The Minister of Education announced that the merger of the first and second cycles of basic education will be tested starting from the 2027/2028 school year. This change will involve significant curricular modifications, with a single cycle now existing between the first and sixth years of schooling.
The National Federation of Teachers expressed concern about this proposal, defending the need to understand the reasons that justify this change. Fenprof highlighted that it is essential to understand the advantages and disadvantages of merging the cycles before proceeding with implementation.
The announcement comes in a context of structural reform of the education system, which aims to reorganize the way students progress in the first years of schooling. The Ministry of Education argues that this merger can bring pedagogical benefits, although the specific details have not been disclosed in the article.
