Secondary teachers threaten to strike over exam changes
SECONDARY education teachers’ union Oelmek said they would take strike measures unless the education ministry changes its mind about four-monthly exams in high schools which...
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‘Teachers should not have to act as police officers’ unions say
Teachers in secondary and technical schools across Cyprus staged a one-hour work stoppage at 11am on Wednesday in protest of a violent incident at a...
Teaching unions expected to accept Diko proposal
Teacher unions on Monday evening requested a meeting with the three-member ministerial committee on education to explain their decisions on three recent proposals seeking...
Teacher unions counter-proposal rejected by government (updated)
The government on Tuesday rejected the counter-proposal submitted earlier in the day by the teachers’ union Poed, spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said after it had been...
Two teacher unions announce work to rule on eve of new term
Two teacher unions, Oelmek and Oltelk, on Sunday released a list of the measures they would take in protest against the cabinet’s recent decision to...
House labour committee to convene to discuss teacher issues
The House labour committee will convene extraordinarily this coming week to discuss the labour issues concerning the education crisis, it was announced on Saturday. As...
Teacher unions reject president’s proposals (Update 2)
Teacher unions on Friday unanimously rejected President Nicos Anastasiades’ proposal aimed at breaking a protracted stalemate, setting the stage for an escalation of the spat...
As education impasse looms teachers seek support of political parties (updated)
Teaching unions said on Tuesday they have launched consultations with political parties as the dialogue with the education ministry on the streamlining of state schools...
Teacher talks delayed over role of parents’ group (Updated)
The launch of the talks between teaching unions and Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris over streamlining hit an almost immediate a glitch on Wednesday when one...
Parents furious over slur by teachers’ union
By Evie Andreou Organised parents on Thursday asked secondary education teachers union Oelmek to apologise for calling them ‘errand boys and girls’ for the education...
Ministry defends poor exam results
The results of the Pancyprian Exams are not indicative of the actual performance of pupils, the education ministry said on Tuesday. Following reactions to the...
Teachers union takes a step back from spat, want to ‘turn the page’
By George Psyllides Following an intense public spat with the education minister after the death of a 10-year-old boy who had been injured at school,...
Student hits teacher during exam
A student is alleged to have hit a teacher during exams, the spokesman of the teacher’s union Oelmek Yiannos Socratous said on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking...
Mother says teacher told student he was ‘short and homosexual’
As accusations about the competence of school teachers continue to be voiced, a mother from Limassol on Tuesday said a teacher had called a student...
Teachers union says no to midterms
Around two thirds of the 4,500 members of the secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek who took to the ballots on Thursday voted against the introduction of...
Senior school teachers to vote on new regulations in January
Around 5,500 members of the secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek will be called to a referendum in January to state if they agree with the...
Teachers unions upset over plans for study on state schools
Teachers unions are concerned about the Council of Ministers’ decision to approve the hiring of consultants to carry out a study of state schools....
Teachers union demands president intervenes in contract dispute, issues deadline
PRIMARY education teachers’ union Poed on Thursday gave a deadline until October 12 for President Nicos Anastasiades to intervene and satisfy their demands on the...
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...
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...