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...
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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...
Agreement close in school literacy programme dispute
THREATENED strike action by secondary school teachers appears to have been averted after Education Minister Costas Kadis compromised on his earlier decision to overhaul...
Cabinet approves hiring of new teachers
The cabinet has approved the hiring of additional teachers so that schools are fully staffed for the new academic year which starts in September, Education...
Teachers’ spat over who got the ‘lion’s share’ of posts
Education Minister Costas Kadis announced on Monday he would present to cabinet on Wednesday his ministry’s proposal to hire an extra 200 teachers for primary...
Teacher union warns of turmoil ahead of new school year
STATE teachers in secondary education will go on strike if the education minister does not back down from his anticipated proposal to create a handful...
Kadis heads for clashes with unions ahead of school year
Education Minister Costas Kadis on Thursday denied claims by teachers’ unions that the new academic year would begin with understaffing problems. On Wednesday Kadis had...
Unions defend cost of substitute teachers
From January until June 2016 a total of 730 teachers were asked to substitute regular teachers in the public sector, 422 in primary schools and...
Our View: Political bullying works on all levels
ORGANISED groups have often used the right of free speech to intimidate and bully people in order to impose their views or interests on the...
MPs lay into UCy over private student places
By Andria Kades The University of Cyprus (UCy) decision to admit five students based on international exam standards and after they had been accepted by...
UCy private students’ row snowballs
By Andria Kades THE PLACEMENT of five students from private schools at the University of Cyprus (UCy) based on international rather than Pancyprian entrance exams...
UCy asked to withdraw decision to enrol GCE students
By George Psyllides Education Minister Costas Kadis has asked the rector of the University of Cyprus (UCy) to withdraw a decision to enrol students with GCE and...
Teachers protest fast-track for appointments list
By Evie Andreou PRIMARY and secondary education teachers staged a protest outside parliament on Thursday morning, in a last effort to influence deputies on the...
How dare the teachers blame the ‘tough’ Greek exam?
By Loucas Charalambous WHAT a relief that Cyprus is nothing like Japan, because if it were half the teachers in secondary education would have committed...
Is the Cyprob even news anymore?
By Hermes Solomon As we approach at a snail’s pace yet another round of talks to solve the Cyprob, it would be nice to know...
