Teachers still missing for 60,000 pupils: government launches new formula
With teachers still missing for around 60,000 pupils due to return to school next week, the government has launched a new formula allowing teachers to candidate for disciplines that they
Thousands of teachers leave profession: “salary doesn’t cover fuel costs”
The plight of Portugal’s teachers – on miserable salaries that “don’t cover fuel costs”, “don’t cover housing costs” and “make it impossible to start a family” – has seen thousands
Checkered start to new school year
The new school year began in earnest yesterday with all kinds of hiccups along the way. It hasn’t been a case of Covid-19 causing problems this time, but a teachers’
Over 166,000 teachers in Portugal receive their vaccines this weekend
More than 166,000 teachers are receiving their vaccines against Covid-19 this weekend, ahead of the reopening of secondary schools and higher education throughout the country as part of ‘phase 3’
Covid-19: Portugal to vaccinate teachers on Saturday
Almost 80,000 teachers and other education staff in Portugal will be vaccinated against Covid-19 this weekend, Lusa news agency reported. Portugal’s Prime minister, Antonio Costa, and the minister of education,
National strike for Portugal’s teachers scheduled for December 11
A national strike of Portugal’s teachers has been scheduled for Friday December 11 – the idea being to prompt dialogue with the government. Says teachers union Fenprof there are serious
Maximum number of teachers leave profession in 2020
This pandemic year has seen 1,649 teachers take retirement – some of them leaving the profession ahead of time. It is the highest number for seven years, says Fenprof teachers
12,000 teachers could miss classes due to “at risk” illnesses
No less than 12,000 teachers could end up shunning classes in September because they have illnesses that put them at risk if they contract Covid-19. This is the message of
Teacher suspended after “grabbing pupil by neck and hitting his head against table”
A 45-year-old teacher has been suspended from duties in Lisbon after allegedly grabbing a pupil by the neck and hitting his head against a table. Two of the boy’s classmates
Teachers living in tents in Algarve waiting for summer rental prices to drop
There are teachers living in camping tents in the Algarve while they wait for the summer season to be over and for house prices to lower. The news came from