The Ministry of Education’s new proposal regarding the appointment system is now in the hands of teachers’ organizations—a proposal that has left them dissatisfied. According to an announcement by the Ministry of Education, the new proposal focuses on improving the written examination process and regulations that will take effect on September 1, 2027, to ensure that vacant positions are filled following the abolition of the Appointment Lists. With regard to improving the written examination, the goal is to upgrade the written examination in order to enhance the effectiveness of the evaluation process.
Details on the proposed improvements can be found HERE.
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Police measures for today’s teachers’ protest
Speaking on the “Alpha Kalimera” program, the President of OELMEK, Konstantinos Konstantinou, stated that the main objections raised by teachers’ organizations and the key problems they had identified in the previous draft appear to remain.
“We were expecting this updated proposal—and we had low expectations, because we don’t live in a vacuum; we’ve been following the statements, so we more or less knew what to expect. Some changes have been made that affect specific groups of teachers, and some issues have been added that had not been clarified in the past. These improvements benefit some groups of educators but are unacceptable for others. The reason we are not emphasizing these issues is that the most fundamental element we were asking for is missing—and the Ministry was aware of this. For us, the red line was ensuring the security of our colleagues who are working—whether they are tenured teachers, contract teachers, or substitutes who have supported the system over the years.”
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The three teachers’ organizations will meet today, Wednesday, at the POED building to review the proposal. They are then expected to respond in writing, which they must do within one week, as this is the timeline set by the Minister of Education.
“The fundamental point is missing—the one I mentioned at the beginning—and for me, this requires no discussion. It is the fundamental prerequisite for our positions—what the governing bodies of OELMEK and POED have voted on—and it is absent from the proposal.”
The protest scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, at 5:00 p.m. outside the Presidential Palace will take place as planned, with Mr. Konstantinou calling on all teachers to attend, as he noted that the protest concerns “issues of job security and the dignity of teachers.”
