Coronavirus: students to have rapid test for Pancyprian exams
An education ministry proposal on how the Pancyprian exams will be carried out is set to be presented during Wednesday’s Cabinet session.
A report carried by daily Philelftheros said ...
Learning and teaching through Zoom: Tips for online classes
The pandemic last year changed the trajectory of education. While some are starting to go back to regular classes, many will still subscribe to the online medium for the foreseeable ...
Coronavirus: children back in school, authorities alert for outbreaks (Updated)
Gymnasium pupils islandwide and pupils of primary schools in the Limassol district returned to school on Friday, with authorities on alert to pre-empt possible outbreaks.
The need for caution was ...
Children protest over proposed move from Phaneromeni school
Dozens of children gathered on Friday afternoon outside the Phaneromeni school in the old part of Nicosia protesting against plans for the relocation of the University of Cyprus’ architecture department ...
Coronavirus: Parents say school closures ‘inexcusable’
Members of the advisory committee on coronavirus have defended the decisions announced on Friday regarding schools even as parents called them “inexcusable” and “incomprehensible”.
It was decided that primary schools ...
Coronavirus: reopening of schools still ‘fluid’ minister says
The outlook on the reopening of schools is “fluid” so far, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday as Cyprus anxiously awaits Friday’s announcement on the next steps to ...
Cabinet approves bill for separate ministry of culture
The bill for the creation of a separate ministry of culture was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, Education minister Prodromos Prodromou announced on Twitter.
Culture currently comes under the ...
Education ministry joins forces with UK’s Bolton uni on scholarship programme
The education ministry has joined forces with the University of Bolton to set up a scholarship programme that will offer 250 scholarships, an important development in the post-Brexit environment, Education Minister ...
Coronavirus: minister says teachers are obliged to get tested
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Friday urged parents to encourage their final year children retuning back to school on Monday to get tested for coronavirus.
Though the testing of pupils ...
Coronavirus: delay in reopening secondary schools worrying, parents say
The delay in reopening secondary schools is worrying and could be putting a strain on the school system, the head of the confederation of secondary school parents say.
Charalambos Dionysiou ...
Coronavirus: Teachers demand jabs as frontline workers
School teachers on Thursday demanded to be included in the free vaccination programme of the government in light of the reopening of schools on January 8.
“We believe that since we ...