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Teachers in Turkey fail to answer questions in their own education fields, according to statistics obtained from the Education Ministry that reviewed their performances in 2016. 

A top Turkish Education Ministry official has warned prospective teachers of poor job opportunities in the future due to a shortage of open positions.

The majority of Greece's schools are not adequately heated, leaving students and staff having to sit through freezing classes, the teachers' federation DOE has claimed in a letter asking for more funds from the Interior Ministry.

Turkish authorities have forbidden for the first time the topic of Christmas in classes at a German school in the capital Istanbul, reported Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Keeping students in line in the classroom can sometimes be a nightmare for teachers. But the teacher in the following video seems to have found a very “persuasive” way to make his students listen to him. The incident took place in France. The beat down of the student can be found in no acceptable contemporary paedagogic style guide…

Thousands of teachers in Turkey who were suspended from duty during an investigation into alleged terror links have returned to their duties.

Eğitim Sen head İsmail Koncuk tweeted that the reinstating notices had begun to be sent to related governor's offices across the country.

A study carried out by an education trade union has revealed the deteriorating working conditions of teachers, with 87 percent of them saying they cannot meet their children's needs because of their low incomes. 

At a time when the government has vowed to shift Turkey's schools to full-day education, many schools are facing shortages of teachers and sufficient facilities - particularly in the country's southeastern provinces. 

Bulgaria's education system is facing budget difficulties and a severe cadre crisis due to the retirement of teachers.

Since the beginning of 2016, 7,700 teachers have retired and this number is expected to grow to 10,000 by the end of the year. Initial expectations were for fewer than half this number of teachers to retire in 2016.

A circular issued on Thursday by Education Minister Nikos Filis which, he says, aims to target undeclared labor and safeguard teacher jobs at private schools, has been met with vehement opposition, as critics say it will essentially lead to a ban on extracurricular activities available at private schools.