1. REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Structure, Director, Heads, Aims

2. STRUCTURE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTORATE REGIONAL DIRECTOR’ S OFFICE SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL DEPARTMENT FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION – HEAD OF DEPARTMENT SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL DEPARTMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION - HEAD OF DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION – HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

3. Educational and administrative institutions under the responsibility of the Regional Directorate Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education School Advisors of Primary and Secondary Education All types of schools (nursery, primary, secondary, vocational schools and schools for children with special needs) Regional teacher training centre Centres of diagnosis, evaluation and support for students with special needs Centres of advice and vocational orientation Centres for environmental education

4. THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS The regional directors work under the Minister of Education to administrate und control all the decentralized institutions of the Ministry of Education. They are also responsible for the cooperation between the regional and the central educational services.

5. Regional Administrative Divisions of Greece 1.East Macedonia – Thrace 2.Central Macedonia 3.West Macedonia 4.Epirus 5.Thessaly 6.Ionian Islands 7.West Central Greece 8.Central Greece 9.Attica 10. Peloponnese 11. North Aegean 12. South Aegean 13. Creta

6. Thessaly Region

7. They administrate, lead, control and coordinate the work of the departments of the Regional Directorate. They determine the constitution of various councils They are the basic presidents of the Higher Council of the Regional Directorate They participate in the processes of evaluating the heads of the departments and of the administrators, who stand under their responsibility. In particular:

8. They decide the implementation of training programs for teachers who are in need of improving their skills and qualifications. They are also disciplinary directors. They cooperate with the local political authorities in order to improve the educational system. Moreover: