Sex education programme to be tested

THE Ministry of Education yesterday announced plans to introduce a pilot programme at a school to teach sex education.

After meeting with House Education Committee, Education Minister Ouranios Ioannides said the pilot programme will be tested at one school only, and depending on the results it will either be dropped or introduced as part of the syllabus in all schools.

A decision to subsidise second and third year Cypriot students in private colleges in Cyprus was also taken at the meeting yesterday.

The subsidies will amount to £20 million overall, with each student receiving £1,500.

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