School religion teachers say did not censor student who criticised them
Public school theology teachers, members of the high school teachers’ union Oelmek, said on Tuesday they did not seek to censor a high school pupil...
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Over 1,200 students and 162 teachers from both sides brought together in 2019/2020
The Bicommunal Technical Committee on Education said on Wednesday it had completed the ‘Imagine’ programme for the school year 2019-2020, bringing together 1,285 students and...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Moaning spreading quicker than the coronavirus
THE AMOUNT of moaning we have been subjected to from teachers and their teenage proteges in the last week because some of them had to...
Our View: Teachers turning us into nation of moaning minnies
For union bosses to be considered good at their job they need well-developed moaning skills. It is not enough to moan, but they also have...
Oelmek demands end to probes against teachers based on anonymous complaints
Secondary education teachers (Oelmek) on Tuesday demanded the termination of investigations launched following anonymous complaints against educators. In a letter to the education minister, Oelmek...
State primary teachers to meet on pension plan
State’s primary school teachers will discuss the pension plan on Saturday, teachers’ unions announced on Wednesday. The pension plan for all civil servants changed after...
Protest held against archbishop (update 2)
With banners saying ‘No to church despotism’ and ‘A secular state – a clean state’, around 200 people protested outside the archbishopric on Wednesday morning...
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...
Row erupts over school prayers after teacher’s reported refusal
A row about the saying of prayers at a public school has reignited the discussion on religious activities in the education system. It was reported...
Teachers’ pay remains above the EU average
Teachers’ pay in Cyprus remains higher than the EU average at 72.7 per cent of total expenditure on education, compared with 62 per cent on...
Cyprus’ pupil-teacher ratio below EU average
The average number of pupils per teacher at primary school level in Cyprus is 12.6, less than the EU average of 14.7, according to Eurostat...
Authorities call time on students’ high jinks on eve of school year
The growing trend of final-year Lyceum students partying on school grounds on the eve of the academic year is to be policed, school heads, both...
Cypriot teachers assess students more often than OECD average
Cypriot teachers assess their students’ progress more often than the average rate within Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, a study revealed on...
Secondary teachers threaten to strike over exam changes
SECONDARY education teachers’ union Oelmek said they would take strike measures unless the education ministry changes its mind about four-monthly exams in high schools which...
Young and old called on to participate in protest over ‘co-op scandal’
Pensioner and student organisations on Tuesday called on their members to take part in a huge rally planned for Wednesday evening to protest against the...
Teachers union wants co-op properties returned to them
Primary teachers’ union Poed said on Thursday it was taking legal measures to have the real-state owned and managed by its cooperative savings fund,...
‘Teachers should not have to act as police officers’ unions say
Teachers in secondary and technical schools across Cyprus staged a one-hour work stoppage at 11am on Wednesday in protest of a violent incident at a...
Union calls on teachers to abstain from extracurricular activities
By Evie Andreou Primary teachers’ union, Poed has called on its members to abstain from extracurricular activities outside school, including escorting pupils to parades, citing...
New headache for education sector with exam plans
The education ministry’s decision to go ahead with plans to implement exams on a four-monthly basis is threatening to disrupt the return of peace...
