Secondary school students strike over twice-yearly exams
Secondary school students staged a two-hour boycott of classes on Friday on the instructions of students’ union Psem. Banners reading “Take them back Minister,” referring...
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Students to strike over twice-yearly exams
Secondary school students will stage a two-hour boycott of classes on Friday morning on the instructions of the so-called secretariat of their self-styled union Psem....
Paphos parents support abstaining students
The federation of parents’ associations of public secondary schools of Paphos on Friday expressed their support for students in the district who decided on a...
Lyceum school pupils to stage two-hour walk-out on Friday
Students from lyceums and technical schools are to stage a two-hour walkout from classes on Friday, heeding Psem’s (student union) call to protest against the...
Coronavirus: Teachers, students call for change in exams
Secondary education teachers and pupils on Tuesday called on the education ministry to call off the twice-yearly exams in high schools citing the challenges faced...
Coronavirus: students’ union wants more buses and routes to avoid overcrowding
Student union Psem sent a letter to the transport ministry on Thursday asking for an increase in bus routes for students in light of the...
Coronavirus: President to meet education bodies to discuss restrictions
Students and parents groups and teachers unions will meet President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday to discuss education matters, following an easing of coronavirus lockdown measures....
‘Children’s rights violated when not allowed to vote for strike’
The Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michaelidou on Tuesday expressed her concern after students from two schools were banned from taking part in an island-wide...
High school students to abstain from school in exam protest
Public school pupil union Psem called for a 24-hour abstention from classes on Wednesday, as part of measures against the government’s decision to implement four-monthly...
Psem to quiz all students over four-monthly exams
Student body Psem on Tuesday announced they would carry out a referendum among high school pupils on what their next move should be over the...
