Plan for another 5,000 nursery school places signed today
Plan prioritises “neediest families” Portugal’s caretaker government has signed two new ordinances today to allow pre-school places to start opening in the next school year to accommodate 5,000 more children
Teen clash near Estoril school leaves two injured
A violent altercation erupted near São João do Estoril Secondary School in Cascais, Portugal, on Tuesday. Two 18-year-olds, believed to be from rival gangs, were injured – one with a machete
Vilamoura International School raises €12,500 for charity
The school’s Christmas Fair helped raise the funds The Vilamoura International School (CIV) community raised €12,500 in aid of “families facing financial difficulties”. The Big Hand (€1,500), Mãozinhas Solidárias (€3,500), Cáritas
Over 300,000 students without classes for at least three weeks
30,000 students still lack at least one teacher More than 300,000 students have not had classes for at least three weeks this school year in Portugal, according to an estimate
Algarve schools assign extra hours to compensate for teacher shortage
Algarve schools are assigning extra hours to teachers due to a severe teacher shortage, according to Maria João Sales, leader of the South Zone Teachers’ Union (SPZS). Speaking to Rádio
German School Algarve spreads joy this Christmas
Annual Christmas Bazaar benefits elderly and children in Algarve The German School Algarve (DSA) in Silves held its annual Christmas Bazaar on December 14, with organisers describing it as “a
Hospitals (and schools) worst affected in new ‘Friday strike’
Public sector workers criticised for ‘always striking on a Friday’ Schools and hospitals appear to be the worst affected sectors (yet again) due to today’s 24-hour strike by public sector
Friday sees yet another public sector strike, mainly affecting schools/ health sector
Public administration workers will once again stage a general strike on Friday – and health and education will almost certainly be the services most affected. The strike, called by the
Six Algarve schools to be revamped as part of €42 million investment
Six public schools in the Algarve region are set to be “modernised and upgraded” with €42 million in funding from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and the European Investment
Catholic schools mobilise to aid Ukraine counterparts at Christmas
Pupils at Roman Catholic schools in Portugal are being mobilised to support their Ukrainian counterparts through a Christmas campaign that aims to raise funds, initially to organise holiday camps for