Photovoltaics to be installed in hundreds of schools
The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a joint proposal by the ministries of energy and education for the installation of photovoltaic systems in schools.
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Woman linked to child sex abuse in daily contact with pupils (Updated)
Attorney-General Costas Clerides will determine what action, if any, will be taken against a woman identified by a court in 2016 as an accomplice to
School seminars raise awareness of racism
The first round of the ‘Aware’ campaign, spreading the message of acceptance, respect and participation in the fight against racism has been completed, it was
New focus on integrating children from third countries
Education Minister Costas Kadis on Wednesday presented a new programme aimed at parents and teachers, which is focused on the social and educational integration of
Education official mocked in north over ‘jetlag’ comment
Turkish Cypriot “minister of education” Dr. Ozdemir Berova has been the subject of online mockery after stating that using winter time after October “causes jetlag
Parents of disabled children want more school chaperones
Around 50 parents have filed complaints with the children’s rights commissioner over the last few days over the non-appointment of school chaperones for their disabled
Car seat warning as schools open
With the start of the new school year r, ad safety promotion NGO Reaction on Monday reminded the public that it is dangerous to transport
Turkish Cypriot teachers worried about diminishing of secular education
Turkish Cypriot teachers have issued a new plea to authorities in the north to pay more attention to the state of education, saying there were
Over 6,000 candidates for new-look teaching appointments
A total of 6,367 graduates have applied to take the first teacher recruitment exams under the new system for appointing teachers, the education ministry said
Call for back-to-school supplies for poor children
Volunteer Commissioner Yiannis Yiannakis is calling on people to donate school materials for around 10,000 poor pupils in Cyprus. Talking to the Cyprus News Agency,
More funds for fruit and veg in schools
THE EU has increased its funds for providing children with fruit and vegetable in schools from €380,000 to €790,000, agriculture minister Nicos Kouyialis said on
Turkish Cypriot teachers complain north has ‘more mosques than schools’
Cyprus Turkish Teachers Union (Ktos) has said there are 160 schools compared to 190 mosques in the northern part of Cyprus, complaining that more money
Primary education teachers announce strike
Primary teachers’ union Poed announced on Tuesday that its members in certain districts will be staging an all-day strike on Thursday while those in other
Almost 60 per cent of teen girls given HPV vaccine through schools
Around 5,000 girls aged 12 and 13 have been so far been administered the free human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer in schools,
Young entrepreneurs leading the way
By Annette Chrysostomou A local school competition has proved pupils not only have original ideas but can also run a successful business. Organiser Junior Achievement
Campaign launched against school bullying
Hellenic Bank on Tuesday joined forces with the education ministry in the fight against school bullying and launched the campaign ‘Chamogelase’ (Smile). “Our goal is
Collection of used oil increases, public urged to participate
Collective efforts have led to an increase in biofuel production from waste frying oils and to fewer exports, it emerged this week. According to Agriculture
Classrooms damaged in separate fires
Two classrooms in two schools, one in Nicosia the other in Larnaca, were damaged Thursday in a suspected arson attack, the fire service said. The
House committee divided over Disy’s Enosis proposal
The House education committee chairman said on Wednesday that a ruling Disy amendment putting the education minister in control of issues such as whether schools
Schools would never teach the true tragedy of Enosis
IT SEEMS that in Cyprus we have become addicted to living on a knife’s edge of invasions (Turkish and Greek), of the Turkish army breathing
