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Education ministry looking to change laws over assistants for special needs students (updated)

Jonathan ShkurkoAugust 30, 2021August 30, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoAugust 30, 2021August 30, 20210400

The education ministry on Monday said it is working on amending the legislative framework over the appointment of assistants for special needs students after the...

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Coronavirus: centre for people with special needs closes for 15 days after 37 cases detected

Annette ChrysostomouNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouNovember 24, 2020November 24, 20200656

The Apostolos Pavlos centre for people with special needs in Liopetri has closed for at least 15 days after 37 people were found to be...

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Home for people with special needs evacuated during fire

Annette ChrysostomouJune 10, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouJune 10, 20200406

Six people residing at a home for special needs were taken to hospital on Tuesday evening after a fire broke out at the Larnaca foundation....

Cyprus Education

Coronavirus: No discrimination against children with special needs says minister

Gina AgapiouMay 27, 2020

By Gina AgapiouMay 27, 20200263

There was no discrimination against children with disabilities, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday and called on parents of children with special needs to...

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Coronavirus: Parents of children with special needs demonstrate at ministry

Jonathan ShkurkoMay 22, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoMay 22, 20200642

Parents of children with special needs staged a protest in front of the ministry of education on Friday morning, complaining they were informed just hours...

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Family of special needs boy says son being physically bullied at school

Evie AndreouNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

By Evie AndreouNovember 13, 2019November 13, 201901151

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...

Cyprus Health

Thirtieth Radiomarathon for children with special needs

Gina AgapiouNovember 4, 2019

By Gina AgapiouNovember 4, 20190291

Radiomarathon, the annual fund raising for children with special needs, kicked off on Monday, with volunteers collecting public donations from drivers at major traffic junctions....

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Funds allocated for special needs employment

Staff ReporterDecember 12, 2018

By Staff ReporterDecember 12, 20180108

The 2019 budget of the special fund for the centre for the vocational rehabilitation of the disabled was approved on Wednesday by the council of...

Cyprus Education

Eighteen new assistant posts for special-needs schoolchildren

Staff ReporterDecember 5, 2018December 5, 2018

By Staff ReporterDecember 5, 2018December 5, 2018093

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of 18 additional posts as assistant to schoolchildren with special needs for the year 2019. The cost is...

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People with disabilities still seeking equality, support group says

Annette ChrysostomouDecember 3, 2018

By Annette ChrysostomouDecember 3, 2018086

People with disabilities are not seeking an easier life, just equality with everyone else, the head of the association for people with disabilities, Andreas Georgiades,...

Cyprus Health

Improved targeted care for autistic children

FORMER STAFFSeptember 27, 2017

By FORMER STAFFSeptember 27, 20173 162

The cabinet on Wednesday gave the green light for a centre to fully assess and evaluate children with autism and to create independent homes for...

Cyprus Education

Staff member at school which ‘forgot’ girl on outing is suspended

Elias HazouOctober 27, 2016November 16, 2016

By Elias HazouOctober 27, 2016November 16, 20164 130

A private school for children with special needs has suspended a member of their managerial staff over an incident that took place earlier in the...

Cyprus Education

Staff locked girl inside and went on school trip (Updated)

Staff ReporterOctober 26, 2016November 16, 2016

By Staff ReporterOctober 26, 2016November 16, 201615 95

A Limassol mother reported on Wednesday that staff at a private school for children with special needs accidentally locked her 19-year-old daughter inside and went...