"In the air" function of all-day primary schools


Studied even their abolition in order to save funds, which would disrupt families about 340,000 students

In the air are for the new school year all-day primary schools in the country, the Ministry of Education considered removing them in order to save funds.


According to the Daily Sunday, the funds would be given to cover the needs in day school studied to exploit for recruitment of teachers for basic school curriculum. However, the abolition of all-day will cause acute problem in about 340,000 pupils' families.

In particular, based on preliminary estimates, the number of teacher shortages in primary education will move between 24000-26000. However, at present we have ensured appropriations to cover just 12,000 seats. Because of the difficulties in the management of teachers and saving resources, the political leadership of the Ministry is considering the abolition of all-day primary schools program Restated Integrated Training Program (MEIP), which began with European funds in 2010 and subject to the recruiting teachers from different subjects (computer science, art, physical education, etc.).

The day school the beginning of the compulsory program is at 8.10 in the morning and the main program ends at 12.20 for the A and B City and at 1.15 pm for the next four classes. Of course, if the City is an all-day, the program ends at 2 pm for all classes, while in the afternoon MEIP zone allow early departure of students from 3.30 pm to 3.40 pm

The extended opening hours of all-day, in addition to serving parents, enables the public education system to offer new activities that require students. The value of all-day schools is demonstrated by the fact that they are very popular: schools with MEIP cover 58% of the student population of primary schools (589,000 in total). The program started in 2010, was minister Anna Diamantopoulou, and until the end of the previous school year as a whole, the 4564 primary schools in the country with 1,336 worked MEIP, with most located in large urban centers with more numerous schools.