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Teachers on a waiting list to be given positions at state schools have started an online petition to not have the list replaced by another list of teachers awaiting to ...

The challenges related to immigrant students will be addressed as of September, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday after she completed consultations with school headteachers. The round of discussions ...

Members of the newly formed Independent Association of Teachers of Afternoon Programmes on Tuesday called on the finance ministry to count them as ministry employees. The association’s secretary Charalambos ...

January’s twice-yearly exam grades may have cost final year students their futures, parents said on Tuesday, demanding the education ministry take responsibility for what happened and act accordingly. Speaking ...

Teachers responsible for afternoon classes demanded job security during a protest outside the education ministry on Wednesday. The independent group of teachers who offer lessons in 14 programmes held a nationwide ...

Pay for teachers who filed for gender discrimination against them for taking maternity leave should be reassessed, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidou recommended on Monday. The ministry of education should retroactively calculate ...

Teaching unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek met with government officials on Thursday to discuss a proposal that would hypothetically improve the recruitment of permanent teaching posts and cut down on ...

Teachers in the Famagusta area on Thursday were given training in Paralimni by the police on the protocols regarding the management of bomb threats and explosive objects. “In the context ...

Amidst reports that teachers were seen smoking at high schools, state secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek on Thursday said all faculty has “fully complied” with the legislation. The education ministry ...

Kindergarten teachers on Sunday blasted the education ministry for ignoring a number of issues they say has made the start of the new school year very difficult. “Despite the input ...

The House committee on education is to hold an extraordinary session on Wednesday August 24 to discuss the issues prompted by the recent layoffs at the English School in Nicosia, according ...

The ‘test to stay programme is being introduced for teachers of elementary and high schools in the public and private sector, following a decision by the cabinet on Wednesday. It ...

Primary school and kindergarten teachers held a one-hour work stoppage on Monday morning, with union Poed giving authorities 15 days to work out satisfactory solutions to problems faced due to ongoing ...

Parents on Friday expressed their “sadness and displeasure” at the situation leading to teaching union Poed’s decision to stage a one-hour work stoppage, which is set to last from 7.30 ...

The government on Friday decided to place guards at some schools after hours and increase police patrols in the wake of a bombing and an arson at two primary schools ...

Frederick University is coordinating the digital transformation of higher education with the aim of training teaching staff in distance learning. The university as the coordinator of the Open Lab for ...

The English School staff union (ESSA) chair’s potential dismissal still loomed on Thursday as teachers continued their indefinite strike, amid concerns from parents, retired staff and school graduates over ...

Mobile rapid test units will once again make the rounds when secondary schools reopen in September, the health ministry has assured teachers’ unions, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) is participating in a virtual reality-based training programme expected to reinforce educators’ digital skills and address the need for digital transformation of teacher education ...

Teachers and unions on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for afternoon state school teachers asking to be given contracts, stressing they are ready to continue their indefinite strike until their request ...

Striking teachers on Tuesday received support from political parties although parents once more raised the issue of potential disruptions to their children’s education. Teachers working in state afternoon and ...

Secondary school biology teachers have threatened to take measures if there are no developments on their demand that the education ministry introduce changes so the subject becomes more lab-based and ...

Absences as a result of Covid-19 in the past few weeks have put a strain on the substitute teacher system, primary school teachers association (Poed) head Myria Vasiliou said on ...

Teachers and school staff must undergo a mandatory weekly rapid antigen test starting Saturday, the health and education ministries announced on Friday. This decree comes as a response to the ...