Information: Avelino Meneses restates Government's commitment to stability of the teaching staff
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture restated in Horta that the Government of the Azores will pay "special attention" to the stability of the teaching staff on the so-called "cohesion islands. If the recently introduced measure in the Teaching Application Rules for compensation of length of service as a tool to attract teachers to more peripheral islands does yield the desired effect, ... more >>

Information: Azorean Government opens 91 teaching staff vacancies, announces Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture announced today that the Government of the Azores will open next week 91 vacancies in the teaching staff for the school year 2017/2018. Avelino Meneses spoke to journalists in Angra do Heroísmo, where he met with the Teachers' Union of the Azores, stressing that the Regional Government fulfils a commitment made during the recent revision of the... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses highlights work developed under ProSucesso - Azores for Education
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlighted today the "serious and dedicated" work carried out under the integrated plan for the promotion of school success, designated as ProSucesso - Azores for Education, which is in the second year of implementation. Speaking to journalists at the beginning of the meeting of the Scientific Council of ProSucesso, Avelino Meneses pointed out that... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Culture and Education advises Azorean students to indulge in books and reading
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture advised Azorean children and young people to indulge in books and reading," because it "is perhaps the only addiction that does not hurt." Avelino Meneses spoke at the public presentation of the multiformat educational set, produced under the "Together We Can Read - Azores" project and story entitled "The Magic of Friendship". On the occasion, the g... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says Azorean sport is at high level
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Angra do Heroísmo that Azorean sport is "luckily" in a "higher level" than 25 years ago. Avelino Meneses pointed out that the absolute sports participation rate, which is twice the national average in the Region, as an indicator that proves the "effective capacity" of the Azores to transform sport into an "inclusive activity that is ... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses stresses Government's efforts to build inclusive school
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlighted in Ponta Delgada the Regional Government's effort to ensure that all children and young people attending public school may learn together and with quality, regardless of their origin, condition and characteristics." Avelino Meneses stressed that the Government "does not reject efforts to adapt the educational process to the requirements ... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses highlights potential of the Azores in European interests
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture defended in Angra do Heroísmo that Azorean history and culture "force" Europe to pay "attention" to the Region as a result of the "the needs requiring European solidarity," but also due to the "potential" that "raises European interest." "Here, in the Azores, our history and our culture force Europe to pay attention to us because we have needs ... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses stresses that ProSucesso already shows "some encouraging results"
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Ponta Delgada that the integrated plan for the promotion of school designated as ProSucesso - Azores for Education, which is in the second year of implementation, "already shows some encouraging results, despite being a programme for the long-term." Avelino Meneses spoke on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Coordinating Council of... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses points out that investment in 2017 is at "the same level" as in the beginning of the previous term
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Horta that the planned investment for 2017 in education, culture and sport, marking the beginning of a new term, is "at a similar level" than that registered in 2013, the beginning of the previous term. The government official conveyed his "expectation" that these investment areas will have a "growing evolution in accordance with the imple... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores submits to Parliament amendment to the Rules on the Teaching Application
The Government of the Azores has submitted to the Legislative Assembly a proposal for Regional Legislative Decree to amend the Rules on the Teaching Application for Preschool, Basic Education and Secondary Education. This proposal, which will now follow parliamentary procedures, stipulates the annual frequency of internal and external applications, the withdrawal of the application based on priori... more >>