The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Anita Demetriou, held a meeting today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, with a delegation of the Association of Private Tutoring Schools of Cyprus (SIFK), during which the problems faced by the private tutoring sector were discussed, with particular reference to the recognition of the service of the teachers who teach there, the control and evaluation of the operation of the State Training Institutes and the maximum age limit for practising the profession in accordance with the provisions of the relevant legislation. Furthermore, the discussion was extended to the recent discussions in the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Culture regarding the change in the hours of attendance and departure of pupils in public schools, as well as the expansion of the institution of all-day schools, with particular reference to the impact of these changes on this sector.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives expressed her support for this association and took the initiative to forward the discussion of the above-mentioned issues to the relevant Parliamentary Committee on Education and Culture.
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