VVIS students achieve 100% pass rate
Education || Vale Verde International Schoolâs students have again achieved a 100% pass rate in their Cambridge Advanced Level (AIE) and Cambridge International Examinations (IGCSE) examinations. 85% of IGSE students
Dyslexic child ârefusedâ place at school of her choice
As government support for children with special needs dwindles by the day, news has come of a dyslexic 11-year-old refused a place at the school of her choice. Carrying the
Teachers and parent protest against school closure on Faro Island
A protest against the closure of the Ilha do AncĂŁo Primary School on Faro Island was held on June 13. Led by the Teachersâ Union of the South, teachers and
Mandarin Chinese to be taught in Portuguese state schools
It wonât be happening instantly, but one of the many news items to come out of President Cavaco Silvaâs recent state visit to China is that Portuguese state schools are
Chinese language taught at Algarve school
Vilamoura || Students from Kindergarten and Primary School at the Vilamoura International School (CIV) will be able to attend Chinese lessons in the next academic year. Both parents and students
Parents jubilant
Faro parents who campaigned against changes to school hours which they considered unhelpful to their children have won their battle and are now celebrating good sense. They hang a banner
Silves schools face uncertain future
A legal loophole has left Silves schools facing an uncertain future. Contracts of 12 ancillary workers in the âSilves Sulâ grouping of schools expire this month and they cannot be
Security fears as school janitors watch âimpossibleâ numbers of children
Security of schoolchildren in Faro is at risk because the number of janitors watching over them has been cut to breaking point. This is a problem affecting most schools in
Entrepreneurship must be taught in school, says minister
Portugal needs more âbusiness-mindedâ citizens and entrepreneurship education should be part of the school curriculum, said economy minister AntĂłnio Pires de Lima at a parliamentary session on Tuesday, November 12.
Wild child forces school shut-down
A six-year-old with a very short fuse caused panic at a primary school in Mangualde last week, forcing teachers to close down for the day and parents to come rushing.