams, uniforms and mobile phones dominate discussion As secondary schools were reopening on Friday, students and the education ministry looked set for new clashes over...
Authorities call time on students’ high jinks on eve of school year
The growing trend of final-year Lyceum students partying on school grounds on the eve of the academic year is to be policed, school heads, both...
