Coronavirus: impromptu school closures not sanctioned, Prodromou says
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday no one was allowed to decide to shut down schools due to coronavirus except for the ministry. Prodromou’s...
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Schools to boost Greek language teaching for foreign speakers
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday that the government is currently strengthening Greek language teaching in primary and secondary schools for foreign children here....
Schools reinstating ‘Den Xehno’ activities
The education ministry on Friday announced it was reinstating ‘Den Xehno’ (I don’t forget) activities in schools and would be informing all pupils of the...
Energy upgrade announced for schools
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Friday announced on Friday an energy upgrade for 25 schools as a first step to convert the buildings to minimal...
Pupils to abstain from class to protest lack of planning
Secondary school pupils will skip the fifth and sixth periods in school on Friday saying authorities have failed to make adequate arrangements to cover syllabus...
Plans on powering schools a/c still sketchy
The government said this week that it will install air-conditioning units in schools as soon as possible that will be powered by solar energy, but...
Parents complain unfair for teachers to be allowed to remove masks
High school parents on Wednesday lambasted a health ministry announcement that teachers can remove their masks when they see fit to better communicate with pupils,...
Kalo Chorio pupils stage protest
Pupils of the Kalo Chorio regional primary school stayed away from class for two hours on Tuesday in protest at the cutting of teaching hours...
Education Ministry help lines on coronavirus protocols
The education ministry is launching a call centre to handle queries from teachers, parents and the public more generally regarding its health protocol to contain...
Teachers, secondary school parents urge delay to new academic year (updated)
Teachers’ unions on Friday proposed the academic year be postponed for a few days. At a meeting at the education ministry on the health protocols...
Coronavirus: protocols for schools being finalised
As authorities put the final touches to the health protocol for schools, primary school teachers and parents agree that pupils’ physical presence in class is...
Cambridge partnership with Cyprus to upgrade language learning kicks off next month
Cambridge will provide a seminar training programme for teachers and students taking part in the project to upgrade English language learning in public and private...
English university extends scholarships for fee-hit Cypriot conscripts
At least one English university is willing to help male Cypriot students serving in the army this year, who will lose their home fee status...
Coronavirus: Prodromou calls on parents and teachers to cooperate after mask backlash
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Saturday called on parents and teachers to cooperate with the back-to-school coronavirus measures after the mandatory mask rule sparked a...
Coronavirus: masks mandatory for all schoolchildren, minister says (Updated)
Children will return to schools at the start of the academic year but with face masks, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday after a...
Focus on use of cameras as classroom learning still in the balance (update 2)
Parents’ associations on Wednesday expressed the wish that schools reopen for classroom learning as ministries were trying to wade through data protection regulations on whether...
Digital minister expects mixed system when school reopen
The government wants all pupils to have access to remote education if necessary and any personal data issues should be resolved by the education minister...
Private schools prepare to challenge unfair A level grades
Private schools in Cyprus have said they are preparing to appeal at least some of their students’ A level grades which were released on Thursday,...
Coronavirus: all options on the table for schools
It is not yet clear how schools will operate from September, the education ministry said on Friday, as increasing coronavirus cases put their normal operation...
New chairman of the board at English School
The cabinet on Wednesday appointed Charalambos Iosifides, a member of the board of the English School, to the position of chairman. It said that Myrna...
