Coronavirus: British bases close schools until after Easter
The British bases have closed all six schools as of 3pm on Wednesday until April 20, after the Easter holiday. “Bases schools will now transition...
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Education minister tests out e-learning for closed schools
E-learning in public schools is a viable proposition, education minister Prodromos Prodromou announced on Monday as he visited three Nicosia high schools where pilot schemes...
Coronavirus: measures to reduce impact of closed schools
The government will on Monday introduce a trial implementation of internet-based distance learning for Nicosia high-schools as it seeks to minimise the effects of school...
Parents ask why private schools were prepared for closures but state schools weren’t
The education ministry said on Thursday it was exploring the possibility of introducing online, interactive lessons from next week for final year state school students...
Paphos shoppers descend on stores
In the wake of the move by the government to close schools until March 20, supermarkets in Paphos saw shoppers flock to stores on Thursday...
All Nicosia schools and universities to temporarily close (updated)
All private and state schools in Nicosia as well as universities will close temporarily as a precautionary measure against coronavirus. They will all close until...
‘Too soon to talk of closing schools’ Prodromou says (Update 1)
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday there were no plans as yet to close schools after two people tested positive for corona virus. Speaking...
Minister reassures Vergina school parents that heating issues will be solved
The ministry of education certainly does not want students to go to schools without heating, Minister of Education Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday on a...
Gymnasium students protest over lack of heating in school
Students at the Vergina gymnasium in Larnaca protested against problems with the central heating at the school by abstaining from classes for an hour on...
Schools close, as cold takes grip
Secondary schools in the mountain villages of Agros, Lemythoυ and Omodhos, as well as primary schools in Kyperounta and Pano Platres, will remain closed on...
Church and state want more anti-drugs messages in schools
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou and Archbishop Chrystostomos on Monday discussed the possibility of including anti-drug messages in the school curricula including as part of religious...
Family of special needs boy says son being physically bullied at school
The family of a 16-year-old boy with special needs said on Wednesday that their son had been beaten up and bullied by classmates at a...
Students abstain from class over exam change (Updated)
High school students and students at technical schools did not attend lessons during the third and fourth period on Tuesday in a protest against recently...
Majority of teachers reject strike action over exams
The majority of teachers on Monday morning decided not to stage work stoppages to protest against recently introduced four-monthly exams in high schools. After 100...
Tree planting programme to green the island’s schools
All schools in Cyprus need to become greener to help neighbourhoods up their game, Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said on Tuesday after a meeting at...
Arrested child porn suspect worked as high-school guard
Concerns were expressed on Friday by parents after news got out that a 28-year-old man arrested this week for allegedly obtaining child porn material by...
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...
Need for guards at primary schools but abduction reports played down
Parents associations said Wednesday there did not appear to be any issue of child abduction after it emerged that police were investigating two complaints that...
Dangerous children’s clothing to be removed from shops
The consumer protection service has launched a campaign to identify and remove from the market any children’s clothing they deem dangerous for children. The checks...
Elam tables bill seeking ban on Muslim headgear in public spaces
Far-right party Elam announced on Tuesday that it had submitted a bill seeking to impose a ban on all Muslim headgear in public spaces, including...
