Pupil attacks teacher with iron bar in Felgueiras
School âin shockâ; ânothing like this has ever happened beforeâ A school in Felgueiras is in shock today after a 16-year-old pupil attacked a teacher with an iron bar, leaving
Teachers strike âputting essence of State education at riskâ
Minister blames teachers for âprejudicing pupilsâ Minister of Education JoĂŁo Costa has said today that the ongoing strikes waged by teachers (now extending to national exams and end of term
Teachers’ union walks out of negotiations during ministerâs address
Further âstrikesâ and strife in pipeline Portuguese teachers’ trade union Fenprof walked out of a meeting with the ministry of education last night, claiming there is no democracy in the
Teachers strike reaches Coimbra: stand-off to continue
The last two weeks have been peppered by âdistrict protestsâ by teachers, who insist their stand-off with the education ministry isnât going to stop until there is a deal. Protests
Teachers mount airport protests as new controversy hits education
Primary school children âmust take tests on computersâ –Â ministry Teachers today are holding symbolic protests at Portugalâs principal mainland airports (Porto, Lisbon, Beja and Faro in the Algarve) to
Respected university professor âsuspended from all activitiesâ following sexual harassment claims
A slew of sexual harassment claims against respected Coimbra university professor Boaventura Sousa Franco and his colleague Bruno Sena Martins has seen both suspended from all activities while investigations are
Teacher on hunger strike admitted to hospital
51-year-old LuĂs Sottomayor Braga was forced to end the hunger strike he began five days ago, in support of the struggles waged by his profession, due to a ânew situation
Teaching syndicates appeal to President Marcelo NOT to rubber stamp new law
Nine teaching syndicates have appealed to President Marcelo today NOT to promulgate the latest government diploma on teacher recruitment, but to send it back in order for negotiations to resume.
Schools: âDonât expect peace or stability for summer termâ, warn reports
With the Easter school holidays still upon us, media reports are warning today of trouble ahead for the summer term. The struggle waged since last year by teachers, for better
Striking teachers call on European Commission to help broker deal with government
Nine trade unions mean to highlight âpersistent inequalitiesâ perpetuated by political leaders Striking teachers from the platform of nine syndicates are taking their issues with the government to the European