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Unified Schools, an initiative to promote athletics and leadership opportunities between those with and without intellectual disabilities in schools, was highlighted at an event between Special Olympics Cyprus and the ...

Complaints alleging misuse of exam accommodations in the Pancyprian entrance examinations have been raised by the high school parents’ union, which claims some students may have presented false medical certificates ...

The second week of the Pancyprian examinations got underway on Monday, with high school leavers taking Ancient Greek and mathematics examinations, and technical school leavers sitting the technology examination. According ...

Reforms to special education are “long overdue”, with legislation set to be amended for the first time in 27 years, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Thursday. Michaelidou presented a comprehensive ...

Plans to install air conditioning in public schools are facing delays, with electrical contractors warning that technical constraints and grid limitations could prevent systems from operating during the summer, even ...

Special education should be provided in private schools as well, the office of the commissioner for administration and protection of human rights (ombudswoman) said in a report made public on ...

Employees working in support programmes of the education ministry will stage a 24-hour strike on Thursday, March 26, trade unions announced. In a joint statement, Pasey-Peo and Oekdy-Sek said workers unanimously ...

The transfer of Greek Cypriot students to other schools is the real issue, according to the parent and guardian associations of the third public primary and nursery schools of Kaimakli. ...

The education ministry fulfilled its delayed manifesto towards restarting the bicommunal Imagine education programme, with the issuing of circulars to public schools announced on Wednesday. The circulars, promised since January, ...

The House education committee on Wednesday met with members of disability organisations to discuss new legislation for special education, harshly criticising the government over its alleged inaction. “We need political ...

Teacher evaluation reform and the rollout of air conditioning in public schools will dominate the education ministry’s agenda in the coming year, following approval of key legislation. The implementation ...

The unrest in the education sector is solely the education ministry’s responsibility, primary school teachers’ union (Poed) chairwoman Myria Vasiliou said on Monday. Speaking on the teacher evaluation legislation, ...

Schools cannot work with “regulations from the 1970s”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday after the House education committee discussed the government’s planned reforms to the ways in ...

Better public schools and modern units are among the education ministry’s aims for 2026, according to its annual action plan published on Friday, included in the ministry’s proposed budget ...

The House education committee on Wednesday began talks with the education ministry and teachers’ unions, as the formal debate on the proposed teacher evaluation bill gets under way. Committee chairman ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said she expected parliament to follow democratic procedures so the bill reforming the teacher evaluation system can be sent to the plenum, where “we will all ...

Poed’s decision to reject the teacher evaluation scheme strengthens our position that the issue was never lack of dialogue, but resistance to change, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou told Rik ...

The education ministry reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on school violence and racism on Friday, highlighting its ongoing efforts to promote respect, inclusion and democratic dialogue in education. Speaking at an ...

The Cyprus ADHD Association on Monday appealed to the education ministry to adopt inclusive education in public schools instead of building special schools which foster isolation.   Expressing disappointment, the association ...

A campaign to cultivate awareness about addiction and promote effective communication within the family, thus strengthening the parent-child bond, has been launched by the education ministry in cooperation with Kenthea, ...

An education ministry senior employee will stand before a court of justice on October 30 to answer to criminal charges for the indecent assault and sexual harassment of colleagues at the ...

The way in which the education ministry hierarchy protected one of their officials accused by two female subordinates of sexual harassment is scandalous. The first complaint was submitted in May 2023, ...

Students walked out of classes on Monday, protesting the lack of air-conditioning in classrooms, poor school infrastructure, and what they described as the education ministry’s indifference. The Cyprus-wide students ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou is scheduled to meet with representatives of the secondary school teaching union Oelmek to discuss the latest evaluation scheme for teachers and educational work on Tuesday. ...