Anna Gmiterek-Zabłocka
Critics says the policy was rolled out too quickly, limited teachers’ autonomy, and has not helped pupils.

Anna Gmiterek-Zabłocka
Critics says the policy was rolled out too quickly, limited teachers’ autonomy, and has not helped pupils.
The education ministry plans to halve the number of hours that Catholic catechism classes are taught.
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Christiaan Paauwe and Alicja Ptak
A change in the law has led to around 40,000 new Ukrainian pupils attending school.
Ryszard Czarnecki says the case is just “political theatre”.
The national government is also working on a similar scheme that would be introduced across Poland.
Andrzej Duda’s remarks come amid efforts by the government to reduce and reorganise Catholic catechism classes in public schools.
The education ministry estimates that between 20,000 and 80,000 new Ukrainian pupils will now start attending school.
The measures were due to go into effect at the start of the new school year next week.
“Has it really come to the point where the history of the Second World War has to be written for our children by the Germans?”, a PiS MEP asked.
The new regulation should have been discussed and agreed upon with the church, they argue.
Richard Greenhill
Around 20% of material is being cut from the curriculum.
“We are doing our best to make Polish schools as prepared as possible,” says the education minister.
The new programme will give teachers and students “more time for calmer and in-depth” learning, says the education ministry.
“Warsaw is also a city with a queer history and a queer identity,” says the deputy mayor.