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...
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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...
