Department of Teachers’ In-service training

 The department of teachers’ in-service training aims at providing support to all teachers of all levels in different ways, which take into consideration the needs of teachers, the priorities set by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the current scientific knowledge and practice on the area.

This aim is achieved by organising:

• Mandatory recurrent courses addressed to:
  • Newly promoted Secondary School Head teachers
  • Newly promoted Primary School Head teachers
  • Deputy-Head teachers of Secondary Education
  • Newly appointed teachers of all levels and their mentors (Induction Program)
• In-service program for teachers working with pupils, for whom Greek is not their first language (teaching Greek as a Second Language)
• Seminars based on the needs/priorities of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the objectives arising: for the last two years a large scale in-service training program is offered to teachers of all levels, on the new revised Curricula
• Optional Seminars,
• Seminars addressed to parents,
• Seminars tailored for different schools and their needs,
• Conferences,
• Day seminars and
• An In-service Training Programme for Greek Origin Teachers from Eastern Europe

The above courses concerned with the training of the teachers aim at promoting creative learning practices and educational innovation encouraging, at the same time, critical reflection.

Beyond offering centralised training, it is emphasised that the work of the Department of Teachers In-service training focuses on adopting other forms of supporting teachers:

• it offers a combination of central training course accompanied by classroom implementation;
• e-learning courses
• developing of supportive educational material;
• implementation of intervention programmes in school units.