Information: Avelino Meneses expresses "confidence" in teachers in the battle for school success
The Regional Secretary for Culture and Education expressed today his "confidence" in the teachers "who toil on a daily basis for the recovery" of children and youngsters towards the "path to success." Avelino Meneses also conveyed his "hope" that, after winning the battle of school success, the Fénix project "may be useful in stimulating the learning of students with a higher level of profic... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses restates use of all programmes for the promotion of school success "within their possibilities"
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture restated today in Ponta Delgada that in order to promote school success, the Government of the Azores will use all the programmes that "have already been implemented and were successful, within their possibilities." Avelino Meneses pointed out the reinforcement of the Fénix project, which has already implemented nearly fifty initiatives in the... more >>

Information: Public tender for the construction of the new Calheta Basic Education and Secondary School open
The Government of the Azores published today in the Official Journal the opening of a public tender for the awarding of the contract work for the construction of the new facilities of Calheta Basic Education and Secondary School on São Jorge. The Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture is authorised to open the procedures for the awarding of the contract work with a base value of 16 ... more >>

Information: Education, Culture and Sport are "priority areas" for the Government of the Azores, assures Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture assured in Horta that the sectors of education, culture and sport "will be awarded priority status by the Government of the Azores" and, for that reason, will benefit from increased funding in 2015. Speaking at the end of the hearing at the Committee on Social Affairs of the Legislative Assembly on the proposed Plan and Budget for 2015, Avelino Me... more >>

Information: Safety in Azorean schools "is a priority," restates Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture restated in Horta that the safety of students and all users at school establishments "is undoubtedly a priority" for the Government of the Azores. Avelino Meneses spoke at the Legislative Assembly during the discussion of a resolution on the safety and protection of school buildings and their users. However, the government official defended that t... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says salary equalisation of hired teachers is "natural and even expectable"
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated today that the Government's proposal regarding the salary equalisation of teachers hired on a fixed-term contract in the Azores to the salary index levels in force in Mainland Portugal is "natural and even expectable." Speaking at the Legislative Assembly in Horta, Avelino Meneses stressed that this initiative falls within the Government's ... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores available to discuss the "main pillars" of the Teaching Career Statute with unions
The Regional Government is available to discuss with teachers' union the "main pillars" of the Teaching Career Statute, said the Regional Secretary for Education and Culture. Speaking at the beginning of the meetings with the leaders of the two teachers' unions in the Azores, Avelino Meneses conveyed his hope that the negotiations now started may be concluded "in time for the new statute to come... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses rejects accusations regarding lack of non-teaching staff at Azorean schools
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture rejected today the accusations regarding the lack of non-teaching staff in regional public school establishments. "If we compare the number of non-teaching staff a year ago with the current figures, we can note an increase in the number of non-teaching staff members, more specifically of 58. This fact is significant, particularly at a time when th... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses ensures that school safety is "priority" for the Government
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture assured today that the safety of students and the school staff is a "priority" for the Government of the Azores. Avelino Meneses was heard by the Parliamentary Committee on General Policy of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in the context of a Resolution Project on "Safety and Protection of School Buildings and Peopl... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses stressed "smooth" start of the new school year in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture conveyed in Nordeste the Government's satisfaction for the smooth start of the new school year in the Azores. There was no "constraints" either in terms of human resources or in terms of infrastructures. For Avelino Meneses, this situation is due to the "effort and commitment" of the technical and administrative team of the Regional Directorate fo... more >>