Anastasiades to step back into education row (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades is to meet with teachers’ unions on Thursday in a bid to alleviate the crisis in public education following a government decision
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New meeting with teachers’ unions set for Sunday evening
A new meeting will be held Sunday evening between the ministry of education and the teachers’ unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek. The meeting is set
Deal on teaching hours remains elusive
Teachers unions and the education ministry held more talks on Thursday over proposed changes to the operation of public schools, but it was unclear whether
Education minister believes dispute with teachers can be resolved (Updated)
Education Minister, Costas Hambiaouris said on Sunday he believed teachers’ unions would show up at a meeting planned for Tuesday to discuss a dispute over
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
Teachers called on to play fair, they threaten more measures
By Evie Andreou The government and Archbishop Chrysostomos on Wednesday called on teachers unions to cooperate after the latter threatened the school year would not
Technical chamber opposes AC in classrooms
Installing air conditioning units in all 750 state schools before first assessing needs and taking other, environmentally friendly measures, would be reckless and irresponsible, the
Teachers record temperatures of 38C in classrooms
To prove their point that air-conditioning is needed in classrooms during the summer, primary school teachers said on Wednesday that thermometers used the previous day
Education ministry sees no need for ACs in classrooms
The education ministry said on Tuesday that air conditioning in schools was unnecessary, following a long-standing request from the parents’ association that they be installed.
Around 2,000 students from both sides brought together over past school year
A bicommunal programme titled ‘Imagine’ which aims to promote contact across the divide, managed to bring together 2,000 students and 194 teachers from 40 schools
MP says sexual harassment in schools not just isolated cases
A primary school teacher in Limassol has been reported for allegedly sexually harassing a student but the state has been unable to do anything but
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,
Education minister called to apologise for ‘offensive’ comments
By Evie Andreou EDUCATION Minister, Costas Hambiaouris, found himself in the dog house on Saturday after both teachers and nurses lashed out on him for
Ambulance service inundated with calls from jittery parents and teachers
Authorities urged people on Friday to refrain from calling the ambulance service for non-emergencies, after receiving scores of calls daily from jittery parents and teachers
Meritocracy at heart of new teacher appointment system
By Evie Andreou Young graduates would have to wait between 30 and 100 years to be appointed as teachers in state schools, depending on their
Upgraded water in schools to cut costs and help environment
The first dispensers with chilled filtered drinking water were installed in the Laniteia Lyceum in the Larnaca district on Monday as part of a plan
Dust masks to be given to all students
The education ministry said Wednesday it has started distributing masks to schools to protect pupils from dust. The masks will be handed over to pupils
Undersubscribed old city schools face closure
Undersubscribed old city schools face closure Four schools in the old part of Nicosia are facing closure in the coming years due to the small
Expansion of e-services in schools
Expansion and integration of e-services in education will allow parents to find out online their children’s exam results while students will have online access to
Education ministry urged to stop priest confessions in schools
The Cyprus Humanist Association said on Wednesday they had filed a complaint with the education ministry over a Nicosia primary school that invited a priest