‘No changes to existing sex education curriculum’
As the new school year approaches, the education ministry has chosen on Friday to clarify some matters about the controversial sex education debate that has...
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Ministry aims to curb traditions of violence as school year approaches
The education ministry is increasingly concerned over the fast-approaching new school year, over the ‘traditions’ new students embark on ahead of the first day, it...
Education ministry allocates €149 million to school upgrades
The education ministry has pledged a total of €149 million for the maintenance and improvement of school buildings across Cyprus. These upgrades include works to...
Education minister praises school curriculum modernisation
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Saturday said that the foundations have been laid for the modernisation of the school curriculum, an effort which is seen...
Afternoon teachers call for better working system
Members of the newly formed Independent Association of Teachers of Afternoon Programmes on Tuesday called on the finance ministry to count them as ministry employees....
Education ministry to scrap secondary school mid-term exams
Secondary teachers’ organisations on the island on Monday hailed the education ministry’s decision to scrap mid-term exams. The education ministry on Monday decided to abolish...
Education ministry supports and promotes different religions
The education ministry supports actions to preserve the identity of different religious groups in Cyprus, according to Education Minister Athena Michaelidou. Cyprus, having signed the...
Afternoon teachers protest, demand job security
Teachers responsible for afternoon classes demanded job security during a protest outside the education ministry on Wednesday. The independent group of teachers who offer lessons...
Education ministry questions ‘appropriateness’ of LGBTI content for children aged 5-8
The debacle over the theatre production Around the World in 80 days continued on Thursday, with the education ministry questioning why an LGBTI+ message would...
Education minister: we’re not trying to censor the arts
The education and culture ministry is not trying to censor the arts, its minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday, after it decided to cut a...
