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
Another Friday/ another school strike
For parents of children in the Portuguese State system, Friday is fast becoming synonymous with strike action (meaning children have another day ‘at home’). This Friday promises to be no
Teacher accused of 87 crimes of sexual abuse “has been placed and will return to school”
Teacher accused of abusing 15 teenage girls A teacher who faces trial for dozens of offences of sexual abuse against children will be returning to school in October, writes SIC
More than 5,900 teachers get frozen seniority bonus this month
According to the Ministry of Education, more than 5,900 primary and secondary school teachers will receive bonuses this month due to recovering their four-year-old frozen service time. In the meantime,
Decree-law approved defining recovery of teachers’ frozen years
The Council of Ministers has today approved a decree-law that defines the terms of the recovery of teachers’ length of service, the minister of the presidency announced, emphasising that the
Deal with teachers will “put an end to instability” for pupils and families – PM
Luís Montenegro hails historic agreement with majority of teachers syndicates Portugal’s prime minister has hailed “the historic agreement” reached yesterday with the majority of teachers’ syndicates, considering that “it will
Education federation reaches agreement with government over “frozen years”
Length of service to be recovered between September 2024 and July 2027 The first teachers’ syndicate – FNE (standing for national education federation) – has announced an agreement with the
Government improves on ‘repayment terms’ for nation’s State system teachers
Teachers syndicates have succeeded in getting the government to ‘increase’ its proposal for restoring the six years, six months and 23 days, still ‘frozen’ from teachers’ careers within the State
Teaching syndicates respond to government’s proposal for ‘recovering frozen years’
Teaching syndicates are getting around the table once again to negotiate with the government over the ‘frozen’ six year, six months and 23 days that they have been fighting tooth
S.T.O.P calls national teachers’ strike for assessment tests starting tomorrow
Cherry on cake of government’s miserable ‘first 30 days’ It is already accepted that Portugal’s AD government has had the worst ‘first 30 days’ of any national constitutional government before