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Greece and Cyprus 2026-2027 school year preparations

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As the 2026-2027 academic year progresses, Greece and Cyprus continue to face structural reforms and intensifying labor unrest. In Greece, the reform of the high school system is entering a new phase. Following an interim report from the National Dialogue for Education in August 2026, the European Commission and the Greek Ministry of Education are scheduled to hold a specialized advisory activity in Athens on October 14 and 15, 2026. The proposed National High School Diploma framework aims to distinguish between assessing daily progress, certifying completion, and facilitating higher education access. Labor tensions in Greece have intensified, with the Teachers' Confederation (DOE) declaring nationwide strikes throughout October 2026. These actions target the Ministry of Education’s strategy of using mandatory overtime to address school intensified. In Patras, teachers are protesting significant shortages in special education and parallel support sectors. In Thessaly, lawmakers and educators have raised alarms over 102 vacancies in Larissa and ~~staffing shortages.~~ controversial class mergers in Volos. Special education personnel in Larissa have also marched to demand better resources, citing a lack of psychologists, social workers, and adequate infrastructure. Furthermore, disciplinary actions against teachers in Piraeus and Rafina for participating in union-led protests have sparked further mobilization and calls for exoneration. In ~~the Attica region, these~~ Attica, staffing shortages ~~have become~~ remain acute; at the 1st Gymnasium of Rafina, parents report losing 47 teaching hours ~~weekly due to vacancies in humanities, physics, and chemistry. Additionally,~~ weekly. Concurrently, East Attica faces a transportation crisis, with ~~nearly one in five~~ unassigned school routes ~~unassigned due~~ surging to ~~a lack of contractors,~~ 609, a ~~surge that~~ 36.5% increase in demand noted by Regional Governor Nikos ~~Hardalias noted has increased demand significantly.~~ Hardalias. In Cyprus, labor disputes have escalated into active industrial action. The Educational Service Commission announced part-time contract appointments for Optional All-Day Schools effective October 5, 2026. The Cyprus Turkish Teachers' Union (KTÖS) has protested rising violence, harassment, escalated. Teacher unions (POED, OELMEK, and ~~physical aggression in schools, citing a lack of safety measures~~ OLTEK) have announced protests outside the Presidential Palace, arguing that Ministry proposals fail to ensure job security and threaten the ~~absence~~ livelihoods of ~~a School-Parent Agreement. The Cyprus Turkish Secondary~~ experienced staff. Meanwhile, the Education ~~Teachers' Union (KTOEÖS)~~ Service Commission has also held strikes in Kyrenia regarding the unsustainability of full-day education and rights losses following new social security and migration laws. Concurrently, social welfare officers and support program workers continue to strike announced emergency transfers for ~~increased staffing, summer allowances, and improved infrastructure.~~ secondary teachers across several districts.

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