Union calls for more permanent teachers’ posts
Primary school teachers trade union Poed on Thursday reiterated calls for additional permanent positions, saying reliance on a large number of contract teachers creates a...
Primary schools
New school book rehabilitates ‘misunderstood’ animals
Primary school children are to learn more about Cyprus’ curious critters such as its snakes, owls and hedgehogs as the government launches an educational book...
Coronavirus: Proposed mask mandate for children proving divisive (updated)
Some parents are deeply concerned over the compulsory use of facemasks in primary schools, as the measure appears to have been preliminarily adopted without notable...
Primary schools reopen amid calls for compliance with protocols
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou called on teachers and pupils to abide by the health protocols on Monday, the first day of the reopening of primary...
Primary schools re-open on Monday under pandemic conditions
Primary schools will welcome 50,005 pupils back on Monday, marking the second school year beginning during the coronavirus pandemic and the third affected by it....
Coronavirus: Primary school teachers want smooth return for pupils
Everyone is wishing for a swift return to normality and for children and teachers to return to school soon, president of primary school teachers union...
New school year for primary school students to start early
Primary education pupils will go back to school around two weeks earlier in September than usual to cover for the teaching time lost due to...
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...
Primary school teachers say ministry ‘forced’ work stoppage
The one-hour work stoppage early on Monday by primary education teachers’ union Poed went smoothly its chairman said, but parents were angered that some headteachers...
Primary teachers to decide on Thursday whether to support work stoppage
Primary teachers’ union Poed said on Wednesday that the short work stoppage planned for next week was an attempt to force much desired change to...
