United Lisbon International School joins the Dukes Education Family
United Lisbon International School was founded by Chitra and Roman Stern of the Martinhal Group in Portugal after the recognition that an international school in the city of Lisbon was
75,000 schoolchildren “without teachers” at start of school year
The number of schoolchildren/ pupils without teachers at the start of this academic year has been revised upwards, from 60,000 to 75,000 (numbers gleaned from the Ministry of Education’s own
Newsagents and bookstores distributing schoolbooks say government hasn’t paid a penny yet
Newsagents and bookstores distributing printed school books say they haven’t received a penny from the government yet, when this time last year, all ‘debts’ had been made. A week before
Hope for schools ‘gagged’ into 3rd period
Council of Ministers to decide whether masks continue to be obligatory in schools see update below… Following vehement opposition to continued enforcement of mask-wearing in schools, the Council of Ministers
Mask mandate for schools “makes no sense”
Expert in international health points to holes in DGS policy Tiago Correia, a regular television commentator and health specialist, has said the DGS stance on mask wearing in schools “makes
Mask-wearing continues in schools after Easter
School directors decry “incomprehensible gag” School directors are incredulous following receipt of ‘orientation’ from the State-run DGS health authority insisting masks have to be worn in schools during the 3rd
Algarve Dad’s Army mobilises to “make a difference”: setting off for Poland on Saturday
A veritable Algarve Dad’s Army has mobilized, in a matter of days, to start making its contribution to the horrors inflicted by Russia on the people of Ukraine. Consignments of
IL applauds steps towards freedom, but lambasts government over failure to drop mask-wearing
Father-of-four and leader of Iniciativa Liberal João Cotrim de Figueiredo has reacted strongly to what he sees as a “serious failing” in the government’s move away from Covid restrictions. Missing
Parents “mobilize against masks”: Algarve judge grants preliminary injunction
Early this year, the Loulé Tax and Administrative Court granted a preliminary injunction in favor of two parents of high school students in Aljezur. One of them filed a preliminary injunction
Five days into new term directors warn schools may need to close through staff absences
Five days into the new school term – and when schools reopened late due to measures designed to ‘contain the pandemic – directors are warning they may have to call