Information: Special teaching application list is available online on the Regional Directorate for Education page
The provisional teaching position list for the Special Teaching Application - 2014/2015 is already available online on the official page of the Regional Directorate for Education - Education Portal. The application period ran from February 3 to 14. Under the stipulated legal procedures, the period for the hearing of the interested parties or withdrawal from the application takes place from April... more >>

Information: Azorean schools among finalists of "Heróis da Fruta" project
Three Azorean schools are among the finalists of the project "Heróis da Fruta - Lanche Escolar Saudável 2013-2014" (Fruit Heroes - Health School Snack 2013-2014). The initiative is promoted Portuguese Association Against Childhood Obesity (APCOI) in partnership with other entities, including the Regional Directorate for Education. During the second phase of this project, which consist... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Education highlights role of schools in promotion of healthy lifestyles
The Regional Director for Education considered "extremely important" that schools Azores focus on the combat to child obesity and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, particularly through food. Graça Teixeira welcomed the significant adherence of schools to the programme “Heróis da Fruta – Lanche Escolar Saudável” (Fruit Heroes - Healthy School Snack) in the curr... more >>

Information: Regional Directorate for Education promotes debate on Information and Communication Technologies
The Regional Directorate for Education will promote a debate under the theme "ICT in Education: Lines of Action and projects" in Ponta Delgada on May 3 to analyse the impact of Information Technology and Communication on education. Participants in this event will learn about the projects coordinated by the Team of Resources and Educational Technologies of the Directorate-General of Education thro... more >>

Information: Government highlights innovative processes in education and learning
The Regional Director for Education and Training said today in Ponta Delgada that students neither learn in the same way, nor at the same pace nor with the same ease, stressing that there is no "one size fits all learning." Graça Teixeira spoke on the occasion of the International Congress "Universal Design for Learning" (UDL) taking place at the University of the Azores where participants ... more >>

Information: Azorean schools selected for national award
The Regional Director for Education and Training delivered the selection certificates for the next phase of the Ilídio Pinho Foundation Award "Science in School" to the Divertiláxia kindergarten in Praia da Vitória on Tuesday afternoon. Two of the three projects submitted by this preschool establishment were selected to the final phase of this national competition. Of the six pro... more >>

Information: Schools have all teachers they need for the new school year
Azorean schools have the necessary number of teachers to ensure the normal start of the new school year. The assurance was provided by the Regional Director for Education and Training in a press conference on Monday. Graça Teixeira assured that in the month of July, schools, taking into account the number of students enrolled for the next school year, made their request for teachers. Such ... more >>