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Desperate schools turn to retired teachers to fill gaps
Amid a severe shortage of teachers, the Education Ministry has called on retired educators to apply for available teaching positions.
In the latest nationwide recruitment effort for 170 positions, only 69 were filled, with certain regional units facing extreme shortages. For example, only three teachers were found for 65 vacancies in West Attica, and just five for 17 in East Attica.
Teachers and professors to strike on Wednesday – How schools will operate
The entire educational community, including the Federation of Secondary Education Teachers (OLME), the Greek Primary Teachers’ Federation (DOE), the Federation of Private School Teachers (OIELE), and the Federation of Special Education Staff (POSEEPEA), will join the strike.
School in Piraeus operated illegally despite license revocation in July
Since last summer, and specifically in July 2024, the decision to revoke the operation of the private educational institution (Gymnasium and Lyceum) in Piraeus, which was sealed by the decision of the Minister of Education, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, had been signed.
Ministry of Education: Announced 400 appointments of substitute teachers for primary and secondary education
The Ministry of Education, Religion, and Sports announced the hiring of 400 educators for Primary and Secondary Education, in Special Education and General Education, as temporary substitutes, under a Fixed-Term Private Law employment relationship, for the academic year 2024-2025, based on a Special Announcement for filling functional vacancies [Article 86 of Law 4547/2018 (A’ 102), as in force
Aging teachers pose challenge to Greek schools
Two thirds of Greece's public secondary school teachers are over 50, raising concerns about burnout and technology adaptation. According to Education Ministry data, 66% of the 66,445 permanent secondary teachers are over 50, and nearly 20% are 60 or older.
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41,900 substitute teachers were approved for hiring this year by the Ministry of Education
So far, 37,976 substitute teachers have been hired. Additionally, approval has been granted for the hiring of a total of 41,900 substitute teachers, with the possibility of expansion if necessary, according to sources from the Ministry of Education.
Schoolboy, 14, arrested for threatening teacher after using cell phone
Police in Athens have arrested a 14-year-old schoolboy after he threatened to "break" the face of a teacher who had questioned his use of a cell phone in school.
When an English-language teacher in the Alimos school asked him why he was using a cell phone in school, the second-year middle high school pupil told her "I'm going to break your face."
Pierrakakis: We will insist on enforcing the mobile phone ban in schools; It’s wrong for teachers to demonstrate their use
Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis reiterated on Friday the ministry’s intention to strictly enforce the ban on mobile phone use in schools. When asked whether it is wrong for teachers to use their phones when students are prohibited from doing so, he responded with a firm “yes.”
Teachers: Until 19:00 the application anaplirotes.gov.gr will remain open
For the signing of the digital contract for substitute teachers, the application anaplirotes.gov.gr will be open today, September 5th.
Schools Unveil New Operating Rules for the New Year: Key Changes to Absences, Suspensions, and Mobile Phones
The 11 changes that will be introduced in the new school year 2024-2025 were discussed today by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the leadership of the Education Ministry during their meeting at Megaro Maximou.
The first bell of the new teaching year will ring on Sept. 11 and with it will bring 11 major changes to all levels of school education: