Educational reform and school staffing were discussed by the Minister of Education and the President of EIF
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Educational reform and school staffing were the topics discussed by the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth (YPAN), Prodromos Prodromou, and the President of the Education Service Committee (EEY), Panagiotis Antoniou, during their meeting at noon on Wednesday, at the Ministry of Education.
Initially, the Minister of Education stated that a number of issues related to staffing and the proper functioning of schools were discussed, pointing out that the Education Service Commission “is perhaps the closest partner of the Ministry of Education”.
“The latest years our schools are almost 100% staffed from the summer months and we owe this to the good negotiations and to the Committee itself”, which “contributes particularly to the timely and smooth start of classes”, said Mr. Prodromou. Furthermore, he expressed the certainty that the cooperation with the new composition of the Commission will continue in the coming years, “to get the best results for the operation of the schools and for the meritorious treatment of our teachers”.
The Ministry of Education explained that “we are concerned with a number of issues related to the educational reform, since from 2027 the selection of teachers will only be made through a meritorious process with competitions and we are examining the issues that arise for the management of transitional period”. He added that there are issues concerning the staffing of schools and some special programs developed by the Ministry of Education.
