Cyprus Times

POED Continues Fight for Improvement of Teacher Evaluation Legislation

Published January 14, 2026, 17:09
POED Continues Fight for Improvement of Teacher Evaluation Legislation

POED expresses strong disappointment with the unilateral submission of the bill on teacher evaluation by the Ministry of Education and its subsequent voting by the parties. The organization accuses the Ministry of Education for non-agreed changes and for creating a crisis in the education sector, as many of POED's substantiated positions were not taken into account. Furthermore, POED denounces an orchestrated effort to discredit the trade union movement and teachers, resulting in an increase in unsubstantiated complaints and disparaging behavior. It believes that the new legislation will not improve the education system, but will create additional problems.