Mobile Phones – To ban or not to ban?
The new school year has begun, routines have been reestablished and, with this new term, a hot educational debate has, once again, become highlighted and thrust to the forefront. Schools
What we should expect from a school
As the new school year begins, parents entrust their children into their chosen educational establishment. Irrespective of the type of school that a child attends, it is important for all
Back to school
Itâs that time of year again when school is looming and the summer holidays are drawing to an end. Going back to school after a long break is normally very
Algarve 2030 invests âŹ10 million in higher education technical courses
The Algarve is set to receive a significant boost in professional and technical education, with âŹ10 million being allocated from the Algarve 2030 European funds programme. Announced this Monday by
Parents seek to block opening of run-down school in Porto
The parents association of Portoâs EugĂ©nio de Andrade school is seeking to block the opening of the premises tomorrow on the basis that the building, operating since 1979, does not
Non-teaching staff call strike for October 4
Non-teaching staff at the nation’s schools have called a national strike for October 4, stressing the action âcould still be stopped by the education ministerâ. All Fernando Alexandre would have
Back to school (without mobile phones?)
Return from summer sees 60% of schools open âon appointed dayâ Itâs that time of year again: hundreds of thousands of pupils are returning to school from the summer break;
“Thousands of students” to start school without some classes
Minister admits start of school year will be marked by serious lack of teachers Portugal’s minister of education, Fernando Alexandre, acknowledged this Friday that the new school year will start
President vetoes bill on rent subsidies for higher education students
Portugal’s president has returned a decree on rent supplements for higher education students to parliament without enacting it, claiming that it contradicts another existing regime and could cause “undesirable social
All change in way Portuguese exams are marked
Education minister Fernando Alexandre has announced that national tests and exams will in future be corrected digitally, and in secondary stage education, each correcting teacher will evaluate only one item,