Salomé Augusto Branco, the vice-president of the Agency for the Management of the Educational System (Agência para a Gestão do Sistema Educativo or AGSE), has resigned from her position. Her departure comes as the government faces intense criticism over the digital grading of secondary school exams, with teacher unions and opposition parties calling for urgent debates and criticizing the current evaluation system.
Education official resigns amid digital exam grading chaos
Tuesday, 14 July 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Agency for the Management of the Educational System (Agência de Gestão do Sistema Educativo or AGSE) is a public entity responsible for overseeing administrative and operational tasks within Portugal's education sector. It was established to streamline management processes, though it has recently faced scrutiny regarding its internal leadership and operational efficiency.
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- Education. Vice-president of the AGSE board of directors resignseco.sapo.pt ·
- Teachers still being contacted to mark ‘digital exams’ as hours count down…portugalresident.com ·
- Vice-president of the Agency for Education Management resignsobservador.pt ·
- It would be the last straw if the Government did not appoint the Minister of Education for an urgent debate, states PCPcmjornal.pt ·
- Chaos in exam grading 'is not a technical problem, it is the result of a disastrous and arrogant policy'cnnportugal.iol.pt ·
